The Anaconda standard., 1899-12-07
HUNT IN VAIN
True Story of the DAILY Expedi-
ton in Search of Deer.
"a LONG, WEARY JOURNEY
Went More Than Ninety Miles in a
" Zero Temperature. Only to Be
Z Disappointed - Incident OF
< the Snow Shoes.

) The story that Deputy Sheriff Joe
DAILY and Hugh Daily We're the only ones
of Anaconda's hunters to return from
the chase with venison is fabrication.
Their luck was no better than that of
the others. Their trip was full of Incl
Fient but not of deer.
:. It was Friday when the two set off,
driving, with Charles Miller, their cook,
riding in front Billy Callen had sent
in word from his ranch on Mill creek to
rome out when the first snow storm
rame as deer We're plentiful. When the
snow tlurries began to fly on FRIDAY
The two sportsmen started. They had
understood from the message that the
deer were near to Callen's ranch. on
arriving there they intended to begin
operations at once.
T. Before the ranch was reached came
the first untoward incident. Miller was
riding on ahead when suddenly, as the
DalyS rounded a bend in the road, they
saw him dismounted with his gun point
ed straight at them Visions of hold
up fitted for an instant before them
minds. Stories of exactly what took
place do not agree, but both Dalys as
sert unhestitatingly that the report
they broke for cover is both malicious
and false. Miller, it was found on IN
yestigation, had no dark designs upon
his employers but simply was trying to
get a shot at some farmers dogs who
insisted on barking at him as if he We're
Chinaman or an Italian.
@ Arriving at Callen'S ranch Hugh
DAILY asked: "Well. how far do we
have to go now to get deer?'' scan
ming the nearby hills expectantly.
Not so very far only about st
miles" said Callen in a matter of fact
tone.
Eighty miles," yelled the Dalys in
chorus. Great snakes; We thought you
said the deer We're here
Mr.. Calen assured them he had not
The Dalys and the cook. when the first
Shock was over were game and cnang-
ing horses, pressed on over the divide
and on into the Big Hole, where they
reached the place to which Mr.. Callen
had directed them, the ranch of MI
Dorr. It was bitterly cold, there in the
inountains with temperature down tc
Zero and snow flying about them.
4 Crossing the Big Hole on the ice, Mil
Ter dropped not silently but very sud
denly from view. His horse had struck
thin place and broken through, car
rying Miller down with him. The
stream was shallow, so neither were II
great danger, but to get them; out {
channel had to be broken in the ice tt
the shore ..s--, .. a.-
On arriving at the Dorr ranch th
hunters received assurances of deer i
plenty in the snow clad hills. At last
they thought, their hopes were to b.
realized
Sunday the two Dalys sailed forth
armed and equipped to kill who'll
herd of deer Hour after hour the.
plodded through the snow, ranging fou
or five miles from the ranch, but not ;
sign could they discover. In deep dis
gust they returned. Mr.. Dorr, who ha'
been indisposed and SO had remained a
home was 'astonished.
But" said he. "Pll tell you wha
we'll do; Wen put on snow shoes AM
go back about 20 miles where we cal
get lots of them.'
1t was discoura ging outlook, but tn
hunters had gone too far to recede. Fo
the first time in their life they donne
snow shoes and, piloted by Mr.. Dorl
started. That was about all they die
It can not be said their procession too
a stated time to pass a given point, 70
they didn't get past. Hugh DAILY walk
ed two or three PAGES like a man VIII
had fallen into a tank of molasSes an
was trying to wade out, then steppe
on himself, apparently made franti
effort to insert his left foot into hi
right ear and subsided on the snoN
bank.
Joe DAILY didn't do that well. Th
presence of the snow shoes on his fee
seemed to destroy his ability to ba
ance He wobbled wildly for momen
gave a correct, though brief and hui
ried, imitation of the couchee-couche
dance and plunged headlong into
drift. His snow shoes and feet aros
above his grave-animated tombstone
Mr.. Dorr fished him out with larld
and some profanity.
This ended the hunting trip.