Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1900-12-25
OF the Christian County Hunt
ing Club.
The Fiftieth Annual Hunt Taken
in Arkansas in November
1000.
lcoNrINunp rRoM LAsr ISSUE. }

IOHcdlndH GdhC Win Jugs III WdBOu
to keep them from going off too
soon. Lee, Jarrett and Warner
went with the Capt. and wagon up
the Logging, road to point north
of the lake where Lee and Jarrett
we're placed. Warner as usual GO.
ing into the drive for the big game
The drive up and down both sides
of.the lake was made with all the
vim of fresh pack. The dogs soon
separated, one pack taking a doe
toward Lee and Jarrett, Lee got a
long shot but missed. Some
thought that he wounded it and put
dogs on trail, but there was no
blood. Mr.. Lee called it clear
miss. The other pack. took a pack
northeast. Squire Jones (Old Deer
slayer) was directly in the way.
He gave him both barrels. MIR.
Buck is still in the woods-Lord of
the harem. A fawn out OF this
drive knowing Deacon McComb to
be a good man went straight up to
him, but the Deacon being at the
time otherwise epgaged did not halt
the gentle creature. She then
turned straight to the gentle
man from New York, Mr.. Parish,
who at % yards broke her leg. He
then gave her a shot from his little
Pope gun, and she came into camp
straddle OF a horse. Cooper the
guerilla still of the opinion that all
DEER live in the old Bledsoe field,
and where he always turns up
when missing. Came in and re-
ported having ridden up two bucks
in the old field. He shot at both
but owing to the unsteadiness of
his horse made clear misses all
around. Cooper wont lie for any
amount of deer and never claims
anYjhe does not get into camp. He
makes that horse responsible for
good many misses. Fortunately
he is big strong horse and can
bear the MISSES if he don't the deer.
Sunday 25th. 1t turned quite
cold in the night. We had rous-
ing fire and changing of clothing.
1t had been so warm that we could
not keep our meat twenty four
hours. A Sunday is not so mo-
notonous as many suppose. Lost
dogs to hunt up, letters to write,
beds to make up, clothes TO hang
out $4,000. 1t is really the day
of rest as the good Lord intended
lit. Sent Wash to Watson and
Nelse to to the river after mall.
Have had no news from home. The
| McDowell,camp at Ozark left for
home yesterday, eighteed of them
having killed only nine deer. Wash
cot no mail at Watson, Nelse
brought letters for Caudle and Nc
Comb. Mr.. Lee came back with
his dog Pete Turney which was
lost here last year. Pete looked
ashamed of bis Arkansas expert
ence and was glad to be reunited
with his old cronies. l think he
will go tramping no more. There
are some dogs still tramping. AS
r it grew colder McComb put up his
e non on-combustible, air tight, Arctic
stove in our tent, 1t does finely
when you have plenty of mud tC
stop leaking cracks. After hour;
+ Of work and plenty of kindling
Jarrett had to sit on the safety
valve to keep her in the tent The
stove looks like a moonshine still
, Barker came in about night will
his fourth deer killed in a still
hunt. This makes nine dee
brought into camp and ouly eigh
men. Pretty good. Barker go
/ a long shot at wolfe several day
{ ago, it is very unusal to see then
in daylight. Our dogs will not ru
them.
) Monday, 9th. We have decide
n to start for home Friday. Th
g morning is clear and cold with
strong northwest wind blowing
We got into the woods ahead of oil
+ Sol. Made the drive between tn
levees first placing Squire Jones an
Jarrett to guard a long line nea
old camp, Warner again acting a
aid to the Capt. The drive north {
or the levee was "a failure, the dog
going off on a cold trail after th
u, phantom buck and out of hearing
o5 Sent Minor to camp for more dog
Ie Put them on south side OF leVt
~ where they made hot strike goin
Fe towards lake Cheatham. Jarr,
20 and Jones were at ore time in hea
IN ing of this pack, but as usual l
s. game came in sight. They mu
OF have been afraid of Jones. He hS
nt killed so many of their kind th;
IA they avoid him. The Cyprei
b drive was then made, getting up
'y couple of does, Cooper missed OF
and Warner the other.
81 Tuesday, %. Morning brig
= and frosty. We were up for a
ry early drive but finding one of Ba
ker's mules gone we turned out
hunt it. Mule was found with a
old bell Arkansas mare who ha
come into camp to see our oat