Arizona republican., 1902-07-27
BATTLE WITH RATTLERS
John Prungard Spent Might in 4
Snake Hotel

Big. st1appin:s John ilunFard, whose
hunr is up al"ne Little Pine creek, .
had an experience with ratti-e na ks 3
one niehI last Week thJt he Viii never B
forget. II came near being MS end ,
Brungard, Who l. = years of age. and :
who has hunted hea. and deer since Ee
vas Il boy. has AN inhuin itv1d OF B
snakes. lie IS Il brave fellow III all
other times. bat nos when his combat
ant is a reptile-espe cially a rattle:
His last weeks experience Was enough
to unuervc one Wh1 is much less afraid
OF the "vaImints. a. tn Pine ere -iel'i
call lie veuo:aaus serpeajs-
Rrungdrd was OF a trout fishing eE-
pedition up toward the headWat@is Of
Otter run. Il tributary Of Little Pine
creek ana at least light miles from his
horne. He mad had Indifferent success
and worked his way much farther up
stream than H. had intended. DUiAg
the late afternoon 4 cold. drizziing rain
set in, spraying the leaves and soon
soaking Brungsrd To the skin. Tn
Indications We're that the rain would
Keep up all night. and rs he had little
mind to make the long tip nome
through the bedrag2led underDrush.
he concluded 20 spend the night in an
old log shanJy that was cnc" one 81 the
buildings Ct = lumber camp, bat which
OF lat., years had been rugged III IS Il
bear hunters shack" This cabin
stands ncav the bank OF Otter run,
fully four miles from its mCuth. and is
sheltered by 2 grove of high pine trees.
II was darl. " hen BrEngarl reached
the shanty. He Was lucky enough
iird in the cabin i plentiful supply of
split pine sticks that had been LETT
over by the last hunting party, and
with material from this he soon had
:. rousing fire going in the rickety
stone hearth. He diveste1 himself Of
his outer garments. stripping TO his
undertakes. so that the ratn-soaked
clothes oouid be hung 10y the fire to
d. jerking or the end Cf spit
some ii the trout h had caught. he ate
q .-roughers" supper, and then. With
the aid OF I suffering pine torch he
carried in enough hemlOck boushs 70
make Il comfortable bunk" - che
corner Of tie shack HemlocE beds.
to the uninitiated. are cruel things. but
to the regulation woodsnan CT Crapper
they form downy couch on which
sleep is coaxed TO the eyes il a jiffy-
Brungard. piling the hearth high
with :he wood. stretched himself q
the kcrnlock boughs and soon slept lie
was awakened some time during the
night by something heavy and soft
striking his legs. as though somebody
-, Ri, p,,t rbo hin, +l,a4 str.ick him
&c. = .,,-,drol ,iD,ae v-o,.sa Than sand
49,. - III 80 II ,,.,e q ,-,.tlaer,3l-.
r5-be tf,a v-es sfill burning bright
f,7o,,eb T. fII,,r7;rate the interior OF the
cabin and in the circle of light tnat
- a,orn,l tha FIRE tho now starrv-
80 f2,,,,...r+I ,,e1,ald ~, les tha,.
ti,,..... -a'trIos1,a.,e- an the eocr.
~ ie-,,, b.,,.i,or ,s-.i,-, his
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-. -, i,..l.,,,,, LIN ,,,o,a 1,,.,..ifia,l 20
finI ~ trara 1i3on his hemiock bed
80 r,.iaI lin an55rar ra-,,ile. THEN
i &c 80 10 realized vvhaf II vas
~ bed fa,Ier ,,ran his laqs. 1t was
r,+l.r C;1a,cire- M to sec where
IN, MY rbi-e- might have coma from.
he 80 no. he a,-iue. lnen2cing
il,d of 9notrer ,.af:l..sna.,,e. eight
- ~ Iii emil r,,t from one a.
- -, ffa ola lo.rs
- Ia, nj ti,,,, b.,if mad
-.-:.i, 1900. tbC,,o.;7+ or1,- of e~,.ora He
80. 49,. - ,,.,s j., m. ,-a,.,- cnntar al
da, ~ do,,i1,. a,,A,,,ies who, during
-, ia -, ,.ar,,g~, ~ ~ z,-at
- Nv. c,.a,.Iir,e- into rba chi,-s or
9"- nI,,f,1 ,l,ar, ~.ban his fire had
',.',,,,eI hon, INTO actfvirv. the snakes
,,si hIinfiiv twisted themselves toward
49, t,aa,th f,Il;no and crawling over
',+,,...,Is .,.,,l nc bed rIo,y many Of m.
- 80. 1,.,,a he mid uor tell.
I'll r,,3ert,t h. ., ecora ~. moro for il
,---,-,.i--i,. # +b,ca varo,,o-,s
.i'l ~ '-,1o,.;,o
fe'tlIeS - D"l't 80 .,a, ,,.are no mare.
rt'A'' :! ny ~ ,,r, i, which Ia had
a ,,,-,- pi1,no5rd half rroucbing.
,ln1r a,, hi. l,1+aec TOOK time - rsr.n-
loitor Tbara vse b,,+ ore vav Of es-
nai,aIt;,rongb rho door-for the tv5
1'+t1, ,,.indove in the shack were
tlilril 'tr.,.a Tho roo,. snd their dec.
-, ro,. III ba knew MIGHT he The
-. So 90. ,,,c,.a ,f IN. dare,er-
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