490 



lo our sturdy pioneer Muieslors who blazed throuj^li 

 unbroken foi'ests the 1 rails to the land of the seUiuj; 

 sun, 



WHEN THE FLINT-LOCK WAS EMPLOYED. 



Indeed, one does not have to look back to the early 

 history of this State; in Kevolutio'uary days, or later, 

 when saiTige aborijiines and wild beasts of the path- 

 less forests were constantly on the watch to waylay 

 the settler or destroy his possessions. 



By refeiring to the annnal report of the Department 

 of Agriculture, (Pa.) for 1890, we find (pages 323-32G 

 and 330-334) some most interesting records concerning 

 game in I'enr.sylvania. Tn this publication, an ac- 

 co'unt, entitled *'How Onr Forefathers Hunted Big 

 riame," is given of some famous hunts which took 

 place in Bradford county, of this State, about 70 years 



KILLED FORTY DEER IN ONE DAY. 



On one occasion, where the })rosperous town of 

 Waverly now stands, there were killed in a single day's 

 hunt, forty Deer, eight Black Bears, thirteen Wolves, a 

 large number of Foxes and a few Panthers. In the fall 

 of 1818. a big hunt, in which the pioneer farmers for 

 miles about took part, was had in Bradford county. 



A MENANCE TO LIFE AND PROPERTY. 



"Fii tlidsc ila.vs wild animals were so numerous in the val- 

 ley and on the surroundingr hills as to bo a serious drawback 

 to the pioneer farmers in the growing of their crops and the 

 keeping of their live stock, to say nothing of the constant 

 fear in which they stood for the safety of themselves and 

 families." 



