Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1896-12-08
AN ARKANSAS HUNT.
SUCCESSFUL OUTING OF THE clIr''-
TAN COUNTY HUNTn.
camp Life at Lake Jefferson by
Austin Peay, sr-Incidents of the
Hunt.

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Arkansas shore, 200 miles. below
Memphis, from the good steamer Kate
Adams, and she was soon lost to
sight, but to memory dear, as she !.
plowed her way toward the gulf. Ten
miles, per horse and wagon, aud the
beautiful waters of Lake Jefferson
were in view, aud we made camp on
its dry bed, where we had camped
five years agol The drift had choked
it, and further enroached upon its
bounds, but it was still resplendent,
and its peAiucid waters glistened and
danced in the light of the dying day
as of yore. 1t was as if we had found
friend from whom we had been sep
arated years ago.
The camp is composed as follows:
CAPTAIN, P. B. Pendletou, vice-captain,
that splendid old hunting hero, S. r.
White, Lyman McComb, treasurer;
| Austin Peay, secretary; James s.
Parrish, Peter Barker, Henry Ransom,
| w. P. Norton. G. d. fainter, Charles
f. Jarrett, Gus Moore, ADDISON Catlett,
c. L. G. Bradley, with John Black, as
cook, and an ample supply OF as
sistauts.
At Avenue Landing John Powers,
the bear hunter, joined us with ten
good bear dogs; we had twenty-five
Of our own. Eater in the day our
good friend, Iverson Warner, came
into camp from his home, fifty miles
away. Thus equipped we ought to
create havoc, and let slip the dogs OF
war.
The face of the country has changed
and the prospects are not cheering
The government has built new levee
across our best drives and along the
shores of Jefferson, and the working
corps have, we are afraid, frightened
; the deer away.
On Saturday morning, camp having
been made comfortable, we made a.
short drive and started two deer, but
they ran contrary: In the evening the
:. men scattered and rode over the old
field; some going with Powers pros
: pecting for bear, and some remained
in camp, for the wind was blowing
6 strong gale. Pendleton jumped
e large buck and shot at him twice and
d hit him, but he went away.
: John Powers brought in a wild
s goose and five ducks and the others
3 some black and fox squirrels.
: Late in the evening those of us who
( were in camp saw very large buck
e crossing the lake bottom. He was in
t no hurry, and lay down in the stream.
s l got my Marlin rifle 81, and ap-
e preached within 100 yards of him, and
s as he arose to run fired at him twice.
= He shook his head as the bullets
I whizzed close to him and disappear
|. ed in the woods. He was the largest
deer l ever saw, and as he mounted
the old levee his horns shone white,
i and had almost the spread and atti-
0 tude of those of an elk.
!. Sunday morning came, cold and
boar with frost. The thermometer
9 was down to twenty four, and wind
! still blowing. The men go prospect
ing or remain in camp. There is no
> systematic hunting, but these men
i have guns and fishing poles, and will
not permit any deer to bite or the fish
to unduly tempt them. Would you,
my brother?
Yesterday an incident almost tragic
occurred. One of the men had been
suffering for two days with an excru-
ciating toothache, and no dentist
nearer than twenty miles. So he
trusted himself to the tender mercies
of Capt. White. The Captain trimmed
down the gums with dull knife, and
then fastened to the tooth pair of
: old forceps, which Mr. Parrish had
, inherited from his fathers, and gave
| a pull that seemed to jar the earth's
{ crust. His hold gave way and he
} nearly fell in the fire backwards.
, Nothing daunted he again joined
{ issue, and gave wrench, which made
the victim think that the heavens and
} the earth had rushed into dire con-
cussion. He was triumphant, for the
tooth hung from his forceps. The
victim smiled and shouted for Joy.
He was rewarded with drink that
was most refreshing.
Yesterday Norton and fainter built
raft. These are splendid boys, full
eff energy, life and adventure, This
morning they set their raft ahoat
I without any advice to do SO, and
armed with dirks, knives, hatchets,
guns, pistols and rifles, they boarded
and cut loose from the shore, and
trusted themselves to the turbulent
deep. As they pulled away Charley Jar
rett shouted good bye Mr.. Crusoe."
They coArsed the shore line, and divid-
ed theFdeep. When they returned they
assured us that the island was free
= from savages, but they feared that old
man Friday had been barbecued and
eaten.
Addison Catlett killed large wild
goose flying, and Powers brought in q
mo Hard and an, Orraat1Yn Is g +