Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-06-28

course we had come to make sure that MOTH
ing had been missed. Very little attention 2
that at night all the alligators are close to
shore, either just outside or amongst the water
grasses. In lakes which are shallow and coy
cred with lilies the case is different, Tor IN
such lakes the whole surface of the water has
to be carefully hunted, although most OF the
gators, even then, are found near the shore,
or alongside mud-bank.
saw great many things that-had been
alone-I should have fancied to be alligators,
but, as the light, swept past them and the
boat forged ahead, l knew that / was mis-
taken. Once l saw bright little light shin
ing on the water, and whispered, There s
steadied on my fancied gator for an instant,
and turned again to searching, the lake. :, j.
That is only FREELY. You notice that
you can see it now that my light is turned
the light Of my buli's-eye + on il, and then it
looks like a round red ball. not white, like a
FREELY. Notice the next we find, and l will
vouch for it that you will never be deceived
for fifty years, you will then know it just as
quick as you see it. There is nothing like a
gators eye
We must have gone about half mile from
the landing and were nearing corner of the
light steadied on what ] knew instinctively to
be gator. Then the light flashed off, and as
it did SO the glowing eye disappeared. The
lamp was throwing steady glare little to
one side of where had seen the gator, and.
though l could not see anything, / felt sure
that the practiced eye of the hunter could see
another. In few seconds the light turned
back and showed me the nearer eye.
well! did you see them both? The one
I am holding on now is about fifty yards
| away and the other, which I think is a yery
| small one, Is near the far shore, amongst the
grass, and must be nearly two hundred yards
away, for my light barely reaches him; | DOM
| understand i'm far 49,
Then. the boat slowly crept towards the
| nearer gator, the eye growing brighter as we
approached. Suddenly it moved slightly, and.
instead Of seeing two red lights | could see
| four, for the gator had turned to face MS.
and was watching with both eyes. A few
seconds and there were but two again. and
| for some reason we seemed to get no nearer.
| though | could see the hunter making quick
| time with the oars.
"The fool thing is swimming awav from
U.S. SO must have been shot at lately" said
he, as he made squirt with the oars and
gained. until the. eye changed to yellow, and
then disappeared as the gator sank out Of
harms way.
On looking around I found that we were
away out in the lake, but very soon we were
close to shore again, searching for the gator
that was in, sight when, we turned from our
course to chase the wild one. We had al
most passed it, for it was lying in a dense
tangle OF grass, when the boat turned sharply
into the grass and the gun was discharged be-
th naIsd iii Eed that one for it sank
hunter as he pushed, the boat farther into
where he had shot. eyes, got himl A 1T
tie. chap about, three feet long" Then tie
the small reptile hauled aboard with scant
ceremony, and away we went again.
Two more gators were then sighted at the
same time. and both were killed and deposited