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Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-07-21

Not long since the writer had the
pleasure of spending an evening with
"Uncle Tine Withers, who Is we'll
known through this country as the
"old bear fighter" and although white
with the frosts of sixty winters
and covered with scars, he Is ready to
do battle with bruip whenever he iinds
him. Among his many stories OF bear
and deer hunts, and Mexican and In
dian war experience, he told the fol-
lowing. which will try to give as near
ly as possible in his own words:
There had been bear killed hog
or two down in the bottom not far from
my house, and SO one morning Meade
and me and a niger struck out to kill
1t. We didn't have but nine hounds,
but they we're good ones as ever nosed
a trail, and knowed II the bear hadn't
left the country old Bob would find him.
Sure enough we hadn't more than got
there before they commenced trailing,
and pretty soon they jumped him. He
led us a chase over some pretty rough
swamp for about q mile and then freed.
We got there as quick as we could, and
found the dogs doing their best to climb
a big cypress. About thirty feet up
there was a big hole where limb had
been twisted of by the wind and had
broke through to the holler. We
knowed that Mr.. Bear was right there,
but how to get him was the question.
We had an axe, 1t was good long way
home, and the tree was a big one any
way. Well, as luck would have 1T,
there was big bamboo vine run away
up the tree and seemed to be pretty
strong, and about half way up to the
hole was a good strong limb that stuck
right straight out from the tree. / was
pretty active In those days. and con-
cluded finally that could climb the
vine to that limb, and stand there and
poke fire into the hole: so we got some
"choctaw" chunks and set 'em afire, and
got long slim pole to raise 'em with.
when we had got everything ready,
| clumb up my vine to the limb and had
Just got sit down on 1t, when ! heard
clawing inside of the tree, and directly
| see paw laid up into the hole, and
then the other paw and then his head.
He was a big fellow and he didn't look
pretty a bit from where | sat, but I'll
give you my word / was a heap worse
scared of Meade than / was of the bear.
He was one of those terrible excitablc
kind of fellows, and he was dancing
around down there with his gun cooked
and / didn't know what minute he was
going to shoot. He was just as apt to
hit me as he was the bear. and even II
he didn't hit me. didn't want Z
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-07-21

ing. Shoulering my old Spencer re-
peating rife | took to tho brush: but
In these days of good rifles the old style
Spencer would be sort of a contrary
"let her go, Gallagher" 1t may be she
would go, may be she would not.
Mine was a good one OF the kind. l
had resighted 1t until 1t was a nail
driver at seventy-fve yards-that Is,
when it went.
had tramped over the mountains for
some six hours. 1t was getting late in
the afternoon, and ! had seen nothing
but couple OF wild turkeys, with no
chance for shot Coming out upon an
open hillside, with small patches Of oak
brush about two feet high, | saw sight
which made my heart beat fast, and in
q second had bad case of the buck
ague. For there below me, not seven
ty-five yards, | could see the branching
horns of an old buck ut least six points
to the side. I knew. How to get him
was the question. ! sat down to quiet
my nerves and think 1t over. l could
not see the body, but only about half
the horns above the brush. j knew
when he came up it would be flying.
and meat was too scarce to chance
wing shot. by studying the position Oh
his horns and straining my eyes into
the brush ] thought | could make out
the line of his back. Drawing a care
full bead ] fired. The buck sprang up,
then stumbled and went down. could
see the blood on his shoulder. Up he
sprang again. and | pulled the trigger,
but she didn't go Gallagher" Away
went the buck with broken fore-leg,
down went the lever of my old Spen-
Ger, and as might have been expected.
the knife-blade extractor sheared the
rim from the shell; and there was left
with spiked gun and no ramrod, until
/ had whitfield down young oak sap
ling and made one. 1t was then near
shutdown, and my noble buck, where
was he! Even to-day the memory of
that big wounded buck disappearing
among the pines makes me feel lonely.
j. j. FULTON.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-07-21

found the bear making frantic efforts to
regain his feet, SO Cool. brave FELLOW
fearing that he might get away. jumped
upon the log and placing the mizzle
behind his foreleg fired again. The an-
topsy which was held on the spot show
ed that the first shot had taken enect
Just under the eye, ranging BACK.
knocking out and breaking off several
teeth in the upper jaw, crashing
through the little bones" of the neck
(second and third cervicaD, passing on
through the muscles and out at the
back OF the neck When the result or
that shot was discovered there was
some talk of wasting lead" They had
but seven cartridges in the outfit when
they left the cabin. The Colonel sent
the hide on to Philadelphia. and 1t now
serves as a rug in his pleasant home, a
mile above Huttonsville. The rug Is
the finest | have seen OF its kind,
glossy black, and the fur four inches
long. u. "a. %
Reaver, Pa.
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COL. E. HUTTON.
OF HuttonsviIIc, w. Va, Tells How
Bears Are Shot.

