The Coeur d'Alene press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1892-1907, 1899-10-14
A MIGHTY HUNTREss
The Only Woman Who has pene-
trated the Guiana Jungle.
she Resides IN Cincinnati and mas
HAD Some Very Exeitins Adven-
eHres in the Pursuit. Of
Big Game.

There passed through New York the
other day, enroute to her home in Gin
einnati. an attractive looking young
woman with trunkful OF trophies oil
her ability as a hunter of big game.
Three tenanted cages also bore testi-
mony 10 her proweSs as huEtress,
The wife of Thomas Lindsey. mining
engineer, her steady aim had won her
honor as a rifle shot in the contests IL
which she had participated under the
pseudonym of Wanda" and now she
has the added honor of being 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 story in themselves. The
live trophies she has are q young ape, u
still younger sloth, and wild parrot,
How Mrs. Lindsay became a hunter of
big game is thus told by herself;
I'm Surinam, Dutch Guiana, you
must know, il an Indian or 'bush-nig-
ger promenades through sunshine clad
in = handkerchief and shoestring peo-
pie would not even turn their heads to
regard the curiosity, but the idea that
a white woman should enter the jungle
made them throw up their hands in
holy horror. However, l went. y clu-
larto woman was my special attendant
\ few of us embarked in a steam launch.
The 30 negroes of the expedition were
left to follow in canoes ard mining
boats in charge of n native foreman.
go Il - a.
some fresh meat for dinner. We hadn't
tasted anything except ccrncd beef fer
two weeks. and l was ready TO take the
first thing that offered itself. / had tip
toed along u trail for over q nile with
out seeing anything, when suddeEly
from directly overhead dried twig
landed at my feet. | looked up. The
tree was an immense enc. big enough
TO conceal dozen droves of monkeys.
got glimpse of large brown body,
however, high on an upper limb. ana
just then Il familiar gruEt told me that
the fellow was 4 baboon. Not daring
to move for fear of noise. tried the
difficult shot Of aiming straight. There
was howl of pain and = crashing of
. Ooughs and limbs that warned me TO
jump from under. But the fellow
caught himself even as he fell, and be-
fore | could relocate him l heard him
OF like streak. From limb 10 limb
Z and tree 10 tree he swung himself.
/ scooting along vines and bushes like
scared cat.
"Foolishly l left the narrow trail and
followed wherever the big fellow over
head led the way. 1 soon saw he had
/ the best of me in speed. therefore fol-
{ lowed stealthily. under cover. guided
! only by an occasional grUnt and by the
bending and rustlirG OF the liE,bs on
which he swung. Then it davned On
( me that was lost. was en- the point
Z OF giving - he chase 1lt-. I SAY, the
3 baboon bad descended to the ground
} Eot hundred yards ahead That was
( encouraging, for it proved that be was
/ fatally wounded ard was fast failing
I l FASTENED forward under cover 10 get
( final shot at the big chap. \ fallen
! tree trunk lay betyeer Us within %
yards OF the wounded ape. STOPPING,
was able 10 draw steadily closer with
( out being observed. Then quickly, with
my III AV1dy- StepEru Over t4-e tTuhk
! for an irstent's aka. Bat | did not
{ shoot. Despite my excitement M eyes
! were drawn downward behind me.
There lay splendid leopard within a
| ya-d OF me. | have often been assured
that no leopard will attack human
I creature without serious rrovocation,
but the surprise of that awful animal
/ SO close wrung a cry of terror out Of
( nc.
The leopard, however. remained no
. tionless, with not even 4 sign Of sur
I prise, Int instinctiye'y wheeled about.
I and. ToLing the muzzlc If nv gun al
most into his eyes, fred. That is VII,
/ the skin l showed you is somewhat
J spotted. The report of NY run. fol
lowed so closely by my cry Of fright
. brought Mr.. Lindsey to ny side in
minute, for-auG by this you NAV pet
an idea Of the density Of that jungle
without knowing it I had been led &C
! tually within 20 yards Of our camp
( Chicago Journal