one, but I don’t want the money bad enough just yet to do that. Where a white deer chooses to haunt the others love to resort. I have seen this many times.”
The only other white deer known to have been killed in the Adirondacks appeared in Kenne valley in the autumn of 1898 and became very tame. It was a beautiful creature, having a neck and tail of pure white, while the upper part of the body and back was nearly white. The deer had white eyes, though usually the eyes of the albino are pink. The hunters decided not to molest this albino and, when the heavy snow came an attempt was made to capture it alive. The dogs chased it, however, and when exhausted it passed near a traveler, who caught it and cut its throat. The man was not aware of the agreement among the hunters to preserve the doe and he deeply regretted his act.
A white deer was seen four years ago near Cranberry lake, St. Lawrence county. It was accompanied by a fawn of the usual color, but neither was molested by the woodsmen. One winter several deer were seen near Indian river by Tippecanoe Knapp, a well known guide. The leaders were a big white buck and a white doe. A party of hunters attempted to capture the white deer alone, but the herd got away.
From— The Saint Paul Globe. (St. Paul, Minn.), 17 Jan. 1904.
Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers. Lib. of Congress.
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