The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-11-19
Young Man
Shot While
Hunting Alone
Falls and Shot From Gun
Pass Entirely Through
Body.
DIES IN BONNERS
FERRY HOSPITAL

Lying out all night on a cold and
bleak mountainside, fatally shot
through the lower body, was the sad
fate that befell Barney Jackl when he
accidentally shot himself while hunting
last Thursday. The young man was
taken early Friday morning to the Bon
ners Ferry hospital where he died that
night about 9 o'clock. The accident
happened across the creek and about a
mile from the Spread creek guard ca
bin, in the Yak district
Young Jackl, IS years old, had left
their cabin with his partner, Irwin An
derson, to hunt for deer. The two men
became separated and about o'clock
Anderson returned to the cabin. At
that time he heard shot at some dis
lance, followed by two other shots in
rapid succession. Becoming alarmed, he
started to hunt for his friend, going in
the direction of the shots. After having
followed up the stream some distance
he began to halo and soon heard an
answering shout in reply. In short
time he came upon young Jackl, badly
wounded and lying where he had
fallen.
The accident had happened on very
steep mountainside and in the midst of
heavy down timber. Anderson at once
saw it would be impossible for him to
take the wounded man out alone, SO he
made Jackl as comfortable as possible,
covering him with his coat, and went
for help.
Anderson made his way to a mining
camp in that region and got one of
the miners to 90 to the Long Meadow
guard camp where phone was avail
able and where he phoned to the Syl-
vanite ranger station, telling them that
man had been shot and asking them
to come and help bring him out.
Assistant Supervisor L. F. Jefferson
of the Libby office happened to be
there, and he, accompanied by Rangers
e. A. Woods and Frank Thomas, left at
once for the scene of the shooting. From
the meager news phoned in by the
miner. they were under the impression
that the man was near road, could be
carried out and brought in by one Of
the lgnt trucks.
However, when the rescue party ar
rived at where Jackl was lying, they
saw that he could not be moved out
with what equipment they had. He
was therefore made as comfortable as
possible for the night, was placed on a
bough bed and fire built, and a man
left with him His wounds were also
given first aid treatment. Jackl had
been shot at about o'clock and the
rescue party reached him about $50
that same evening
Word was at once telephoned to DR..
Bowel of Bonners Ferry who arrived
during the night and who went in with
the party at daylight. He administered
anaesthetics to lessen the suffering of
the young man and he was moved out
and taken to the Boomers Ferry hos
pital, where he died from his injuries
that night.
From what could be learned, Jeffer
son says it appears that Jackl had
stumbled and fallen on the steep hill
side, falling in such a way as to break
off the stock of the shotgun he was
carrying. The gun slid some distance
down the side of the hill and as it fell
was discharged, the shot striking Jackl
in the left side just above the hips.
Nine shots went into him, five of which
passed entirely through his body. Two
of them penetrated the bladder.
Jackl's home was in Menominee,
Mich, and the body was shipped there
for burial. 1t is said that he and An
derson came into the Yak district last
spring and worked during the summer.
Not long ago the two youths went
back to Michigan but returned here
few weeks ago. Not being able to OBJ
tain work at this time, it is believed
they planned to spend the winter in
cabin on Spread creek Those who knew
Jackl report that he was fine young
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