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Show A CENUINE WILD HOC. One Killed by a llunlnr on Handy Moun-Ikln. Moun-Ikln. . Muhi.f.ton, N. Y.. Oct. 15. The first 'genuine wild hog of the European variety vari-ety which was ever killed in this country coun-try was slain by a lucky hunter in the towu of Fprestburg, Sullivan county, a week ago. The animal was one of the offspring of the herd of nine wild hoga Imported by Hanker Otto Flock of New York City in 1887, and placed iu the game preserve on hit estate, In the Keversiuk valley, about six miles north of Fort Jorvis. Mr. Flock's estate extends ex-tends up the slope of tho Shawan-gunk Shawan-gunk mountain, and here he had inclosed in-closed in a strong and compact wire fence a tract of rough land at a park for door and other pet and fancy animal and game bird. The park was infested by rattlesnakes and other uoxioin vermin that destroyed hit pet stock, and Mr. Flock was prompted to bring over from tho Hlack Forest of Wuitomborg a lot of the w ild hog of that region, which am noted hunters and destroyers of snake and oilier vermin. ver-min. But' the restless and ferocious swina toon . undnrmlnnd Mr. Flock's wire fence and escaped Into tho dense forests and rocky ravines of tho adjacent adja-cent mountain region, where thev have slnoe thrived and multiplied. During tne daytime they remain hidden in their almost inaccessible lairs, and at night Ihey descend Into the valleys and ravage rav-age the growing crops or winter store of rood and grain, and In thit respect they have proved a serious pest to the farmer. But as they are exceedingly Wild and twlft of foot and cunning, they have bafllcd numerous attempts to hunt then) down with dogt, or destroy them by pitfalls and traps. Ou Saturday, the 4th Inst., a party of four Fort Jervis and Forest burg hunt-era hunt-era set out after deer. Near Handy mountain, in the town of Forest burg, Is nn almost impenetrable swamp, and out of this cover the hound which the party hnd with them drove a herd of wild hog. Lawyer William II. C'rana of Fort Jervis, an enthusiastic sports-man, sports-man, was one of the hunters, and as the herd rushed by him la twlft ami headlong flight, he brought one of thym down with a rifle (hot. The animal ani-mal was about 8 year old and weighed about 175 pounds. It head was long and with pointed snout, and it had heavy shoulder and thin flank. Tha tusks, which in full grown specimen are of enormous size and aro .deadly weapons of combat, wero only partly doveloped. |