The Butte inter mountain. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1901-1912, 1901-10-17
HUNTER GETS HOME.
CHARLES w. COCKRELL MAKES A
KILLING AT RED ROCK LAKE.
FALLS INTO WATER HIMSELF
Dog Tips Over the Boat and Sportsmen
Are Imperiled-Some Ducks
Show the Trip Sue
cessful.


If he is not a sportsman, he is moth
ing
That is what the bell boys at the Butte
are saying today about Charlie Cockrell,
who does duty in the stock exchange at
that hostelry.
The news what the clever man, Mr..
Cockrell. is when game is in sight, did
not reach the city until yesterday, and
on the same train with the glad tidings
Charlie came back to town.
He walked into the Butte wearing the
remnant of what had been hunting suit
and a made-to- order smile. A bunch of
ducks was hanging over his shoulder,
and thereby hangs tale.
Less than week ago Charlie got tired
o. following figures on the blackboard,
and concluded to HE himself away and
make merry in the marshes where the
geese MARBLE and the ducks. make tar
gets of themselves for the festive hunter.
salutea by Bell Boys.
He arrayed himself in suit that made
the bell boys salute him as if he were
soldier Then he filled a hamper with
sandwiches that We're warranted to shed
water, loaded a canteen so that there
would be no danger in case of snake bite,
and sailed forth to Red Rock lake.
Charlie had a friend with him, and
when they reached the water they pro-
ceeded to make a roundup of all the
ducks in sight. After the game had been
herded out into the lake where 1t was
thought it could be reached with rifle
balls, the sportsmen took a boat and nav
gated for the flock.
There was dog in the scow, and am
munitiOn enough to Withstand siege
against the boxers. When it was thought
the skiff was near enough to the birds to
make charge advisable. the two occu-
pants of the boat blazed away.
For a minute the smoke seemed to shut
off the ducks, and it was thought by
the sportsmen that there had been
great killing.
This proved to be mistake. when it
was found that there We're no dead ones
on the surface of the lake. The flock
had been scared away. however, and 1T
was some time before another shot could
be secured.
Thrown From the Boat.
When the oarsmen had again stolen
within range Of the ducks. it was decided
that Charlie should be the only one to
fire. He stood up in the boat and took
deliberate aim. There was loud re-
port and a splash in the water. These
were part Of the net results of the shot.
The gun had kicked Charlie overheard
and the dog became frantic over the fate
of his master and tipped over the boat
This brought the two men into the deep
water with an excited canine.
The last man to leave the boat grabbed
hold of the skiff, and Charlie padded
for the shore with the dog at his side.
He finally reached the land, but not UNI
til he was facing death, as he viewed
the situation.
Once back on the solid turf, Charlie
made a lively scramble to man another
boat and rush to the rescue of his
friend.
The hunter on the boat was holding
to the craft still when the wrecking crew
pulled up to him, and he was taken safSc
back to the bank.
Repairing the Damage.
No effort was made to check up the
havoc Charles shot had worked among
the ducks-he was too busy checking up
the damage that had been done to him
self.
The two men sat in the sun until their
hunting suits shrank tightly to their
skins. and then went out to borrow guns
with which to finish their days sport on
the lake.
They succeeded in bagging several
birds. and came back to town with the
string of ducks to speak for the sue
cess of their outing trip.
The dead birds had their weight in
souaring' Charlie with his friends, put
the bell boys refused to salute him when
he came in with the shrunken hunting
suit.