The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1900-11-30
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ing supper prepared from the bss,
that Maj. E. p, McKissick's god
judgment could select. We spent a
very pleasant night after listening to
the many wild and interesting stories
told by "Big Tom" while setting
around the camp fire. After an earl y
breakfast next morniog the party put
out for days hunt. 1t mad bt en-
only sh,!t time after leaving the
camp until the pack Of swift and fiery
hounds had brought to bay q terrific
black bear, which was carried to the
camp. after being pierced by oae ball!
from the Winchester of our crack
sportsman and master of bounds, Eu-
gene Cunningham.
The afternoon of the day just men.
ton was spent in pleasant hunting
and trout fishing. Our expert was
W,J. Fitzgerald, who caught eighty
out of the two hundred trout, if M
memory serves me properly. Ten
pheasants were killed, the greater
number killed by our great trap
shooter. Maj, E. P. McKissick.
After we had finished our supper
on the evening of the 30th we passed
the time by telling stories aud play
ing games. Mex morning the stand.
ers were placed and the twenty five
hounds divided; half taken by Eugene
Cunningham ant ne others taken by
CunniDgham's trainer to "Shatteen
Gap" as you will recognize all Indian
name; while Cunningham carried his
pack to the "Timbered Ridge" 1t
had not been longer than an hour un.
til we heard Cunningham's pack com.
ibg in full cry and before reaching
the "Big Tom" stand the report Of a
qua was heard, fred by Oliver Rut.
ledge, which had, within few seconds,
hushed the cry of the hounds. Per
haps, thirty minutes had elapsed at
the end of which time the other
hounds were heard coming, bringing
a very fine ten specked buck, which,
after receiving several shots and slugs
from the gun Of Jack Mex Kissick, was
the parties game. At this time it was
growing late aud heavy mist WAS
falling, which prompted the party to
pitch their tents and prepare for
hard nights rain, which continued
from 8 o'clock pm until eight O'Clock
next morning. After a very few
minutes the cook, which Maj. Z. P.
McKissick so kindly selected from his
number of cooks at Battery Park
Hotel, had an elegant breakfast, and
after the party had eaten they hardly
realized that it had rained during the
past night, had it not been the noun
tain streams were very much swollen
from the abundant quantity Of water.
After few moments consideration
the hounds were again divided, and
in a short time Maj. E. P. Mel Kissick
and D. E. Sewer had killed deer
each, and to surprise the whole party,
while they we're huddled in q groupe
eating dinner, they heard "Watch,"
the famous bear dog of "Big Tom,"
bringing the third deer over small
mountain near by. In an instant tin
plates and pint cups were going in all
directions, and there was time of
great confusion among the boys get
ting their guns and Winches!ers, but
in spite of all w. j. Fitzgerald in his
quick movement and good judgment
had beat all to the stand where the
deer was making for and at the flash
from his revolver the deer fell, which
led the party to take Fitzgerald TO
the creek and duck him for being
such crack shot with revolver.
After supper a few were feel
ing tired and remained in camp,
white greater number went coon ard
o'possum hunting. Owing to the
mountains being easily lost in, we sent
few miles away for Adolphus, Joe
aud Richard Wilson, sons of "Big
Tom," who were also great hunters,
killing near a hundred bear each, be.
sides they we're all genial and jolly
good fellows, instructing and liberal
in every sense of the word, They
carried us about two miles away, and
on letting the dogs go it was only q
few minutes until Richard Wilson 8
dog had three coons up one tree,
which was great surprise as we had
two dogs that we thought would tree
before any mans dog. Yet, I sup
pose these Wilson dogs are trained
from puppies and being hunted with
constantly make them better dogs.
We succeeded in getting four of these