OF HuttonsvilIc, w. Vs., Tells How
Bears Are shot.
While my experience with bears Is
not very extensive, | can tell of one at
least that received a head shot. In
May of 1887. Col. K. Hutton. OF Hut
louisville, and my old guide, Isaac Cool,
of Webster county, w. Va, were in the
Gauley region looking up land and
showing a Philadelphia party a tract OF
land that the Colonel had for sale.
They stopped at my cabin on the north
fork Of the Gauley, altitude 3,400 feet,
and on the night of the 18th there fell
a nice tracking snow. Now. they had
but one gun with them, and it was the
Colonels day to carry 1t. Poor COols
heart was heavy, for he thought they
might jump something. After break
fast they started for Elk river. and on
the right hand prong of Leatherwood,
about half-mile from the cabin, Cool
struck fresh bear sign leading right up
the creek. He asked for the gun. but
l suppose the Colonel did not hear him,
for he did not get 1t. They had not
gone two hundred yards, when Cool
saw the bear above them in a thicket
of "rip-shin" standing looking over a
log, and he called the Coloners atten~
ton to 1t; but the Colonel could not
see from where he stood. and, knowing
that the bear would not stay there al
ways, he reluctantly handed the gun
Tan old Marlin to Cool, who took rapid
aim and fired. Down went bruin.
They ran uD the mountain side about
seventy yards, looked over the log and
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Wood street.


Incidents I'm NY Hunting Life.
| was camping one night late in the
fall of 1849, at the head of Molly
chunnkemunk Lake, near stream
which runs from the ponds known as
Richardson Ponds, and within ten rods
of the lake. 1t was dark and windy
night, threatening storm, so put my
night wood inside my shed camp and
reloaded my gun, standing it in con-
venient place, built up a cheerful FIRE
outside. ate a hearty supper Of broiled
trout and other fixings and lay down
for the night. How long | slept can
not tell, but when / awoke ! was on
my knees peering out into the darkness.
The rain was pouring and the fire was
inst about gone And just then ire
mendous yell or screech saluted me in
the direction of the lake. not over
gun shot away. My hair stood on end.
The situation was alarming and my
nerves crystalized But did not lose
my presence of mind. But holding on
to my gun at once set about kindling
a fire. and of the few Goals in SIGHT
soon got a blaze with my kindling
wood and birch bark. | consider IRE
in dark night the best protection
against wild beasts. | heard several
more of these fearful screeches. but the
animal evidently did not like my fire.
for he steered eastward toward the
mountain. giving me sumner OF
goodbye yell.
There was no more sleep for me tnat
night, and as soon as day broke ! went
to the lake, and there deep ID tne
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-07-21

the bie gun secreted behind a broken
oak stump. In about an nour ZINE !
heard the hounds giving tongue, prop.
ably a mile away. l at nrst tnoush.
the deer was not coming my way pu.
soon the bay of the hounds sounueu
nearer. and this time was accompanies
by the yelping of the cur, which con.
stituted the other part OF the PACK. II
was now evident that the deer was
coming my way, and l became very
nervous in consequence. All my pre-.
yious experience had been with small
game. and the thought OF monster
huck caused me to tremble with eA-
element. | could fancy | heard my
heart heat. What If l should miss.
The thought brought me to my senses
co T steadied my nerves and sliehtiy
raised the hammers of my gun Pres
only q nine pronged buck, which look
ed as large as an OK, appeared on the
edge of a small clearing in front OF me-
He halted for moment, as IL unue.
cided what to do, but the loud voices Oh
the hounds seemed to cause MIN 70
make M his mind, and on ne came
straight towards me and destructloh.
when he was about forty yards from
me. | gave sharp whistle, he stopped,
and | covered his shoulder with me
Uowitzer loaded with nine drains Oh
nowder and two ounces OF DUCK shos
and pulled. He leaped into the air ana
fell. He raised his head and ! puiiea
tho other trigger to make sure OF KILL
ing him outright. The cap failed to ex-
Mode. The first barrel had done rs
work The shock received az the putt
az the gun informed me that the gun
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-07-21

