The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-07-27

near Low Gap, in the vicinity of the head
waters of the Navarro and Indian Creek.
They were comfortably housed in logger
cabin in the woods. and with mattresses OF
ferns and pine leaves, enjoyed that peaceful
rest and sleep which is foreign to the lives OF
both those gentlemen in the metropolis.
They got but one deer, however, d fine four
prong buck, brought to earth by well-d1rected
shot from the rifle of the Railroad Commits
sioner. This was his first oeer, and there was
much rejoicing over the doctors success. The
doctor didn't chase overarough chemisal peaks
at break OF day to get him. He saw tracks
around small spring about two miles from
camp and concluded that TO wait near the
spring was the easiest and most natural way TO
get his game.
This was the event of camp, although Andy
Clunie subsequently killed a silur1an panther
in such way as to make Kit Carson jealous.
The dressed venison in camp attracted the var
minis, which, from the noises made, ven
tured uncomfortably close to the cabin.
One night the disturbance awoke the occu-
pants and Andy, with spirit of unselfshness
characteristic of him, desired that his friend,
the doctor, should have the honor of killing
panther, too. But the doctor said that panther
was too easy game, and called to Truman; but
Truman said he wasn't used TO night hunting,
and Clunie, fearing the panther would get
away, took the doctors rife and stole out into
the darkness and the night. Hearing the
cracking of the leaves, he looked in the d1-
rection OF the noise, and there saw what he
knew must be the fire of the animals eyes.
He fred four shots as rapidly as possible, and
The next morning they found traces of blood
and following the trail found the brute dead
about 400 yards away. All four shots struck
the mark, three in the body and one in the
hind leg, proving beyond argument that Andy
is a bird in the dark with gun in hand.
After these adventures the party came TO
town to celebrate the event. and Clunie gave
the skin to his friend J. c. Ruddock.
Mr.. Truman took the train for the City, and
DR.. Stanton and A. ]. Clunie accompanied by
Mr.. j. C. Ruddock went tn Walker Valley Creek
fishing. A good catch was made, and de-
Hcous trout breakfast was served on Monday
morning last at the Palace Hotel.
The doctor and Mr.. Clunie were loath to
leave, and promise to return for q much longer
stay as soon as their business will permit
J. c. Ruddoek mourns the loss OF his thor
oughbred setter "Dan," who strayed away on
Saturday last and has not been heard of since.
He was a brown and white Lewellyn, being
broke to field work for fall hunting
A humorous story is always in order when
speaking of fishing or hunting, and the boys
who know Jim Morris, the genial engineer OF
the San Francisco and North Pacific Coast Reil-
way Company, have what they think good
Joke on him. jim, of course, in the interest oil
the road he serves so well, is never backward
about advertising the abundance of fish and
game at points near the road, between Clover
dale and Ukiah. Speaking of the number of
deer and their nearness to accessible points he
said to several the other evening that he fire.
quently saw deer from the engine along the
large buck came so close 10 the cab that he
reached back, and grabbing large piece of
coal from the tender he struck the deer with
it, almost telling it.
The engine burns wood altogether-but Jim
forgot. NIMRoD.