St. Landry democrat., 1878-12-21
Hunting Buffalo.
iCapt. Marknain III Good Works

ICapt Markutt.u III Good Worksl
HuLtIng the buffalo Is very different
sU,,,, liuu ,tdIhiuS either tile ulittIuJc
| o. Inc lt.l uccl, ana Is INTENSELY tACIliuS.
! nry slIt 5, uit,.i, tAcrpt ny lnUnt "liu
/ uiukc liit iI>t,Iuu.i py ,riilAS Tue >klus,
| St,.I VITA il ilI1t, me u>ttdi iutthOu utluk
lu rlut Al, iuu s.llop Into il ilcrd, Is. ltct
the most plunlI>tnA animal, and tlitn
! ouuut al !. with ii revolver. a Ruuu
utelI ui practice, AUD HitSht ituu nerve,
| Is ItqdIl ca Urlulc IL iiltn c.tn expect 10
| ucL.uic an accomplished uuudio ouuuitr ;
IL M.Ii-tI.lIiltu hurst Is also necessary lD
lLs,lrt Stlccvss. IhC first precautions to
.s uu,rt sea .l,er >lsiItlIs IL neru "nltn
.L 10 uupuscu 10 run, are To llShttli
,uurocll ailu huist ut all supti t1uuus
.c.,l, Wnlcn we always handed over To
uur urhcIlles, tIgntcn up lhc saddle
slrlll>, uuuhtton Your holster, and stc
,ullr itNulNcr handy ana Iehhy lnr III
stunct Use. " ntn everything Is ready
ADVANCE toward The htru at /. III isi trut
or ci.ntcr. Al IL ltttc thty Wlil a,IoW ynu
TO ;.Dpluacn WItiili au"ut 300 yards,
" hen, uelng alallntt, the M,,u!e lltiu
Viii stalIiytr ut. li!IS Is the time 10
make tic running, lUI, alter having rc-
.le.ted about lou Sulus, tney VIII ILL.,
,arlau,y SOD and IuOh around to see
Mnclncr they aie being pursued or liz t.
before. tliry can make up then minds tu
uc ulI again lilt tIuntcr ought to he in
4ncii ulusi, splitting the nerd in two,
llId scattering tlirun IN all directions
unct,u ,.T nlm. oiuGllug out IL Particular
.iu,lliai--ll only tue SKIN Is required,
d al ,car old COW Is selected; II food
40 Waited IL 5 Year Old Is clinSen-the
..tinItr U.,>iit> up alongside, and when
nitll.n auuuC lAO or ltItce yards dis
ci.aI rr> III, revolver rapidly INTO Ills
. lctiln, sucking close to The poor am
.i.ai uulil It lalls. The buffalo IL wuil-
uel fully tenacious OF life; have my
,t.t CHASED an old buil, whose head |
AHs .lesilOus uf obtaining lis Il trophy,
Tor IL distance ut eight miles, aii't he only
,llccuullmd alter tWeity-il'c bullets
lad actually taken tIftci, the majority
II which iiad entered IL Vlthi pait!
W hen Wounded they are naturally very
savage, ANA, maddtncu by the pAlli,
Alh Charge turluu>ly, but are easily
cvadtu ~ IL welt nlJuiIted h"ESeii'an.
When they see their etfurts are futile,
.n,.y wltI stop short, stamp their tore
.tt, vIciousIy, snOri, and shake their
..c..d> dnt Shaggy nltiies with imputrnl
.ur,. All luIurlatcd bntiaiU bull Is IL
.tlS uS.y customer ut close quarters,
"a /, .raliy harmless it the hunter Is
.liutlltcu ON IL Lraclithie hhlSt. lie
.npni,y with which these cluni>y, aNh-
Aaru luUking anlinals get over the
.,"uud Is perfectly marvellous; appa.-
INDY silul1lug along like IL drove ol
COWS, tnry are III reality travelling i'll
II. at speed, and u liiln must Uc we'll
uluunt.u Indeed who expects to over
,.lkc them IT tlty have the advantage ol
guIt start, ur even to keep up with
tiItm after iIe has once ranged alung>lde.
An inexperienced hunter Is apt to think
Ilier ii short CHASE tiatt his victim must
soon sticcunh, from the tact that Its
lead is hanging down and Its tongur
uut these are not Indications
ii exiausIloI, aud IL buffalo, unless made
= to bite the DUST" will tire out the very |
uest horse carrying ii rider Ou IFS back.