Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-11-13

male has but one mate during his cntir
life. If the females is killed or captured
the surviving male becomes an eagle her
NIT and hercer than ever.
They are often seen near their nests to-
gether and when the sun is shining take
their majestic diehts straight toward
that great ball or fire. until they disap-
pear from sight Sitting uuon the noun
tain side, their vision is $50 keen That they
can see far down The valley a sheep or
young goat. a big turkey or rooster. q
small pig. rabbit. or large bird and almost
in the twinkling Of am eye they descend
suddenly upon their victim. one mighty
grasp and a twist of their t3lous and the
victim is dead long before thc eagle lays
II down for a repast An eagle can live
two and three days. and even Eve days.
upon gorging meal They prey upon an
sorts Of large birds. nsh lambs. kids and
goats. Oftentimes. when 90 large calf or
goat is 10 be attacked and carried off, four
or six of them will unite and carry OF
the carcass. when they viii Immediately
begin TO fight IL out 10 see which OF them
Is entitled to the croicest bits. and it is
truly susvival Of the Gtost I'M such
combats as these
An eagle is always fully confident Of his
strength. and rarely oycrreaches himself
i'm his rapacious desire for prey. The
minuteness Of their vision. for They cam
take i'm at a searching glance the presence
of desirable prey in 20 radius OF many
miles ON mountain. valley forest swamp
or field. humanity cannot comprehend.
With this wonderful power OF sight is
combined swirtucss of light equally as
wonderful. IN single flight and in a day
a full grown eagle cam f'y o. thousand
miles. The Night OF AN eagle after prey
is like a,hash of lightning and DE rushes
past like q falling meteor descending with F.
fearful force upon the victim. which is
staggered at the blow Of his cruel talons.
Oftentimes the visitor ln the Tennessee b
mountains can just see him like a little
speck in the sky. moving In majestic
curves around thc crest OF q far away
peak The sieht-secrs and mountainoers
who love to watch them always choose
the break of dawn or calm sunset They
wheel in circles and glide abou tin hori-
zontal sweeps just before starting out ON
a days hunt or in settling for the night.
when lingering by the mountain rivers
for ducks or geese. or even fish.
h pair of eagles viii display their noun
ain shrewdness. They swoop from oppo-
Ute directions upon the fowl which tries
o escape By diving, and could outwit one
gle. but suddenly as the gowI comes to
he surface Of the water. the second eagle
eizes HON.
Eagles are captured by expert noun
aineers. who spy upon her parent bird
uilding her nest and wait for the breed
1g season. After n due time they scale
he mountains and well armed with the
Inevitable fight with the parent birds go
o these mountain eyries. Onentlmes four
1en are required to let one of them down
deepprecipice or cliff. while two Of them.
cad shots with the rifle shoot and KIN .
he old birds upon their first appearance.
Dr. it fares in with the daring robbcr who
ttempts to secure the young birds with r
one 10 protect but himself Tn this way /
re many OF the old birds killed for the
iXidermists or for feathers while the ;
lglets are borne away and Gagged for 4
BOD sale An cage captured az first is ?
n undressing pdsoner Frequently 2
icy utter coarse criet. sullen and savage. .
-eathing heavily aCd freely all the ?
lille. Their eyes dart fire their low n
rows and fat foreheads are contorted n
ith hateful expressions They will dart
freely at the bars Of their iron cages s