The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-05-07
SHINING a SNastodon.

Ne recent number OF the Post.Intelli-
npaceS April q 1850, there was a Cali
lnfaia story about asso!ng 4 mountain
M and the readers Of the Post-Intelii-
esncsr were invited TO send in any WASH
hnon story they may have Of fearless and
6seung adventures with the beasts OF
~ foeesta Ny learned friend Heinrich
- Schneider. r. n. 8, ard correspondent
8nn The scientific societies and perfodi-
~ q Europe whose speciality, however.
= esology. with paieontoiogy, ethnoloxy,
1nf : few other things ~ help mates and
u MY Of diversion. WAS induced by earn
~ persuasion to read that mountain lion
NAT. and at my request. has given me a
ff6nslAtion from the original Muc-a~Muc Of
q 3ceedingiy interesting hunting advAn-
TIM which occurred about thirteen thou
onnd yeAfs ago near thu mouth Of the Biz
Aeokum. In what In now the state Of
Warrington. and has kindly consented
81 may send Il to you for publication.
= well known to your readerA the
ypc4Aucs wefs powerful tribe OF In.
- who 1t one time dominated the Pa
clio coast and whose noble hunting
efuun1D extended from the Gulf Of Geor.
q q the north to the CUR Of California
"a tie south. the eastern boundary In this
SsFt Of the country being the Cascade
4ountaipa.
Ifuf. Won Schneider has had the rare
keoed fortune to corrroborate TO some ex-
9lae ana In the manner hereinafter ex-
Nained. the very remarkable story referred
q tpd which now take pleasure in
XqHng before your numerous readers:
Amdng shs Mastodon: . narrative OF the
euderful exploits Of Tim lam. chief OF
"a MUG a-Mucs. In the year l1,000 r. C..
undated from the original.
ne-Iam. son OF Red-waser. inscribes
ms account Of a mastodcn hunt. on the
mells Of the Goss-duc. that his children
and children OF his tribe may preserve and
RS the same long after the mastodon
snaA have become extinct
On the <th day OF the third moon ws
Hsened camp at the mouth Of the Big
cNookum. where signs OF mastotlon were
pNnh'nl Some Of the largest srs were
refea through. where the great beasts had
ZEN poushing their huge tusks; and tufts
" iong. reddish wool chung to tho CORFU
sated bark eighteen and twenty hands
run the ground. 10 show hsasv thes, had
scratched themselves Elephants, great
cave bears and other smaller game vera
Known TO be plentiful In the nsighhorhooc,
ou' We were out for mastodon and paid
no attention to lesser brutes. On the az
sefneon OF the second days hunt we came
spon bun mastodon wing asleep In a
ove OF alder. A sleeping mastodon IL
stupid as a Tum-Tsic warrior and We
Knew there was no danger in approaching
on" unless. having finished HIS nap. ne
mould awake OF his own accord. Another
pcalarsy OF The animal Is that the skin
en the end OF his trunk II 20 thick ana
ssA'ous mat knife can be run through
= without aronsing him from his slurhers.
1snee. our mode OF attaex- I made two
..sse Ats on the side Of his nostrils,
through which I rassed strong rome
.ae OF the rawhide OF the rhinacerps
snu mad my men carry the ends hack on
0a Mde and make the rope fast Ia q
Oupie OF massive cedars that. as good
Mck provided stood some forty or Nifty
@nns IN the rear. Notwithstanding this
-. sshee. plus the fun length OF the mas
r sNun. me ropes were full slack. with .
eunsred hands to spare
Af'er everything was made fast ex-
psodeo small can Of dynamite under his
uh. N.Y. II was wonderful 10 see the
.onssroes creature leap to his feet at one
Sound. Craxsa with pain and frixht ne
saseea straight ahead with Understandable
.asy AMI swtfsnesS. In second Of time
s'e rawhsae stretched cut saut to the last
""'s ferket hts snout over his head, and
~ smother 'winkling ~ the eye the akin
PEI and tore straight line along the
s'ake 81 his hack and under his throat and
sS''s, ard Before you could say Jack Rob
sssen' the ussssascn was rushing among
veg Trees without particle az skin 10
sVsef Ills grea'. QtiiyeriAg and bleeding
uus' The hot sun heat on his teseaseless
" nails AMI made him as blind as hat,
shc every few steps he wesid but, his
aesa against tree Finally he ran with
u'sh'foi force against huge boulder and
@aS 70 His knees. ran up and faxei
as nasslite candle between his shoulders
~na exploded II. II bored q hole through
M heart SRI lungs Some seven hands In
sSssmetsT. AMI With srean that sounded
aAe Thunder he rolled over on his rtghs
ads srsa sxrssrea
tse narrative then gors on TO tell how
1ln-iarn ard bis trusty warriors CT. sew
saseen canoes fuii Of steak from the mas
seuons lest ham and loaded two more ca
ases WITH his tusks bus I will No. take
~ your valuable space In giving these
asncr details Nor Will l send YOU fur
eaes translated matter respecting tire
vents Of other great hunts Ny prfscipie
sssVsase Was tS show year readers how
psfsie aas fyifiing that California story
= compared With perfectly authenticated
ssffatives % what has taken place In
Warrington In lin lam's .srae THE csts-
- OF Ire country were content TO skta
sse sress monsters of she forest in the
~ Indicated in his narrative Ia mod
IN cav we~hus that Is another ssery,
= Ar kipisng would say.
IN ress-ect 20 whA, l sAri about eprrx>-