sandy shore we're the foot prints of a
large panthH' with toe nails or claws
full two incnes long, and the creeping
tracks near to each other when he
passed by my camp showed that he was
wicked. When he came to the stream
he leaped across some twenty-five feet,
sinking his feet deep into the sand,
showing that he was heavy animal.
| have no doubt this is what hunters
term the Indian Devil. creature with
which man in the woods alone has no
business. have tracked creature
like this since, but never heard his
voice and never want to.
After 1910, for nearly twenty years,
moose were abundant in Maine, and 1t
was lawful to kill them with dogs or at
any time of the year, so almost every
body laid in supply Of moose meat
each winter for the year, which was
saved by smoking, drying or sailing.
Those farmers who did not care to hunt
them, usually had enough given them
by their neighbors or bought 1t eheaply.
At one time four of us were chasing
a moose on the side of a mountain west
of Rangley lake, when, on coming out
into an open place in the woods, the
moose stopped and "sulked,' as we
termed it. In our party was sixteen
year old boy, who was brave lad and
liked to show off pretty well, so when
the old bull stopped, this fellow Dan
ran in the open place near the moose
to get a better look at him. But no
sooner had Dan showed himself to the
moose than the moose started for him.
There was about four feet of snow and
we all had on snow shoes. Only one OF
the party carried gun, and Ne was
few PAGES back, just coming up. We
all rung out, Bring the gun. Bring
the gun, quick," So the gun soon got
there, but not so quick as the moose,
for four or five good strides brought the
moose and boy too near together. The
boy was not idle for he turned and
made for big hole or hillock of snow
a few yards away, and seeing the moose
upon him he dove into the snow bank,
out of sight, but not until the moose
had trampled beat where the lad was
last seen, and in less time than ! can
write it had a standing place as hard
as frozen ground, and under his feet we
could see one of the boys snow shoes.
AS soon as it was possible that moose
was shot and fell in his tracks. and we
all ran to pull the dead body of the boy
out from under the moose, where we ex-
pected to find him. We soon got the
snow shoe, but the boys foot was not
in It, and while digging away the snow
searching for him we heard him cry
out. We all looked in the direction OF
the sound, and along the bank of snow
about one hundred feet the boy stuck
up his head through the snow. The
bank of snow was formed by tall tree
blown up by its roots, the snow cover
ing it out Of sight, and under the tree
was on open space, as the tree lay up
from the ground, and under this the
boy dove, as the moose reared to crush
! him down, just coming down on his
snow shoe, which in the struggle broke
loose from the boys foot.
That was a scared boy. but. he was
a wiser boy. Much OF his conceit had
left him. j. G. RICH.
Bethel. Maine.
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wounded bear coming down on mo, =
I'd quarrel and cuss at Meade while
and tell him not to shoot and then
would talk to the bear. told him u No
had an idea OF coming down to Just let
me know and I'd try and get down hrst.
The bear didn't appear to be bit BASH
full. He would look all around, ana
then at the fellers down below. AMI
then at me--wasn't scared at all, buC
didn't seem to know what to make Of
us and the dogs Now X you don't
think | felt sorter shaky. you arc
mighty mistaken. There was Meade
below with that gun, and bear above
that looked like he had just AZ lcavo
come down as not. just tell YOU, -
was a pretty tight place, but Mr.. Dear
finally figured it out guess. that down
the boiler was the safest place for him.
SO down he went You bet ! was giad
that he took that notion, too, and just
as soon as he got pretty well down, the
fellers below stuck the end OF the polo
into one OF the big cunks and handed
It UP. and raised 1t up to the hole ana
pulled 1t loose. got down to tho
ground In hurry, and by the tine
did the fun commenced. ~
"Of all the roaring and snorting racks
cts YOU ever heard in your life, they
was I'm that tree, scratching, swapping.
growing and pounding all mixed up.
He STAYED down with that fire until We
could actually smell burnt hair and
cooked meat, but he had to give It UP
after while, so out he came, smoking
like a tar-kiln, and bounced onto .
limb lust below the hole. and began
TO keep Meade from shooting until the
hear got still. and then he had just to
shoot. He turned loose his shot gun
barrel and the bear never quit licking.
and then he blazed away with the rine
barrel. and the bear sorter snapped q
bls hind leg. / was laughing so at the
smoking bear and Meade tnat never
thought to shoot until he nad made W
his mind to come down, ana wnen ne
did II was in hurry. OF course tnem
dogs they just covered him, ana was
awful glad that Meades gun was empty
or there would have been some deao
dogs sure. Well the bear soon mace
charge and got through the dogs. put no
didn't 20 far before they stopped MIN
again. and then he was good and mao.
and I knew he would kill dog IN
minute. Sure enougI he did get one
down and as he did | made rush AZ
the dogs, and getting little clear space
I put a load of buckshot, wads ana ALI
right into the burr of his eye, and tnat
settled him. As soon as we could eet
the dogs off we commenced looking Tor
Meade's shot and where do you reckon
n was2 Well. you can believe me or
not. but there didn't single one OF
them buckshot hit that bear ana tne
rife ball had gone through his heel
"He was nice fat bear, but tnas
akin wasn't worth packing home
pm " KOKo-KOH0. }
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had gone off. The echo from my gun
had scarcely died away on the morn
ing air before | was before the fallen
game. He was scarcely breathing, the
buckshot having made a hole large
enough to let his wind out all at once.
To say that / was proud poorly ex-
presses it. In few minutes the dog
came up, smelled the dead game and
laid down beside 1t, as though to say.
| done part of the work and am entitled
to some consideration. Presently the
hunters came in and all congratulated
me on my success as marksman. The
horns of that deer have in my posses
sion as a trophy, and now adorns the
top of my hat and coat-rack.
A short time afterwards, unfortunate
ly for my duck gun and the seventy
five brass shells all loaded. were de-
stroyed in fire at Pittsburg, w. S. Bell
& Co.'S store, Photographic supplies, on
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Johnson. Canada, South Branch of the
Potomac river, Cheat river, Taggart's
Valley river, Fish creek, Fishing creek,
Middle Island creek, Captina creek, and
Wheeling creek.
Well do | remember the first deer l
killed. After being placed on stand
my mind was filed with visions of deer,
bear and wild cats; and being the own
er of an eight bore. double barrel duck
gun, weight fifteen pounds, barrels
forty inches long and seventy-fve brass
shells. The charge was usually from
nine to ten drains of powder and two
ounces shot. (This gun was used in
blinds or shooting from boat) After
leaving the railroad three-quarters
days journey by stage brought us to
our destination, and on the following
morning we went for hunt. | was
placed on stand with instructions to
keep still. got myself and most OF
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How n Buck Gave Me a Henrtache.
1t was some years ago. when bacon
was not SO plentiful as now in Arizona
Territory. Meat was meat, and there
was no shooting game for fun. ] was
mining at the head OF Lynx creek.
twelve miles from Fort Whipple, when
one day finding our larder running low
l concluded II WAS time 70 80 hunt
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-07-21
ANOTHER OLLA-PODR|DA
IF INTERESTING HUNTING STORIES
FROM REGISTER CORRE-
SPONDENTS.

