The Forrest City times., 1901-11-22
Pilgrimage TO Mud Lake.

Away to the southwark, twenty miles
or more from Forrest City lies Mud Lake.
the famous feeding grounds of ducks, on
their winter fight south. The lake is
about two miles long and nearly as wide
Its width consists OF narrow strip of
shallow water, bogdered by grassy marsh,
furnishing secure resting and feeding
| grounds for water fowls. In the mud of
the clear water are millions of soft shell
snails, OH which the birds feed, Mud
Lake derives its name from the fact that
its bottom is of quick mud, being impossi-
bic to wade it. For the first time in its
history, this fall the marshes have been
dry enough 10 walk over, caused by the
extreme drought the past summer.
Ducks and geese cougregate in this lake
by the thousands, thus making it attrac-
tive to hunters. Bear. deer and other
| game also abound in this region.
Every year, in November, pilgrimage
is taken to this Mecca of sportsmen by a
number OF citizens and invited guests from
abroad. Last Monday week was the time
appointed for the trip, aud Capt. Geo B +.
Galory, the promoter of these outings,
was busy by sunrise getting things in or
der, and soon the two wagons were loaded
with camp equipage and edibes, and to
| the joyous notes OF the hunters horus
and the baying of hounds, the calyacade
! started for the lake.
The personnel of TIE party we're as fol-
| lows:
J, :. Youmans, of fataskala. Ohio; A. You
| mans, OF Pataskala, Ohio; DR.. l.. Willis, of
Newport: Ben Simmons, OF Newport Geo b.
Mallory. Capt j. f. Richards, John Richards,
Yves Richards, Joe Rogers, DR.. f. A Long
). ii. Upton, NJ. n. Gaaes. Ed Landvoigt, ).
| Z. Mcdaniel, 5. E. Aven. John Pickens. Dan
| Wylds, Jack Pipkins,, fred Prewett and p.
| Garner.
The lake was reached in the afternoon
The site selected for the camp was at the
foot OF the lake on an immense Indian
mound, on which was s log shack, former
! ly occupied of by tmbermen, which was Ia
ken possession by the party. Immediately
after camp was established a rush was
made for the hunting ground. Never were
so many ducks seen on the lake before
they We're counted not by numbers but by
the acre, and their quacking sounded like
roar. Soon the shooting begu n and soon
| h. l. f.,
all became tired in short time.
Headed 10y Capt. Mallory part Of the
crowd INDUCED in bear hunting, and
while they were out every day not chase
rewarded their labors. 1t is surmised that
all the large game has been scared ont of
that section OF country by timber camps
The party succeeded, however, in killing
several wild cats
Those Of the party who INDUCED in
shooting ducks and turkeys were amply
successful. Over 800 dncks, principally
green head mallardS, were killed. alsC
quite number of turkeys-Mr. j. S. You
mans carrying off the honors in turkeys
| lIlCe hfl}dtltl leu IN DUCKS. out It l.
whispered that he killed half dozen thai
were hung up in tree by another shooter
As to the',ruth OF this, depouent knowetl
not. DR. Long gories in the fact of killing
eleven duck at one shot, while Col. Land
voigt carries honorable sears, front and
rear, caused by the rebound of his gun
OEverybody enjoyed themselves hugely
and the yarns told at the camp IRE would
have put Munchausen to blush, NJ. n
Gaines departing further from the truth
than any other. Coon hunting was aIsC
INDUCED in, but no ''rOllin' talsn evpi
decorated the sides of the shack.
Saturday morning everything wa.
packed and at 10 o'clock the procession
headed for home, happy in having spent
weeks outing--the best for years-auC
full of anticipation for the next year:
Pilgrimage to Mud Lake
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