Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-03-24

20 miles from this place, when his at
tention was attracted by a peculiar |
looking animal short distance away, |
which ala not make any threatening |
denominations or Try 10 run aW"S
ON hla approach. When within shnit
distance OF the animal, Bow string
Jack fired and Killed the brute, put-
ting "a a winchester bullet through
It's head. on making an rXaminaunn
OF his catch he was eArprissi TO ina
that the HfFAturc Wfs ~ ftAiltN
half bear half goat, and had 1found
It's neck broad leather strap on
which was q metallic tag beating the
name. Freeman.
The indian brought the animal 90 this
place and placed IL on cNhihtion ny iho
store OF j II. FAIRBANKS, where az
tracted no end OF attention AIRED
Stone, who is an old resident ana Knew
Freeman. called attention To the strap
| on the unimals's neck, and II was
[ cxplaincd to the indian that u was
/ more than probable that Freeman c9uld
| be found somewhere near the place
whore the bear goat was Killed. Jack
was willing 20 pilot q party TO the
| place, and four men set out At once.
Bow String Jack led the party 10
! point near tie shore OF Long BoW.Iakc'
! a wild and almost inaccessible place at
! the extreme northern end Of the eoun-
| ~. where a white man ~ not seen once
in ten years, so far as any one here
From the west end OF the. lake a
huge clin Of dull gray rock rises
abruptly to height Of about 500 Feet
and here the Indian pointed To the
| MACE he had Killed the bear Ii was
found that some one had visited the
camp made By Bow String Jack dui-
ing HIS absence. which was taken as
conclusive evidence that there was
some one living near the lake inc par
Is at once made a careful search %
the entire neighborhuod, ana hllet
long hunt their endeavors were croWh-
al win success. for n cave WAS found
In the rocks which had been occupied
INT "A short time before, aa fire was
yet burning IN a rude stove OF stone
In one corner were several garments
OF fur. and beside them stood q rihe anu
other things, showing that the owner
was a woOdsman, All the Iurn li nv ~
tho cave was OF the most primtiNe nv
tura. and not scrap OF paper VI e'''''
could be found.
The members OF the party determine
10 sec the mystery through, ana 50 hll
In the cave Their wait waa NOT Y
long one, for In less than halt an houl
the occupant OF the cave returned ~
+ It proved to be Thomas Freeman, WI
mas been so long mlsuing. AZ hfst ~
wns not recognized, as his mar hut
Y benrd had grown to a treinendpul
a ienrth. nnd his skin was tannod slei
I n dark color that he reHombled AZ ~
dIan more than a white man. Mhei
h h. saw the men In his cave ne slartn'
e In RIM but was forced 70 STOP anu ~
r turn to tho party II Was a long tlVi
i hefnre he could be Induced 10 W,h
t INT when he did open his mouth IN,
i ,rnrda rallied out In perfect tofreh'
a and there was no sioppinB MN H.,
4 lie mad not seen white man neloI'
4 ha sald since he became q hermit an
"a far az he was concerned, ne hsFV
Intended 10 SEQ one again. lie ma
q, harone dsgusted with his own rae
Il ,,.,en he MAD the trouble With a neiSh
h1r ~ Deer Rapids, aud II @as NJ
i,,ertion 10 remain IN the wilustneH
" ~ long as he lived. He was aapp
r 4, 40 nrt senf condition, Win nus pe.
8. r,,,nd him. and wanted nothing ~
II man 10 b., forgotten BY me Neilt
y nv, world forgetting. ne haa ioh
lie NC ceased to take any interest," N W
rsefrs M the outside world, anu ~
49, eyen know the name 81 tnf pr.
:. ant Governor n the state ne NJ
etno,,ihrlv silent on the subject o. y
II ~ and. as there was MOI az anlli.
Is ~ anv Kind around his cave Wy n,Vl
a gcrs az tho searching party peeah
ie yerv curious 20 know NhAl
nets Freeman had. IAe hei ~. ., .,.,,i
10 answer any questions -, ". X
Tho mattnr, merely HayinR ''.a1 80
sevairai. and they were " = - 49,, ~,
10 offered the further niio ,,n.1 s,.,,,,
oue Of the pets had eseap eisha,,,,i,
pen a few days ago' ANS'