Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-10-15

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one deer which was being transport
"a unacrumranied by the owner AMI
without a transportation tag, VA:
held up by the Ward-nS at the station
Thursday. This is the first case Of this
kind. this season.
While George F. Fixen and DR.. Geo.
w. Meyer Of New York City We're
stopping at the Pleasant River camps
conducted by George /. Brown, they
had an experience which does not fall
to the lot of every city hunter. The
New Workers. had been out hunting
one day With their guide. Eugene Rob-
i!son. and Mr.. FiXsen mad shot fine
big buck near the foot of Big Spruce
mountain. The deer was dressed and
hung up i'm the woods to await the re-
turn Of the hunters wnen it would he
taken into camp, and the party Went
on. When the guide went to get tn
deer the next day, he found that some
animal had been at work there and had
eaten large part of the deer's but
tocks and torn the hide badly. evident
~ in an attempt TO keep the carcass
from swaying.
The work was evidently that of a
bear and a big one at that, for the part
which had been eaten was more than
five feat from the ground and the bear
that can reach that far is no cub.
The hunters felt keenly tie loss o:
their deer and set out to rig somt
scheme to bring about Bruins down.
fall. The guide soon hit on a scheme
He mixed up Il tempting mess OF rum
and molaSses and put it near the car
cass of the deer, and hung more of the
mixture at a height whore it would o.
out ofthe bears reach Yet near enough
to tempt him. Next day he went to the
place to see how his scheme ha?
worked. It was bowling success. fol
the boar had become foO!ishlv intoXi
Gated and was vainly trying 10 reach
the sweets which We're hung out of his
reach. He WAS SC intcrt on his efforts
and his senses so benumbed by th@
strong mixture that he did not notict
the presence of the hunters and was
finally killed with a bullet through the
head. The bear was Il big one, weigh
ing over 500 pounds.
In Il palace car automobile equippen
with sleeping quarters and ample stor.
dge "o"m for Supplies. three we'll
known sportsmcr started from Airing
ton, Mass. Sunday evening. Or /.
lays hurting and camping tom
through New Hampshire ana IaiL.
The ,ica was that of Freeman y
Young Of Arlington and Roy A. Faye
Of CambridGc. Their companion. nr.
;lbert II. futile Of Cambridge. arr
ir. Younss two bird dogs, complctcn
the party.
It is the intention Of the party to run
night ana day. ono managing the ma
chine while the other two sleep and
according to Mr.. Young's testimony.
the bed is as easy as that Of Pull
man sleeper, except when you strike a
rock
As they travel they will select spots
for camping when the roads are bad.
Meals ~ he obtained at farmhouses
ana hotels, or. when desired. can be
prepared aboard the automobile. While
tn" weight of the car is little more
than that Of the regular body. no diff
Guilty is anticipated in maintaining the
speed Of the car. if the tires withstand
the extra strain.
From Arlington the party started for
West Lebanon. n. H.. for their first stop
ping place. From there they win goI
through Limerick. Me. to Wiscasset and
the neighbnring country. perhaps ventur
irE into the Moosehcad lake region. nc
coTdirg 10 the amount of game found ana
tho condition of the roads
The ;. l.. Crosby Co. has RI cived from
Francis Il. Colby, well known New
York sportsman, a large consignment Of
Rocky mountain sheep and goat heads
and two mountain lion skins for mount
ing The shipment was made from ROg
ers Pass. British Columbia.