The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1914-01-17
THE ANNUAL RABBIT HUNT
Took Place Last Monday and Was Success
In Everyday

In Every Way
The annual rabbit hunt occurred last
Monday. Although the Thermometer
hovered near the zero mark. il failed
70 keep the. hunters from carrying out
their previously planned "trip. and at
about six-thirty Monday morning the
cotton tail hunters could be seen com
ing from every direction. headed
for their place of meeting for these
mighty hunters hold an annual meet
ing before they plunge into the thick
swamps. as well as after they emerge.
Two by two the hunters disappeared
nto the place Of meeting and shortly
after the street was in deserted con-
dition only for the appearance OF a
lone figure coming in the distance and
hiking 1t with the speed OF the wind.
as If his life depended on getting
there at an appointed time Upon
closer investigation 10 turned out to
be Billy" Rein. and he too, was
soon lost among the multitude of han.
ters who had now all assembled In the
meeting place and were making pre-
parations for the big hunt.
We noticed in particular cotton
tail hunter whose head and shoulders
lowered above the rest and our eyes
couldn't help but detecting him in the
act of depositing some little paper
circles and some square paste boards
in his pockets. The shrewd eyes of
Billy" noticed this move also and
he again eame into the lime light.
ae approached the tall hunter. jump
ed up ON chair 90 as be could
look him square in the eyes, and said :
''see here. now this 10 going to be
rabbit hunt and we don't nee that
kind of ammunition on this trip. =
The tall hunter finally convinced
BILLY" that they were only taken
along TO settle disputes in case some
one got into arguments as to "who
killed the rabbit, etc.
After that each of the hunters load
ed up" with couple OF extra rounds
Of ammunition" and departed from
their meeting quarters. There was
regular army OF them, and oh how
jolly they felt-those veterans OF the
dark cedar swamps.
So at exactly eight O'Clock forty
hunters and nearly as many dogs. left
the city headed for Herman Holmes
camp near Chicagon Slough and the
hunt began.
Ten minutes after their arrival they
all separated. going in different direc.
tions into the swamp and FIVE minutes
after that the swamp was alive with
noises made by dogs, guns and hun
ters. Occasionally one could see tree
sway and finally fall to the ground.
gored at the butt with a charge Of fine
shot. Now aud then the bushy top of a
hemlock could be seen sailing through
the air, pushed along by the charge
from shot gun that was meant for a
rabbit. Phil Shay took along good
supply OF snare wire but when he got
in the swamp TO SGT them out,
changed his mind when he heard line
shot whistling through the trees, and
kept close companionship with a
stump throughout the rest OF the
game. A valuable hound owned by
Quincy Webb came yelping out of the
swamp. with two rabbits close on its
trail. IL dropped ON "a side hill about
twenty feet from the edge of the
swamp. dead chased to death by the
two rabbits. Supt. Biork saw nice
big rabbit coming his way. chased by
a dog and in his excitement at that
moment his eyes deceived him and
he saw two rabbits. de hit the dog.
John Wall brought back the two rab.
bits which he purchased from boy
the day previous 20 the hunt Or.
Hockings had all kinds Of good shots
but ~ the wind up all he could show
to his credit was a squirrel.
The party arrived IN the city that
evening at about six O'Clock with
quite number Of rabbits 10 their
credit and the following evening oc-
curred the big banquet which. was
attended by over one hundred invited
guests among which was James Hoat-
son, Yice-r president Of Calumet and
Arizona Copper, and a personal friend
of Supt w. J. Richards. Mr.. Hoat-
son was the guest OF honor. Captain
Trevarthan of Bessemer WAS also
with the boys ON that evening, rs was
also Mr.. Villas Of Ishpeming.
Everyone present on that evening
witnessed festival that has never
had its eqnal for JOY, mirth. hilarity.
humor, wit. music and feed.
Supt Richards made few opening