The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1900-11-17
.ToAN6t STORY OF
GOAT BATTLE
,,,,r,tius Account OF a
d" honolulu Hunter at
Waianae.

H' .H.H was W HiHe f''''''
Nlfh .'' ..wIps scarce and we
fs a'. y, tbs noxt day and see
NJ had rsueated TO- |
t,v .,.t o climb a mountain
bed , bs pass and was up
h' " Naf wishing TO disturb
stf .g.,s sa early In the morn
~ f'h.' ~. biscuit In my pocket.
4, mn and c,nieen' ana WV, w',n
es hl A. who followed me quiet
Ply .@d aom the tent. -
.ss was damp and pene-
~ t bs clouds hung low over
n.'t 80. 4s started up the
rJ NOT gone Gar when II
lin 10 mined harder and
a y. ,.,i 10 seemed that the whole
curing Itself cut on the
scrap and I sat down
.,.s and ate some biscuit try
philosophical about u. We
= ,,,s to wait long. however.
ain spent itself In a few min
" .,,epsd suddenly. scraps
v y, .ytlsptiy been softened by
ss or else the rocks were 700
=, AMT him. for he stopped
,'.. .u,i b. want TO 60 back TO
=. ,srpv him a piece Of biscuit
7. a.
80, no would 90 back but the
~. 81 him he was sitting where
N IN him. booking reproaehfully
Il me- - tns maintain
..ws hard climbing and without
,sy,hlng In the line OF game,
Nt ~ In turkeys The peak was
l,s',h psl grass and I lay down
strong wind was blowing
m. sea and the clouds were
t.iS,.ps away from the noun
5s mo east the Wahiawa plain,
"a foot above the sea, stretch
...,ty 4, the other range. He
....I ktnn lowered high above
~. ,saka Toward the west. n
.,ssilnr ridges slopcd away
hi mountains and ended In
~, that vent straight down for
if..n hundred feet to the plain
~. tbs Wulanae range and the
AVA M goats were grazing ON
SO not Oar away while Tar down
III q the mountain three Wild
rF passing from valley To val
,st ong swinging run. In search
~ breakfast.
s-ss that could easily shoot
AN goats from that distance as
- hey started 10 run, I stood
(. 1 walked toward them. ex.
~ bsm to run as soon as they
- but Instead. they stood look.
= ns cufuuslv. They had evi.
Fi had any experience with
II a sun before I was doubtless
HI ono on the mountain fol
d shaggy old brown buck tow
.tfa lhe other goats His man'
j BE SHOULDERS. his horns curve,
s.t over hls neck. and his loni
male mm look like n patriarcl
ahad watching me. Hut he evi
rtlfusted me. for he suddenl!
n md dashed along the ridge. tn
Showing him. 7 picked out
sod goat and succeeded II
f,s d down with the irst shot
lH N the goats disappeare,
NJ disp. and | skinned the goat
ff Iho skin In crevice OF tn
} inl pushing the carcass on tn
uIot over and over. increas
b qo1d 40 each revolution. until
~ 600 Into the air and disap
\ Down he cliffs
ult grew narrower farther o
ihoui three feet wide. u drop
~ Utn iur hundreds 90 feet %
~ while on the other u was
tne for about "a hundred fes
NH I'M "a proclplce After goin
hN uigo Tor sume distance
bfunCh ridge that wer
N DOWN ON both sides and wa
,l'u. lNo hundred yards long
y middle VI The ridge lay n larn
u barring the way. n
l' 'n this ridge I could loo
We cllfs beneath me and -
iN ihlt might boz hiding Their
.ist walking along the ribs
hod The big rock. then N
We bow to got around n.
H ply inot high. and seems
NH.f balanced. so I could N,
! u.i my gun on a
a W 0 I'D climb around a.. Nj
1 ..I.bf End had son
l nr Ting htct. was curio,
W.T. ih. run looked ill,
HuUuIh tu q
Of .u' bt pressing co
] succeeded in getting
Al Y lhe other side I walked /,
" 'n'e and then looked back
hi Vh uttlO shelf half WI
pierInlco. stood seven
XIV lnd others were scatter
Ut 7 tonk u careless sh,
,tullng un The shelf 10 Dirt
udsn but my shot w
49,. = hld Intended. for one
'Apel out into the air nj
II. win until ho reached Z
r"n over "a thousand n
'hot echoed again IA.
Ivy "a moment the cliffs W.
nv. so1lt ull hurrying
Ia y. lluFn. I ran back alo
e' tendy when the gol
=. NJ wv ,'und " easier TO I
n u Hr. '''W THIS side. Tn,
sss , we standing about hi
B., tNp' and ! hurried
~. ~ thu goats came
N, W.T. coming and coml
untl 7 counted over
l.. mo sloun. They IA,
bay lhe trail Just below :
y 49, ,uou, to open are. wi
,auu W view fr,u,
M, ',.on The herds could
''pp'l on meeting 81
M ,,,s buck stepped out
~ s,.,' , sd beloved a chSile,
~ herd Then. ~ nv
M b' ptown buck that
"A !, n.y.. herd 1n the ridge en-
~. 'he other hord to n
Q5... me two goats IA,
r,s,s.al'bury rules or preiI
isi .ugni' but lowered n
N wen. went 1t Zach other !,
e',h e, M, make "a football ola
az Wu envy. Then /,