New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-05-08
Glum Hunters Plough
Over Soggy Island to See
Quarry Slip Trap.
GUN CURE GAINING
WARDENS' FAVOR
Ready to Continue Chase Until
Called Off-Cameron'S Men
Think Job Hopeless.

Prom star Corrcsrorden' - The lflpNnei
Shelter Island. L. l., May byron
Cameron led some very wet. very dis
cruntled woodsmcn back TO Irving
Clark's tavern shortly before nighuaii
to-day. Their clothes hung on their
chilled bodies like scarecrow costumes
Since eight o'clock in the morning they
had pushed through dripping bull
briar and bayberry bushes, had bravery
ventured into creeks swollen by the
cold. piercing rain and had been re-
vardcd for their pains withholding
Around blazing fire their chilled
bodies and feelings thawed noueeabiy'
Clarke Hayes. strapping woodsman
from Ausable Falls, cracked few
Jokes from his big stock in his usual
drawing way. The flames threw the
mems shadows on the wall and Byron
Cameron, seemingly interested in the
crotesoue shapes, suddenly stopped
putting his old corn-cob.
Boys. we'll take another drive TO-
marrow And another one the day
after that. And still another one the
following day
Drive Starts in Rain.
His announcement stirred no great
enthusiasm. To-day's drive against the
wild deer on the Nichols estate
showed the woodsmen how unavallng
their heretofore enthusiastic efforts
had been.
whats the use?" asked Harlow
Wheeler. 1--WE didn't get a single deer
to-day. We drove ten out OF the woods
and they rushed back. Besides. there
are only two deer left on Mashomac&
Point, where we thought there'd be a
dozen or more
Cameron's men started from irving
Clark's pier al o'clock this morning
A raw wind and a cold rain made the
proposed drive anything but pleasant
As on last Friday. the woodsmen toed1
the marx on the northern edge OF
Nichols's woods When Chief Cameron
revolver sounded twice they started
the drive. through bramble and brlar.
Ten frightened animals leaped from
the woods and ran toward the wire
stockade across Gibson's Beach. On
Friday the deer had driven past the
cedar striplings and into the woods OF
Nashomack Point but the wire strands
had not been stretched across the sup
norts then. To-day they encountered
The network barrier, refused 10 take TO
the water on either side and drove
headlong back into the woods from
which they had been routed.
Deer Elude Trap.
Dripping wet. Cameron's men sat
,,saisod faur M N
utes before attempting the back drive
They boarded the Olive and were car
ried across the bay 70 the extreme
southern edge of Mashomack Point and
Shelter Island. Here the trees are so
thick that one must worm through side
wavs. Bull briar run in long, tripping
whips across the open spaces. 1t took
the men an hour 10 make back drive
of a little more than half a mile. They
had expected TO rout at least score OF
deer into the plank corral.
They routed just two.
It's simply a human impossibihty,
said Cameron. at will take a long time
before we can show any appreciate re-
suits"
The boats on both sides of Gibson's
Beach idled while the chase took place
Their breathless activity of Friday and
Yesterday was not again in evidence
The men packed on the boats and
sailed back to Irving Clark's place
where they are stopping.
Chief Cameron dried his clothes
and walked TO the big white barn on
the Smith estate and inspected the
deer in the eight individual box-stalls
He fed each several handfuls of green
alfalfa generously sprinkled with salt
Then he returned 20 the hotel.
They're very quiet now he re
rortcd to his men. Tomorrow wei
pack 'em into freight car and shiI
'em TO the Adirondack"
"Will your drive tomorrow follow
the same course as the last two Cam
eron was asked.
"No." he replied. "We1l try drive
across the width Of Nichols's woods
instead Of down IT. Well try TO drive
them toward Ram Head, from NORTH
10 southeast. Our only hope IS K
catch them in the water
"How long will these drives lastT
was the next question.
Until Commissioner Pratt or Chic
Protector Legge calls me off, returned
Cameron dismally.
"Do YOU believe now that Commits
sioner Pratt was right when he sale
that the only way TO get rid OF The
deer was % kill them? ?"
commissioner Pratt" said Gamer
on, sis sensible man
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