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Told by the Pioneers TL R. GRIFFIS Rr;.lIBTTSCE~·('ES Orcas Island, San Juan County It was one of those heavy black, still nights late in the fall of 1897, relates :'lr. 'So R. Griffin, of Orcas Island. Their four little boys • safely tucked in bed and all being quiet for the night, :'lr. and ?III'S. Ed. C. King were sitting in front of their fire when they happened to think they should have some fresh meat and since it was an ideal night for fire hunting it was not long until they were' ready to go.' 1\1rs. King began getting the lantern in order while Mr. King took his old gun from the rack on the wall and began looking for ammunition. He soon found he had just a mag'azine full of shells, amounting to thirteen bullets. -When Mrs. King had the lantern ready, her husband knelt on the floor while she strapped the lantern on his head. She first placed a pad on his head and brought the straps down on either side of his faee and placed a pad under his chin, then began cinching the strap,,; tight, much like binding the saddle on a broncho. It was necessary that the lantern be fastened firmly, and this prevented the wearer from opening his mouth or talking while wearing it. -When they were ready to start out, :'irs. King accompanied him, as she felt sure the deer would be waiting for them in the orchard. When they arrived at the edge of the orchard she was not so brave and pro, ceeded close to :Mr. King's side. A number of deer were in the orchard and they could see the bright shining eyes. ~lr. Griffin, who relates the story, recalled with great amusement, that jlr. King started shooting in m'ery direction, but the more he shot the more eyes he saw, until suddenly the old gun began missing, whereupon he examined the gun and found it was empty. Thirteell shells, and apparentl:· no fresh meat. They were ready to give up -when :'1rs. King remembered two old shells on top of the clock, and feeling certain they were still there, away she went through the dark while her husband remained in the orchard with the light in order to blind the deer and prevent them leaving. The deer were frightened and running in all directions, stamping the ground. :'lrs. King returned with the last two shells, which had been hidden in the clock. One shell was wasted, then jlr. King' realized he would have to make good if the:' were to haY(' deer liver for breakfast. He picked out the largest and brightest pair of eyes and brought up the old gun. At the shot, the lights went out, and he was positive he had scored a hit. They rushed to where the:' thought the deer had hecn • 185
Told by the Pioneers standing and found what Mr. Griffin believes was the big'gest buck eyer killed on the island. :Mrs. King was well pleased with the evening's catch, but her husband was not. Anytime he had to shoot 15 times to get one deer did not look good to him, especially with his record as a successful deer hunter. Next morning, after breakfast, the mules were hitched to the wagon and Mr. King took the boys to the orchard, where the youngsters were excited to find four more deer besides the one they had been led to expect. It was then Mr. King began to breathe easier, for he had wondered what alibi he could offer his friends for taking 15 shots to kill one deer. He felt sure the neighbors had heard the shooting and probably had counted each one, for his gun was of large calibre and made plenty of noise. The horns of all five of the deer were mounted. When they first began hunting on Orcas Island with a lantern, it proved quite an improvement over the old way of shining with a pitch jack. The pitch jack was a home made affair, a heavy basket made of wire or thin iron bands. This was fastened to a crooked pole about six feet long and filled with pitch, lighted and the pole carried on the shoulder. This was not a successful method, being extremely danger~ ous in dry weather. The falling piteh would set fire to the orchards and woods. Balls of rags saturated with kerosene were also used in the early days for fire hunting. ED. C. KING As Told by }II'. W. R. Griffin • ·While reealling events of the early days in San Juan County, Mr. 'V. R. Griffin of East Sound told this story of Ed. C. King of East Sound. ::"Ill'. King ,vas born in ·Washington county, Ohio, in 1860. ·When a lad of 19 years, }Ir. King visited a cousin in Illinois and while there he and his cousin decided to move to Kansas. They fitted out two • wagons and drove through to the "promised land." They spent the winter near Fort Riley and in the spring moved to the Solomon valley where they rented a farm and planted 100 acres to corn, also stocked the place ·with 30 head of hogs and some cattle. One day a very severe hail storm killed all of the pigs and five of the calves, and broke all the windows on two sides of the house. \Vhile they were surveying the damage caused by the hail, Mr. King's cousin 186
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INDEX Second National Bank, Colfax,
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INDEX Touchet Valley, 134, 135, 150
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