The Atlanta constitution. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1885-19??, 1893-03-14
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gwen him much trouble. ] had done him
similar service when he lived near San An
tonic, Tex. and l suppose it was the salts
factory manner in which my work was
done that caused him to employ me again.
lie went to California soon after the wild
rush OF 40. and by good management and
lucky speculaions made a lot of money.
This money was invested in ranch proper
ties along the foothills of the Coast range.
and large quantity of farming and graz
Ing lands along the upper waters of the
Trinity and Sacramento rivers. At the
time referred to the country was being rap
idly settled and there WAS Il flood of liti-
cation i'll the courts growing out of the old
Spanish titles TO bonded properties in these
sections. ! found the old gentleman living
one of his ranches with plenty OF The
good things Of life around him, Il flock of
three thousand MerinO sheep and large
herds OF cattle TO engage his attention.
My business for several months demanded
my whole time, but finally l succeeded ii
getting matters i'll pretty good shape and
then began to look around for some diver
sion. 1t was IL wild country, chock full OF
game. My host was Il thorough sportsman,
wei equipped for every sort oI hunting.
lie had an elegant lot of hounds, about
a dozen such as you'd occasionally lind
about tine country place, anywhere III the
south III ante-brliuin times. There was Il
trio of well-brcd grey hounds and Il lot of
hybrIdS. These latter We're very lntelll-
gent and better adopted for the use made
of them than any dogs | ever saw. They
We're Il cross between the Scotch collie and
the big wlrcy haired Scotch terrier, and
for hunting coyotes 81! the common Wild
cat. they beat the world. They We're the
most knowing dogs | ever handled. and
pluclly enough to tackle the devil himself if
told to DO it. One feature of hunting here
and n very interesting one it was-you
never knew what your pack was
running until you sighted the
game. renembCr one morniu"
when. we had only taken the fox hounds
and the crop-eared colieS along, our first
run was after a mountain lion. The chase
was Il hot one and lasted forty minutes.
perhaps, and then the lion freed. One OF
the birc,l men who hHeW the country "ud
was eEceileutly mounted, kept wei Up with
the pack and dispatched the yarmint with 4
shot from his Winchester. / never had
1ruch respect for his honShip after this.
.or hr ls ,.n,C as The s3olle'i cats we
sometimes met, and just as apt 10 take to
his heels if he heard tie music vi the
hounds behind him
Huj il was 4 god morning and the colo
mel decided we SAOG.i Try tor some tuh.
We rode directly south o. the ground we
had run the lion ";cr and h;;d gone but a
short half niic when we beard Il Challenge
from u hound a couple OF hundred yards
right ahead Of us. Il proved 10 be good
scent. and shortly the pack were IN tuil
cry, going ike TIA" wind IN the direction @
thp ranch they turned, however, before
reaching there, and aftcr Il short burst,
I'll. sound seemed al! 10 be coming from 4
single spot; freed, said my Old friend,
but he was mistaken. We lound the
hounds in as ugly a piece Of ch'pparal as
could be found in all California. 1t was
nm ono side and down the other at just
tl1 nm would
81 MiS>iSsippi canpDrako. 1t became mo
notouors. "A ca" l thought and 50 stated
To- The colonel. 1t may bc ii t"A, he re-
Piled ~, .i,,
roar. of the pack and ever III the lcad
sbrirked the sharp treble of The colhes.
I became doubtful about the result ana "A-
messed myself No, said my TREND. All
they want it-time! ii he stays III there
min and tuck the colies are sure TO do nm
M. and if he takes TO the NILS, tne pack
will never let him reach them. Inc cor
onrI knew better than / md me cl;'se
auTn1 q few minutes later at the farther
end of The thicsct. and the deep baElhG OF
the pack told Us Tho game was tretd- ~
. small Sap!inr. just Outs4G2 me chal@ar'i,
AMI around which The dogs were hafh!l9
fl,,i,f4IT. we found tine OBJECT Oh our quest
= ~ f,v. w tried iu G't INN ;l-[e'
I'M when he Jumped The coincS were Il2ht
on the spot where ne meant 1" l1'i'' ''i'''
Ii yyas Il revelation 20 me 10 ~ ,'''
81, f,r as ! supposed from ms Aapil3tlI,
Inn / learned afterwards from huh!lhH Al
many parts of the country indt MS , NJ
the only fox to be found III CallIoihd' ~
80 fox is strictly It southern species az"
Is common III III INC 9""'
II, di.annears as YOU cross the plans
onJ x disniaced by the little swift t Gi
jumps up before you anu d"riS NJ Kim ,b,se
end uress him hard. The gray loA - ~
go" i1ortlnan the most interesting ol IN
IL t-1,Iuires and | WAS glad To meet MN
lin SUBSEQUENT Investigations nave W
Gated him il all re mn. t 3l pacilir But
fcn from g. Rio GJ2nde TO TIE iaclit'' i' Io
~, hnst mart of our hunt Is yet 10 Dc
10Y itor. we had killed the fox. the colohei
,,rn,,nsad we should draw some heaFE cu"p
I,..,I I'm, = cayote, this fellow IS the ISM =
~ Tho animal king,lom. Ordinarily ne
-. :, lack rabbit, hut nothing coiIt5
-. ,,t;th him. lie VIII rob a hen rooSt
.t.oI . lamb from the fold gust LOT
,asti,la Aswe have said notllla &o'9 = iii-a'
with him and for doWprlshl ctN I,,an
~ iq tLn most perfect h0odlum that hNeS.
Pafore we reached the chapparai we
f,i,,,1 ono Of the lascals Sllulking III Il gu
IL where he could keep one eye Oh ~, ~
H. lIerinos as thoy played on Iiie nll fSi',
floyc him. 1t was hot as pepper li'i"
'' T1s s'' dashed into the scrub, doubled and
threw the hounds out and away he Went got
lie ran down to the public hlsh"aF i, sr1
4+iohtpnci hv Il passing team. made a sharp
l a[eIp and Tassdd within hundred yards
# US aud he 9und3 gfabh 'ed hlm ass T idr
ID 81, If minutes. with il duick clicking OF
e6 and ii was over of # r cd ma ever 5oT Tdy
hrt one, not much the worse 1or the 1@1F'
T''t he ravote vas dead as stone. thcr
hounds Killed him while the eoliies held
1 few days later we hunted this same san
Ground ognin and baGccd fox and . wild
cat It Vas 9urgs this hunt L that Of say; H%
fn.nia The hounds were driving 4, fox
through the scrub and the bird sGpFd @ OFT.
and ran away rs fast Us his legs cou fs raT'E
ha h Of rn lpGa along the highways wien
persned It's Spanish name is the ni$ snn -
This bird is said to ne oenuiS aoI MO. o.
ce , to surround him with Gordon of the