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Story
April 18, 1887
The Wheeling Daily Intelligencer
Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia
What is this article about?
On the Camptonville and Downieville road, Sam Lusk and a companion fight a buck deer trapped by snow; the companion is injured grabbing it, and Lusk ends the struggle by slitting its throat with a jack-knife.
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Desperate Fight with a Deer,
Morse Transcript.
The other day as Sam Lusk and another
man were driving the Nevada City and
Downieville Stage Company's train of
pack horses over the Camptonville and
Downieville road a large buck came dash-
ing toward them. The snow was so high on
both sides of the track that it could not
turn aside and thus pass, and it dared not
go back, because some men were coming
just behind it from the opposite direction.
Lusk's companion grabbed it by a horn as
it came toward him full tilt. The horn
broke off, and the animal struck him a
terrible blow with one of its hoofs, cutting
the flesh on his right hand to the bone.
He grabbed it by the remaining horn be-
fore it could back off for another charge.
Then ensued a desperate struggle, which
Lusk ended by coming to his friend's res-
cue and with a jack-knife cutting the deer's
throat.
Morse Transcript.
The other day as Sam Lusk and another
man were driving the Nevada City and
Downieville Stage Company's train of
pack horses over the Camptonville and
Downieville road a large buck came dash-
ing toward them. The snow was so high on
both sides of the track that it could not
turn aside and thus pass, and it dared not
go back, because some men were coming
just behind it from the opposite direction.
Lusk's companion grabbed it by a horn as
it came toward him full tilt. The horn
broke off, and the animal struck him a
terrible blow with one of its hoofs, cutting
the flesh on his right hand to the bone.
He grabbed it by the remaining horn be-
fore it could back off for another charge.
Then ensued a desperate struggle, which
Lusk ended by coming to his friend's res-
cue and with a jack-knife cutting the deer's
throat.
What sub-type of article is it?
Heroic Act
Adventure
Animal Story
What themes does it cover?
Bravery Heroism
Survival
What keywords are associated?
Deer Fight
Pack Horses
Snowy Road
Jack Knife Rescue
What entities or persons were involved?
Sam Lusk
Where did it happen?
Camptonville And Downieville Road
Story Details
Key Persons
Sam Lusk
Location
Camptonville And Downieville Road
Event Date
The Other Day
Story Details
Sam Lusk and his companion encounter a buck deer on a snowy road while driving pack horses; the companion grabs the deer, gets injured, and Lusk rescues him by cutting the deer's throat with a jack-knife.