Ny First Deer, and the Joys of
Roughing It<-"Incidents in MY
Hunting Life"-''How n Buck Gave
Ne Headache"-COI. Hutton, of
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Tines Bear
story.
Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1901-07-21
XIII.
AWAY FROM THE THRONG.

II may not be, yet it seems to me
Away from the throng is best;
BY some lonely shore where the waters
roar,
Or far in the crimson west
/ or friends are few that are sure and
Aye, the crowd is a mob to me:
More tame and mild is the distant Wild,
More calm is the stormiest sea-
Al, 1t must be so. for the wisest know
That man Is a foe to man.
The love is small that extends to all,
Tho we trust 1t as we can.
10 have one friend at long life's end,
Is a blessing rare, L sigh,
one faithful clasp as we dying gasp
one glance in an honest eye!
Yet, there's love in ALL in great and small,
In the fiend whom all avoid;
gu may see its CLEAN in demon S
dream,
And it cannot be destroyed.
ia the great and least, In man and beast,
lis the soul, till life shall fail;
m sure tbs part of my lady's heart,
And 1t wags my sDaniels tail.
But | sigh again as I say with pain,
Away from the throng is best;
ally fondest dreams are of woods ana
streams
Mar in the hostile west
Here's CLEAN / prize in my horses eyes.
And | like-three dogs at most
Ave, one dear face in my heart has place.
But it cannot hold a host. c. L. +.
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Painter. Grainer, Glazler. Sign
.painter and Paper II q pleS.

