The star. (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1874-1875, 1875-06-09
BUcKSKiN JACK.

BUcKSKiN JACK.
There is now in Sioux city, stopping at
the house OF Fred Evans as genuine a
specimen OF the American trontiersman
as ever formed the central figure about
which the dime novelist weaves his most
fascinating tale of border life. Our hero
fof the. n0tice Is Jack Rand. or as he is
commonly called, Buckskin Jack, from
the iact that his dress throughout is OF
buckskin, He stands six feet tive
inches in his stockings, and has one OF
those spare built, Wiry frames which de-
notes. great strength and-peWers OF en-
durance, From boyhood he has followed
hunting as. an occupation, and Tor sew
eral years past has made the wllds OF
Northern Wisconsin his, home. when
the Black Hills fever became epidemic,
filed with the love of adventure pecu-
liar to his class, be at once came 10. chis
CITY and joilied the Gordon expedition.
Soon alter leaving here Jack WAS ap-
pointed hunter and scout TOR the tram,
and as soon as the game country was
reaoned he Kept the several niesses we'll
supplied with antelope. deer, bear,. etc.
But Ii. is with Buckskn jacks princi-
pal adventure, and whicn came near
costing him his life, thai. we have. to
deal in this article, and which, II tor no
|other reason, is interesting as showing
the wonderful endurance OF the man. On
the morning. OF the first capture OF the
Gordon party Jack started out on
scout of twenty or twenty-five miles up
the river, and, aside from looking out ior
soldiers and Indians, was to select a
camping. place for the night. The latter
Ia
down Tor the men and wagons TO come
up. but they not coming, he concluded
that something was wroBgs and started
back down the river. Reaching the
camping-plac Of the night previous he
learned, from three mem who had been
uut hunting, and thereby escaped. cap
ture, that the military had captured the
expedition and started tor Randall. The
four men stayed there that night, AND
without anything To eat. La the morn
ing they started in the direction the SOL
diers had gone with their prisoners. On
the way thsy met the Collins brothers.
who, with three ponies, had made their
escape and were headed f0f tile. nils,
and from them learned that Cor
don and Romans had also eluded the Vigi-
lance of the soldiers, and were Ihen on
their way up the Niobrara. Two OF
al Il.
UP, while Jack and the other
iturned pac <, thinking they scouid over
take Gordon. On the tramp, they
were oyertaken by Evans, VINO came
out with a team to bring them in. The
other man weakened and decided TO go
into the camp, but Jack was spunky and
swore he wouldn't, but woufd go to
Gordon. Evans gave him . little bate TO
eat. also his boots and socks, and siiak-
inp his hands bade him goed-by, when
fhs scout was alone ON the prairie For
a i,n,npnt he watched the tirsu receding
forms OF his friends, and then turn ed his
face toward the western Wild, STRUCK
E(iordon's trtil, and hopea to sup with
\ hi M that night Reaching the OLD camp
| he appe eased his hunger with some CASH
AWAY bacon rinds, and going on about
| ten miles laid down. ON the pralrie and
slept, having given up hope vi oxertak-
ling Gordon tnat night. In the morning
thes resumeGt his march. For SAX. sue
cessiye days he wandered here's and
thege, his course being first In one direc-
| ton and then in another ass indications
pointed. Lie struck several trails, bat
would lose them on the hard alkaiI soil,
and what the man endured from hunger
and thirst, cAn not. be expressed in
| words. He finally got 80 he did not crave
GIOOu,, dht OhAy fOAibVu sAo&s W"oOA3 *ha
when he would reach river or creek he
EwouId throw himself down and lap The
Icooling liquid like dog. He was forced
Ito throw away his gun, aud that, he
Esays, was the. hardest thing of all to do
and then the boots that evans had giveI
lIhim, and finally his coat He got sc
weak that, he would have. to lie down
Eevery fewr rods, and still his courage
\ newer deserted him, and his wonderful
Vitality and indamitable will kept him
Ealiye where any ordinary, mortal woulc
khave persisted. Finally, on tha, seventh
Fday out, wAen he, lelt his hours Were
few, he saw the returning wagons OF the
transportation company in,the distanct
Ecoming down tbs. .trail, and now tnat he
Knew delIverapce was at hand, his
EsIrength suddenly deserted him, and he
Epitched forward senseless. The mer
picked him up. and after considerable
Iexertion, restored him to- consciousness
His ::amished hady could not at tirs
stand anything more than Tourishinl
soups, but under the careful attention d
| Fred. Evans he was soon out OF danger
land accompanied the wagons to- thii
tclty., Here be will stay Until he recov
tars his accustomed vigor, when hs
tdeclares his,intention or again strikIns
tous for the Black Hills.