The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1897-12-31

suddenly threw up his arms and called
loudly for help. exclaiming that some
thing had him. Several Of his COM
panions, who were in boat, roNeo
quickly to his assistance. but before
they could reach him he was drawn be-
meath the surface of the lake and the
bloody water where he had gone dowr
proved that ne was in the grasp of some
dreadful monster. His friends believed
that he was the victim of an alligator
gar, as there is no other fish in the lake
so large or yoracious.
Reelfoot was a favorite resort OF DaNy
Crockett. not to fish, but to hunt, ana
many bear and deer in the then I'M
broken forest fell beneath his unerring
aim. Smaller game was unworthy his
notice. Here the hero of the Alamo
spent weeks, caring nothing for the out
side world, his only concern being his
ammunition.
The lake is private property, but the
thousands of people who annually en-
camp upon it's banks. undisturbed in
their pleasure of fishing and hunting,
have not considered it such. In 1870
Mr. Galloway of Nashville procured
grant for the lake from the state and
leased ii to Andrew Meadows OF the
same city for $1,000. The owners Of the
lake, w. NJ. Wilson Of obion. IL. &.
Caldwell of Union City and the Cochran
heirs, brought suit against Meadows 10
compel him to pay TO them the balance
of the money due Galloway ON the lease.
The amount was paid to the court by
Mr. Meadows and by the former TO the
owners. A. G. Burdick Of Union CITY
controlled an extensive fishery on tile
lake, operated a large number of nets,
and the amount OF fish he caught was
enormous The owners of the lake EN-
Joined him from fishing, the court de-
clared in favor of the plaintins, after
which Mr.. Burdick was compelled TO
pay for the privilege of fishing.
On Sept. 3, 1896, the lake was said at
auction by decree of chaneeFy IL
brought something over $4,000. john
T. Wells. who had control of the lake,
has recently sold il for $4,000 to the
Reelfoot Outing club. The price was
comparatively nothing, not 10 cents per
acre.
Now comes trouble. Never has any
objection been made by the former
owners to anyone fishing or hunting for
pleasure nor rarely for profit, unless
their operations assumed almost the
proportions of a monopoly, or to using
swivel guns. or shooting ducks ana
geese on their roost. such hunting IS
| decried by all true sp0rtsmen. Hun
| dreds of people from all parts of the
state. and from Louisville, st. Louis,
| Paducah and other points outside nave
| come annually for an outing on the
| lake. But it seems that his IS to be no
| more. that IS, II the mandate Ol Tue
| Reelfoot club is to be oheyed, for II has
| inserted in the Obion Democrat the fol-
| lowing:
Beginning this season. little camp
| ing parties must keep off, or suffer
/ prosecution
/ This has caused a great deal of COM
! ment Some who oppose the holding OF
the lake by private parties feel thai
/ they will have a champion in the persol
| Of H c. Moore. who can draw his check
| for several millions. Mr.. Moore. as al
newspaper readers know. is the young
man who. nearly a score of years ago
left his home, Corinth, Miss. and Went
! TO the diamond fields of South Africa
where with Barney Barnato and others
| he made several million dollars. Mir
| Moore has just bought from Judge JONI
| Morris Of Union City his magn1hcen
farm. Idlewild, on Reelfoot lake. Mr.
/ Moore is now ON his way to London
but Immediately upon his return he vii
build a 500 600 hotel on his farm for tn
benefit of himself and friends. He il
an enthusiastic hunter and fisher. tn
| former especially, and as the huntins
| and fishing on Reelfoot are what IN
| duced him to buy Idlewild, his unknown
friends are anxiously awaiting to SCI
what will be the outcome should an at
tempt be made to prevent him from ell
| joying his fayorite sport
The fish supply Of Reelfoot is practI
| cally inexhaustible. 1t matters not hoy
many fish are taken out during III
year, the annual overflow of the Mlssls
| sippi restocks It,