The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1902-12-10
Forest County Hunting.

some Of the locAi hunters. who visited
adjoining counties in a search for deer
and other big game, bad some interesting
experiences, even % they did return
empty handed. One qusrteiie from here
arrived at Ryromtown, Forest comfy,
late al night, amid heavy downponr Of
rain, and were informed that there was no
hotel or place where they would be given
shelter. Their informant WAS mistaken,
however, as they found a most hospitable
man who look them in, and could not do
too much for them in the way OF hOspi-
tAlity. They went from there to the Lew
Hsrt's camp which is about a mile from
lion City, located in one OF the widest
parts Of the State, in which huge rocks
and fallen timber tops, overgrown with
biiar bushes, make it almost impossible
Tor any one but a native to get thr"ugh.
The hunters were informed that ii was a
great place fnr bears and that one hSG
passed the public watering trough, near
the camp, a few days before their arrival.
Hart took charge Of the tendsrfeet and
secured guides for them, but the work Of
the guides for the next two or three eve
nings As confined to steering the Young
hunters to corn Luskings, dancing aud
apple pairing bees and revival meetings
until the idea Of hunting wild game was
almost abandoned. The next day Hart
took the hunters 10 what is known in that
section As the beaver meadows" re-
minder Of the time when these rare fur
bearing animals were to be found in
large numbers hy The old pioneer hunt
ers. The meadows are four miles from
the Hart camp; the journey was through
slsshings and brush that obsirucled the
hunters al every step and made them
wish for another visit to the pleasure
parties OF the night before. Amer the
party bad clsmbered over rocks that were
A. high As mountains. through tree tops
that were matted and overgruwn with
un1erbrush ard terry bushes that were
from six 10 ten feet high, they reached
the one rouc' usion that Was expressed
BY one Of the most outspoken members
OF the party: This Is a good place to
die in. FOR know the devil and al Of his
imps would consider this the last place
on earth to 20 10 look for sinners"
The nearest the hunters came to deer
or q bear WEs some tracks Of each that
were nesrly a week old, until the second
day when they foubd . fresh track and
fIlOved il through loo scres Of under
brush, only to ind that some other hunt
srs hsd gotten in ahead Of them and kill
si their quarry. A half mile further
they found tie track Of bear. Part Of
the party WAS placed at the bear crossing
and the remainder started 10 chase il in.
When they arrived ct the crossing, they
found the bear tracks and the other hunt
ers. The latter confessed that they had
seen the bear 20 by. but added no further
information. This settled il without Hart
and be struck out for camp, with a word
Of reproach. II was q case where words
would have done the subject injustice.
At the camp the quartetie looked at each
other inquisitiyely and when one said
homes the best plare for u.s. he others
promptly chimed in in the affirmative.
When passing through Iron City. sp-
parently every fair maiden in the place
was 10 the front door yards or on
porches to wave an sdieu to the bold
Venango county hunters, but whether
this was in derision or in good faith the
hunters are still undecided. At an in
formal meeting resolutions were passed
by the hunters to the effect that IL Provi-
derce would forgive them for seeking
tie lives Of wild deer or bear that had
never harmed them that they would
never again visit Forest county, seeking
to encompass their destruction. They
might strain point and go to see some
Of the fair maidens OF that section, but
that would be their only errand.-0il
CITY Derrick,