PIONEER HUNTERS OF THE I^ANKAKEE 

 would run this hollow to get on the ridge. Ay 

 number ten muzzle-loader, loaded with buck- 

 shot, rested sgainst a tree. The old hunter's 

 gun was a double combination of shot rifle gun, 

 ten guage shot and 30-30 rifle. The young 

 hunter was using a cap and ball rifle. Their 

 guns were leaning against the log. We were 

 sitting around the fire, as it was a cold morning, 

 listening for the dogs when suddenly from away 

 off up the ridges came the silvery voice of a 

 hound. But only for a moment was he heard 

 as he crossed from one ridge to another on the 

 way to Peach Island. A moment and again the 

 bugle notes rang out and warned us that the 

 deer was running the north ridges and would 

 come to this point where we were stationed. 

 The music told us that the dog had reached 

 Peach fridge about a mile away. V/hose dog 

 was making the noise was the question that 

 none of us could tell, but each imagined that he 

 could diatinguish the voice of his favorite dog. 

 One thing 1 was sure of and that was that there 



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