Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1901-09-11
WHITE DEER.
Aibiros Seen in the Adirondacks and
Some of Them Killed.

An al6ino deer Is so rare a sight in
the Adirondacks that when one does
appear it is regarded with superst-
tious feelings by some of the natives.
Many of the so-call5d natives of the
diiondacks are French Canadians. y
white deer Is never killed by the French
Canadian and he does not modest It
although he believes there is an evil in
fiuence about him while the albino deer
remains in his neighborhood.
Some white deer have be- n killed in
the Adirondacks in the last few years.
In 1898 a white deer frequently visited
homes of natives in the Keene valley.
II appeared in the fail and became re-
markably tame. 1t was a beautiful
creature. having a neck and tail Of pure
whit while the body and Lack
were nearly white. The eyes Of
this deey were white although
usually the eyes of an albino are pink
By common consent the albino of the
KeenS valley. a doe. was left unmolest-
cd and it was decided to await heavy
STOW when it could be run down and
captured alive. But the dogs got after
1t and chased it until it paused in an
exhausted condition near a traveller
who caught 1t and cut its throat. Tie
traveller was not aware of the agree
ment among the hunters to preserve
the doe as long as possible and deeply
regretted his act when he was Informed
of their plans.
The guides Of the Adirondocks say
that within their memory not mere
than dozen white deer nave been re-
ported and the appearance OF one is
sufficient to excite them greatly. Men
of the steadiest nerves under most
hunting experiences are sometimes up.
set at the sight of white deer or an
albino bird.
Many visitors to the North Woods
scout the idea that there is such a thing
as white deer. At the same tirna
the superstitious prefer not to see on"
as they believe it indicates danger
So deep seated was this superstitloE
among the natives at Wild Cat Purd
in the Cranberry Lake region of s.,
Lawrence county that they left an al.
bno deer alone when it appeared there
three years ago. 1t was frequently
accompanied by a fawn of the
usual color. What became of ii has
never been known. but the native there
tells the inquirer that he did not shoot
II, nor did any of his relatives They
all admired it too much to think OF
Killing it. and while they wont admit
that they were super stitious about
shooting 1t, they will say that they pre-
fSrred to take no chances so far az
that white deer was concerned.
Last fall two hunters succeeded IN
killing two rare white deer. One OF
them was shot near North Hudson hy
John Greenough. 1t was two-year
DID buck. and those who saw it describe
It as being perfectly white with pink
ears. Another popularity was that II
had very short legs. Clark Cox,
A gamekeeper of tn preserve of George
r. Finch. shot white deer near the
Boreas ponds. This was also young
Duck with pink eyes and a spotless coat
)f white.
II is said that a great white buck
vas the leader of Il herd OF deer which
had yard in the vicinity of Bona
oarte lake last winter. IT is said that
he buck was two-year old and that
/ had for a mate a white doe. It was
me of the most unusual sights that
ever greeted a hunter, that of THE
handsome buck and its white compan-
on, both Of them seeming naturally to
De the leaders of all the others.
The white buck and doe of the Bona
larte country escaped without being |
harmed. and ii is said that there are |
White deer in other parts of the region |
They were reported near the close OF |
he last hunting season anu were al |
owed to so unframed,