The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1907-10-12

20 set hack and forming dead water "a
half mile Of more, making a feyorlt
place of moose, deer and caribou.
We hunted the meadows diligently 70
caribou carrying a good head aud spen
many hours Watching al the deadwate
Tor chance 10 get pictures Of game
In this We had no success as the gam
did not come ont % the barren o. dead
water during the daylight hours, Ere
had two cameras, telesphoto lcns an,
outfit especially fitted Tor this kind o
work. Often We lay In ambush listen
lag "a the voices Of the wind IN thl
trees and watching the many eologcs
and eyerehanpng sky with the clous
the sun went down below the fringl
81 fur and spruees and the chilli OF chs
uctoher evening warned IA to get back
20 camp. Once az sunset doe and 4
iawn came down 10 the deadwater and
after drinking crossed bFer into the
woods beyond The light was too dim
for the lens TO catch the picture they
made AZ they stood there drinking, but
IN memory the scene viii be with as for
many a day,
one OF the surprises Of the cruise
came while at camp Storey, and that
too, on the day before We broke camp
Jimmie aud | were going down 10 the
deadwater about I p. m 90 watch.
We were following a game trail that
led through an alder camp when my AT
tention WIS attracted by the sound OF
come animal approaching We stopped
at the edge Of a small opening. nod.
ded my head In the direction OF the
sound and Jimmie whispered der"
Instantly bear stood up on the further
edge Of the little opening and wisely
looked us over. "a bcar-shoot quick
said Jimmie. Here was the chance Of
lifetime. Should / improve itf /
steadily centefed the 33 on the hollow
spot in the bears throat and pressed
the trigger. AZ the report the bear
dropped from sight and was gone. |
AZ once started IN pursuit "a intercept
him, while Jimmie shouted for me 60
return, fearing | would get into close
quarters. lie did not even have his axe,
which he invariably carried during
hunt In few moments returned 10
where the bear first stood aud took up
the trail Of blood. following Il abou,
lifty yards 20 the timber where we found
bruin down. but struggling 70 regain
his feet. He was a beautiful specimen
and would have weighed about two hun.
drcd pounds The bear was but eighteen
steps from me when fred and owing
70 the close range, with the high power
cartridge, ] was fearful OF making a
vile shot.
Il was long after dark when we re.
turned 10 camp. Fred had had supper
and retired. The FIRE was running low,
As we cautiously approached. and taking
the bear from our shoulders we quietly
laid il down near Fredf sleeping bag.
From within the folds Of the bag ne
sleepily inquired rs to our luck. Jimmie
commenced poking the FIRE together while
/ was rummaging for the kettle, and Of
course could not hear the questions
Getting no answer, Fred lazily pokei
his head ont from under the hood Of his
sleeping bag. and raising himself on his
elbows, squinted at the IRE now burning
brightly. There was a moments pause
and then. Great Scott Where did you
get the bearf' What fun we had. Per
haps we were foolish. but we killed that
bear over again hundred times that
night before We turned in.
In the morning we broke camp and
packed back TO the settlement, having
spent seventeen days in the woods. This
was the most successful and enjoyable
trip ever taken by either Of Us. We
were thrown practically on our own
resources. doing the cooking, making |
camp and our share Of the packing The !
trip was planned and run according to
our ideas and those Of professional |
ghde. The expenses were reduced 70 a |
minimum, former experience guided us
N selecting provisions and outfit, and |
there were very few pounds Of useless
lufiie packed. Jimmie proved his worth |
and we were fortunate in securing such /
! companionable and able woodsman on
our cruise to New Brunswick.
b, A. Eastman.