The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1899-07-24
a MIGHTY HUNTRESS.
The Only Woman Who Has Pene-
trated the Guiana jungle.

From the New York Herald
There passed through New York the
other day. en- route to her home in Gin
cinnati an attractive looking young wo-
man with trunkful of trophies of her
ability as a hunter of big game. Three
tenanted cages also bore ties, imony to her
proves as a huntress. The wife of Thorn
as Lindsey. mining engineer, her steady
aim has won her honor as a rifle shot in
the contests In which she has participant
ed under the pseudonym of Wanda"
and now she has the added honor of be
ing the first white woman to penetrate the
Guiana Jungle. A leopard skin, the tusks
paws and brushes of other big game and
the skins of snakes which she has brought
home tell a story in themselves. The live
trophies she has are young ape, a sti
younger sloth and a wild parrot. How
Mrs. Lindsey became a hunter of big
game is thus told by herself:
In Surinam, Dutch Guiana you must
know, if an Indian or a 'bush-nigger
promenades through sunshine clad in a
handkerchief and a shoestring people
would not even turn their heads 10 re-
gard the curiosity, but the idea that a
white woman should enter the jungle made
them throw up their hands in holy horror
A was
my special attendant A few of US en-
barked in a steam launch. The fifty ne
groes of the expedition We're left to fol-
low in canoes and mining boats in charge
of a native foreman.
II started out one morning to get some
fresh meat for dinner We hadn't tasted
anything except canned corned beef for
two weeks, and l was ready to take the
first thing that offered itself | had tip
a flo Nh
out seeing anything, when suddenly from
directly overhead a dried twig landed at
my feet. | looked up. The tree was an
immense one, big enough to conceal a
dozen droves Of monkeys. l got a glimpse
OF large brown body, however high on
an upper limb and just then a familiar
grunt told me the fellow was @ ba boon
Not daring to move for fear of noise. I
tried the difficult shot of aiming straight
up. There was a howl of pain and a
crashing of boughs and limbs that warned
me 10 jump from under. But the fellow
caught himself oven as he fell, and be-
tore | could relocate him / heard him off
like a streak. From limb to limb and
tree to tree he swung himself. scooting
along vines and bush rope like a scared
cat
'Foohshly l left the narrow trail and
followed wherever the big fellow overhead
led the way. / soon saw he had the best
OF me IN speed, therefore l followed steal
thily, under cover, guided only by an oc-
casicnal srunt and by the bending and
fustling OF the limbs on which he swuue.
| Then it dawned on me that l was lost 7
was on the point of giving up the chase
when | saw the baboon had descended 10
the ground not a hundred yards ahead
Ihat was encouraging, for it proved that
ne was fatally wounded and was fast fail
ing. l fastened forward under cover TO
get flnal shot at the big chap A fallen
tree trunk lay between us within thirty
yards Of the wounded ape. STOPPING, /
was able to draw steadily closer without
being observed. Then quickly, with my
gun ready. l stepped over the trunk for
an instant's aim. But l did not shoot.
Despite my excitement my eyes were
drawn downward behind me. There lay
a splendid leopard within a yard of me.
l mad often been assured that no leopard
will attack a human creature withou,
serious provocation, but the surprise OF
that awful animal so close wrung a cry
of terror out of me.
The leopard, however, remained motion
less, without even a sign of surprise. but
instinctively l wheeled about and. poking
| the muzzle of my gun almost into his eve.
fired. That is why the skin l showed
you is somewhat spotted. The report OF
my gun, following 50 closely on nv cry
Of fright, brought Mr. Lindsey 10 my
| side in a minute, for-aud by this YOU
may get an idea of the density of thar
| jungle-wthout knowing 1t / had been
led actually within forty yards Of our
camp"