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w,,,te Leads, oils, Terpentfnc, var
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YoR eALE-sman meiun- 1Ss: ~ see3
tsn gps' 's1SySr II cH go
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~ First Deer, and the joys of
ROughing 1t.


When reading the descriptions OF
elaborate club houses and the expensive
raraphernalia employed in hunting and
hshing, sometimes think that after all
there is something in the advantages
OF poverty" at least so far as the en-
)oyment of Woodcraft is concerned.
My idea of sport with rod and gun is to
get as close to nature as possible. for
What is it that gives us enjoyment in
this particular form of amusement but
the satisfying of the yearnings of our
nature. | mold then that the more we
neivilize ourselves the more enjoy
ment we will receive. Each sportsman
does almost everything for himself,
catch his own fish, shoots his own
game, paddle his own canoe. of
course, for novice or tenderfoot this
would be impracticable; but if any one
Is favored with good constitution and
some experience would try my methods
am persuaded he would approve OF
them. He would see if he used his eyes
and ears, that he would soon acquire
good knowledge of Woodcraft. He
would even in a strange neighborhood
soon find himself able to tell by the
sound of hounds tongue whether he
was running deer, fox or merely max
ing squirt after rabbit and he would
Tell at which point ducks would be like
10 fly near, and where to set out his
aecoys. | have been camping out Tor
Upwards of thirty years. and have fully
enjoyed my trips. Have all the para
phernalia used for that purpose. Have
tWo tents, one large fly, cooking uten-
Sis, etc. have lcamped out ct Show
island. Michigan. Spirit Lake. Iowa. Big
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1901-01-11

"White man IS mighty uncer-
tain" declared the Indian. but
if this legislature does take a
notion to elect Thomas Lowry
to the United States senate it
will not be a severe blow to the
""ater powers along the Missis-
|sippi. Lowry already con-
tracts the power from one dam
at Minneapolis, and he is about
Ito build another dam on this
just above Minneapolis. About
the only way the national gov
|ernment can especially affect
Little Falls is in the control OF
the water that goes down the
river. If the up-river reservoirs
are maintained and enlarged,
and -hen so controlled as to
give the water powers q nearly
regular supply o: water, it
would be a great benefit. May
be Mr.. Lowry isn't SO bad.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1901-01-11

The delay in passing the
army bill in the senate will
cause extra expense in trans
porting the new regiments to
the Philippines and returning the
volunteers whose time expiresin
Ju About 35, 900 will have
to be moved each way, and the
government must get additional
transports in order to flush the
work in the time that will now
be allowed. The men who are
causing the delay now are the
same ones who insisted on keep
ing the terms of the volunteers
down, to two years when the
law was passed in 1899.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1901-01-11
Free of Charge.

Any adult suffering from a cold
settled on the. breast, bronchitis,
throat or lung troubles of any ma
ture, who will call at l.. D. Browns
will be presented with a sample
bottle of Boschee's German Syrup,
free Of charge. Only one hottie given
to one person, and MOI e to children
without order from parents.
No throat or lung remedy ever had
such a sale as Roschee's German
Syrup in all parts OF the civilized
world. Twenty years ago millionr
II bottles were given away, and yous
druggists will tell you it's success was
marvellous. 1t Is really the only
throat bad lung remedy generally
endorsed by p lysicians One IS cent
hottie will cure or prove it's value.
Sold by dealers in all civilized coun-
tries. l.. D. Brown.
Get Green's prize almanac.
Little Falls weekly transcript. (Little Falls, Morrison Co., Minn.) 1894-19??, 1901-01-11

Minneapolis Times: One OF the
most interesting incidents of the
ceremonies today will be the at
tendance of the aged father Of Gov.
ernor-elect Van SAINT. who will cele'
brate his ninety first birthday by
witnessing the inauguration Of his
son as governor Of the state Of Min
nesota. The governors father will
arrive in st. Paul on this morning q
train from Omaha in time for the
ceremonies. r.@