Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1898-03-16
REMARKABLE CRAFTSMANSHIP.
Killing Four Caribou Out OF Five al Long
Distances.

| I:ath, Me. Feb ga party of four
of us left here for the upper part of the
| Stat" for a four days hunting trip on
| Feh. II. There was one man among
US, Orderly Scrsent Richardson, L. ;.
A., at Fort Popham, Me. still in the
| service. On the third morning three If
us-the sergeant, another. and myself
| left camp together in search of game.
| the snow falling thick. but calm; no
| wind. We had not gone more than
| mile from camp when We saw on thu
! next ridge Ga hllSide) five caribou
| standing on the hillside in such op"'l
| place that it was almost Impossible 'C
| get nearer them without being seen
| After Il wait of some tim" for them 80
| change their position, that we nlgnt
| advance nearer and get a shot of moro
| certainty. our silence Was broken lay
| the SerGeant'S remark that he had
| killed deer as far away as that, AMI
thought he could Kill one ol these. We
| all agreed to let him take a shot and
! estimated the distance at 500 yards
| When he got in his position. which h"
| calls the Texas grip, and selecting III"
one on the right. told us to look out for
| him. at the crack of his rifle, to my
| great surprise. down came the animal
| With his back broken. The others he
| ing beWldercd. ran in a circle Xix"
| stopping to a standStilI somcWhat
| nearer to US. All hands estimated 30
| yards Again he selected the one en-
the right, and at the crack Of the gun
again the animal dropped, shot through
the heart The other three leapcd off in
another direction. as we estimated GOO
| 'Thnp he AL inst ed hi:
| sights to that distance, ana TO my
greatest surprise he killed the third
one The other two separated and one
| of them came back near the first one
that was shot. when he stood broadside
| to US and the sergeant fired. but shot
low and broke both front legs just
| above the knee. After a little Skin
mishing about in the brush we found
| him. and one more shot from the oid
Springfield rifle. with the sergeant be-
mind it. gave US four out of five caribou
and only five shots fired, and by only
one man at that. We Went into camp
with dying colors and We're the cente"
of attraction that evening.
one of the party inquired of the ser
geant where he had obtained such pro
| ticiency in craftsmanship, when n"
pulled his coat open and exhibited
| splendid gold badge from the army.
distinguished marksmans medal. won
by him in 1889 in the division compet-
ton of the army Department OF th@
| East Our party were on TINS hunt Ipl
/. several days and killed SIN deer, TWO
| elk. and four caribou. OF winch SER
geant Richardson killed four caribou
| three deer, and one elk, and he Killed
| them all over 800 yards. except one
| deer. which he Shot on the run ana
| about $50 Yards distance, breaking his
! neck.
J. $. JONES. L. s. A., Retired.
ON the very face of the article It
yyo,lld seem to anyone who knew any
| hing about such matters That IN"
writer must have been on tishlnH
trip. With plenty of bait along WIth
| him. The only thing that makes the
article appear unfinished j" the al.
srncc of anv mention of a big catch Of
fish. which would make it beautifully
| fishy.
| The commissioners did not notice tn"
niece until they received the foIloWli1
letter from the editor Of Shooting ami
Fishing:
New York March :, ISIS.
,to, I =, carleton. State House Augusta,
Dear Sir: tcleGraphrd YOU today to
see Army and Navy journal issue "i
| March 9Th. for account OF callpou ali'
other came killed in Rangclcy district
| February 18TH. IL. 49,, ,-,,,
This article has been COPIED IN ti,D nv
York sun and other me,r"i",h'',,n P 49,
| living great publicity to IT. Al ilrSl !
| il,nirht if :; canard and it may ne SO
| but it seems /" me your '' i@, r.
| should look into the fnctS 81 Wy E"7 Nix -
| ,i,,,,, ara. not as stated it should be pun
| iilt. nrnrIaimed for if the impression
''nns abroad that there is amy rum n II,
the story. it will have Il very bid rmtr'
on game protection III SYN"
s'' Tbjnlfins YOU may not be able to tlnd
mo Army and Navy Journal. Senn You You
a copy of the article c.lpir'N .r"h 9Th.
| ,,llad on the editor Of the Army az az
Eayv Journal this morning. aoi., t .i,,i
ahoIit the article and ne was sIt"' t,i n,I
,',iS,'d He at once hunted no the ildhu
PRISE na showed it to me. Ii is exact
~, -. printed with the exception "i d
Iis i,1 rhang". the editor had str'c ,h2
oul 1,'@ md Substituted FEB T.
'''', VS. not able to procure Il copH u ".
iti"sd army list later than ~. D. ~
Orderly Sergeant Richa ,rmH list lie is is
NAM ,i"med at Fort Pophan' Ne. re fi -
now S.a'i" aIr ZONES says killed the four
c rnr three deer and one Elk ,nou.bt it
| ca NTT,'u | first read the piece 'ii1us, ~
" hrh , ~. =, of the mention of an elk
h Mnr In this connection you'd 5 ths
~, Ia, n"ose are known to scientists d. '''e
true elk. t,.r for what it is
J sshn "a NJ would be glad if you would
worth anu INV news in relation to the
matter. . ,.ennrtfullv
yours A. c. Gould.
l,ou receipt of this letter 'he 'o'''''''
,.;,i,d RI investigate at ohceahd
commissioner Oak called upon the D. .
1a,,,.. mentioned. at his home IN ba'h-