The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1899-11-05
DEER Jp 4 TREt.
Caught In n Fork After II Jump from n
Ilin-The Rescue.

PRINCETON, Ne, nov. 2.--CaSSlus II, Brr-s.
who passed through here On his way home To-
Cambridge Mass, last night. after spending the
last two weeks IN the vicinity If Grand and Dob
sis lakes IN the Maine woods, had u novel deer
story The party Of which he was member
had 10, Nell for n guido. ~" l. an Indian Of
credit and rrnown" IN that region. and any story
that he yourhcs Nor comes pretty close TO being
true. Mr. Briggs says he lief, camp shortly after
dinner. and had been gone about half an hour
when he started partridge. The bird flew mo
a tree, and after the manner 81 parrldgcS. hid SO
thoroughly that Mir. briggs was unable to see
him again. Wha, he did gc, n sight Of however
caused him 10 rub his eyes and question his own
SANITY. Lodged securely among ihc branches
81 the tree was good sized buck deer probably
three years old
The sight Of the deer 81 ratified Briggs that he
did not know what to do. He ran around the tree
and looked and locked Whether It was a new
dodge ON the part II the deer 10 escape the hunt.
crs, or deer had taken 10 going to roost like the
chickens, he could not decide.
Briggs would not take mean advantage
Of any helpless "cri,tcr" and posted back to camp
without firing a shot When he said that he had
come across a live deer in a tree, all his friends
set up howl. and Joe Neil, the guide. laughed
harder than all the rest II took some persuasion
to get them To go along with him and view the
priSrd as Briggs There was the deer just ash
had reported, Ills body Was wclgcl pretty hrmIy
in tho fork Of two limbS and his furcfcct rested
n horizontal branch. His hind feet hung clear
lie kicked yiorLty when he saw the men, but
hc was lust as hrmly stuck a. ever
The members OF the crowd decided that the way
hc got there WAS this, There was high cliH right
hack Of the place where III, tree stood The brow
II this Was something like fifteen feet above the
| position Of the deer and oycrhung the tree. 4
| quantity Of loose earth tended to show that the
| animal had fallen over the edge What had caused
Ia "a "a AtFR "a hifIN
| The next question was what To- do with him
Briggs said the deer WAS his discovery and he
| a week and 20 far had been unsuccessful in bring
| ing down auy game. lie though, this was MS
%e 10 70, him sM % G "r Sc H"Sn s
emily. lie said the best way was not To bring
the deer down" but % bring him up ....
and rg derrick out from cliff Then We hiSte him Il
So while Joe went for the rope, the three men
went up by a ronndab1ni Way ana GU, - TAI,
! over the edge Then Joe came and the men hung
onto his coat tails while he leaned OUT and tried L
many attempts Jocgot the blight over the animal
| horns, and gave the signal 10 "his!e away" Y III
big sapling bucklcd and swaycd and ihH dee
| kicked blue streak, but up he came, AID i'rigr'
| got moose on his leg, and they swung hin
when that deer struck solid ground" say,
Briggs, you should have seen things fly 10,
Nell got turn round tree, and the crlt"r fctchcC
up with a.. bang The rest, rest q us stood clear an,
but We needed the rope, Every time he'd go near
The deer would make wild passes at him With hi
After several vain attempts; |, being nearly sup
per time, he left him hltchcd there and went home
i9suppeI. None Of us had the hearth shoot lin
| after what he had been through Next mOrnlul
We went 10 try again. but the rope WAS thc-c only
Tho deer had chaied IT against the Ice until h
shot fine buck next day, so | didn't mind. Ina
Was the hrs, bird with hoois ever saw