Cañon City record., 1909-10-21
HUNTERS RETURNED WITH
BIG BAG OF GAME

The hunting party organized by
Chas R. McLain. consisting of Mr..
McLain, DR.. R. E Holmes. DR.. Hart
Goodloe. DR.. Theo. Ashley and L. D.
Dawson, returned home this morning
from the White River Plateau Forest
Reserve in the western part of the
state.
That they had a princely time and
were eminently successful from the
sportsman's point of view, is amply
attested by an inspection of the game
they brought in.
They report-deer with horns univers
ally scarce, so much so that ii is
necessary to make the most diligent
effort known to the craft to get a
good buck, and, when the prize is Sc
cured, there is no lack OF apprecia-
ton on the part OF the lucky hunter.
From a member of this party We
have secured a few details of this
successful event.
McLain caused the first enthusiasm
by sending word into camp that he
had killed a little buck and the other
boys of the party went out to help
him pack it in to find 225 pound. 10
point black tail deer with 2s inch
spread OF antlers.
Goodloe, Dawson and McLain
brayed the rigors of an arctic snow
storm while Holmes and Ashley
stacked up the woodpile and kept
things snug and dry in camp. Net re-
suits.
/ Goodloe's automatic spoke and II
point. 22O FOUNDER was dressed out
within 10 feet of where McLain's bucA
! fell the day before.
Next morning with a zero temper
ature Ashley stole a march, slipped
out before daylight. came into camp
while the other fellows were eating
breakfast carrying fresh liver and
heart as large as that OF two-year-
old steer. When asked to tell about It
said: "A two pointer. $50 yards going
like the wind"
The crowd helped pack him ina
200 pound. s pointer.
All hands rallied to go for Goodies
I game and after 1t was loaded on the
pack horse and safely tied Holmes
and McLain slipped away from the
bunch for a circuitous ride back to
! camp. They were soon startled by
something crashing trough the tim
Der. Both jumped from their horses,
Holmes grabbing his faithful Mann
acher rifle and stepping into the edge
, OF beautiful little park while Nc
Lain ran around a clump of spruce.
/ The Mannacher rang out twice. Hol-
mes and McLain jumped on to their
/ horses and rapidly rode to the spot
where the buck was last seen to find
stretched at full length a monster.
A thrust from Holmes hunting knife
finished him. He weighed 215 pounds;
has points and the loftiest antlers
and widest fans in the bunch; killed
at 500 yards.
/ Next day Dawson took stand on
likely spot while McLain beat the
I jungle below him. Dawson's Savage
cracked one. two, three and he
yelled like a Commanche. I've got
him. he's a dandy" and so he was;
! Il points, antlers like an elk and
/ weighed 215 pounds.
] The funniest episode OF the camp
trip was furnished by the horse carry
ing Goodloe's buck on the pack trip
in from Sleepy Cat mountain. Said
horse concluding his load was too
haavv and cOmpapced 20 hurl- voing
down the steep mountain side. The
horse lost his balance and rolled
down the cliff. first the buck on top
then the horse. over and over they
3 rolled until the horse lay Frustrated
with the buck on top.
/ Patterson hurriedly rode around
down to where they lay and cried out.
"Dr, Goodloe. the horns are all right.
not one broken"