The Olneyville times. (Olneyville [Providence, R.I.]) 1887-1917, 1903-01-02

perhaps responsible for the
great influx OF wild animals into tile
adjoining country, says an Indian Ter
rltOry correspondent OF the ST.. Louis
Republic
Game Of all kinds. such as deer, Wild
turkey, pheasant, quail. etc, IS 10 be
/ found in the greatest abundance. and
| old hunters and trappers say more
/ abundantly than at any former period
within the memory of living man.
OF the class denominated var
! m!nts." such as wolves pantherg, cata-
| mounts, wildcats and the various other
! species Of lynxes, there are enough and
TO spare. but they cause little alarm
! in comparison 10 the terror inaugJratcl
by the droves OF wild hogs. coming
: from no one knows where, but now
/ roaming by thousands in the cane
/ brakes Of the Illinois River.
| These ferOcious animals seem 10 have
| little in common with the ordinary
! denizens OF the pig pen. They are
| gaunt of form. long legged, with heavy
| shoulders and enormous heads. gar
nished with long yellowish tusks, one
/ thrust Of which Is generally sufficient
! 10 disembowel a horse or steer. They
| are covered with hair or bristles OF
/ O Erownish red color. and harsh and
penetrating as the quills Of a pOrcu-
/ pine.
Several have already been victims
of these savage animals, and ]. Il. Nc
/ Gee, bookkeeper for Newton * Norris,
| has just had an experience that has
thickly tlecked his auburn hair with
gray.
He is an ardent sportsman, and early
in the morning FASTENED TO that sports.
nos
His luck was good, and by 2 o'clock
he had succeeded in filling his bag, and
was thinking of returning home. when
his attention was attracted by rust
ling in the cane. and he discovered n
young pig rolling in the soft earth.
He raised his gun, fred and wounded
the pig.
lis squeals Of agony were answered
by hundreds Of ferocious grunts. and
from every side the enraged animals
/ came pouring in.
McGec is a Scotch-Irishman. n cool
clever, quick-witted chap and he real
lied in an instant that he was up
against hard proposition, but his
coolncss and presence Of mind never
deserted him.
\ small pecan tree stood near. and
in moment he was safely ensconced
amid its topmost branches, and quite
| beyond reach Of any hog The animals
kept coming in from every quarter,
and ii soon appeared that there were
| thousands in the drove. The grunting.
shouting and squealing was appalling,
and the appearance of the animals
themselves, with red. fiery eyes and
| fOam-iecked jaws, no less so.
McGee felt reasonably safe. as IL
seemed impossible for the enraced ami
mails TO reach his refuge. and the worst
he anticipated was a long roost in the
tree. The wild hogs Glared uSs%t him,
and lcaped high in the air. but failed
to reach the quarry. Time and again
the larger hogs made the attempt. hut
NJ last all seemed 10 understand the
futility Of further trial.
-Four immense wild boars suddenly
began roofing rs If for life at the root
Of the tree. The now thoroughly terri
| fled hunter gave himself up for lost.
He understood the intention of the
ho@S-tO uprOOt the tree and thus Sc
cure their enemy. He was entirely
helpless: nothing he could do would
postpone his fate 4 feeting moment.
The hogs rooted in a rapid manner.
ana from his perch the unwilling
watcher peered down upon them.
Fortunately for him. pecan tree
has a tap root, and the root of this
tree seemed 10 fill n crevice or inter
Sticc in the rock, and when this was
reached the efforts of the animals were
unavailing, although time and again
they renewed them with savage en-
ergy.
All through the night the hogs kept
on guard but rs day began TO break
they gradually began to diminish in
numbers, and by sun-up none were
left.
Cautiously the tired hunter descend
cd from his tree and made his way
to j. II. Cookson's. who at once
brought him TO this place in his car
rage He was very nervous and weak.
but the doctors said he would be him.
self again in few days.