Salt Lake Telegram | 1923-12-21 | Page 7 | White Deer Escaped the 1923 Hunters

White Deer Escaped the 1923 Hunters I RIDGEWAY Pa Dec ec 21 B By UP U U. UI P P. The P.-The The The white deer with frith pink eyes still roams Elk county's immense Im Immense m- m mense forest wilderness The albino buck a magnificent specimen with a fine tIne pair of ot antlers antlers ant ant- lers escaped the army anny of ot hunters from all aU parts of ot the East who at attempted attempted attempted at- at tempted to kill him the during during teen day hunting season which ended December 15 I Prior to the open season he had llad been seen by bv many residents residents- of ot the Arroyo lumbering section welve miles south of here The prediction prediction tion was made at that time that he would be easy ealY prey lor fur the h he hunters because of hi his learning leaming white coat which was visible for miles against the drab background of ot the frost frost- killed mountain brush brus Natives r aver that the white deer Is but a specter specter even even those who have seen it It doubt his physical ex existence ex ex- I The fact tact that he was not slain or even seen seen bY by hunters strengthens their belief belle Ten years ears ago go a similar animal was found dead in the forest near St. St Marys a town ten tell miles east of here The back portion of or the body had been devoured by the wildcats which had pulled It down The head and what remained of ot the I hide were stuffed