The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1878-07-04

A Leader reporter Yesterday called
upon Or. William F. Carver. the great
rlfe shot, at his rooms in the Forest
City douse, and had long talk with
him on matters connected with his
early life. He possesses u wonderful
history that is full enough of material
tor the framework of a good drama,
without going into the realms of inn
ag1natlon or wandering from the paths
OF truth. The Indians title him % Evil
Spirit, on account Of his great accu-
racy with the rifle. Never missing his
object, they could not understand how
it was possible for one to be so deadly
in aim without possessing some super
natural power.
Carver's life has been one of thrilling
adventures. Captured by the Indians
when only four years old, he never had
an equal among the savage tribes that
taught his hands their cunning, and
helped TO train the steady nerve and
physical force that is his birthright.
When fifteen years of age, the tribe
held a council, and declared him the
medicine man of the entire Dakota Ma
ton, which position he occupied for
six years, and received in that way
the title of doctor. After leaving the
Indians he went to school in a small
town in Illinois, where he remained
four years. The inclination being
strong upon him to return to his for
mer associates and pastimes, he be-
took himself once more at the end of
that time to the Plains, and soon be-
came famous as a hunter of buffalo,
elk and the abundance of wild game
that infest the frontier. He says that
he has killed more buffalo on one run,
solely and alone, than any party of
hunters. In the fall in 1866 he rescued
two ladies from small band of CO.
manches, for which he was highly COM
mended by the entire Western press.
He acquired the reputation of phe-
nomenal shot at the early age of seven
years, when he was known to bring
down blue-jay on the wing with
rifle.
10 his habit of constant practice in
this particular line. together with his
good habits, muscular form and unerr-
ing nerve, the requirement of his won
derful skill is attributed. He has
achieved most tlattering success wher-
ever he has appeared to give an exhi-
bition on his way East. At Omaha he
surprised his spectators by killing three
teal ducks while flying in succession.
At Detroit, last week, he appeared on
the Hamtramck race-track, and while
shooting at glass balls a swallow flew
within range of his unerring gun. The
crowd had become SO sanguine of his
ability that they cried out. "Shoot it,"
and they were not disappointed when
the man leveled his rifle and brought
the luckless bird to the ground. DR..
Carver stands six feet two inches in
height, with a frank and pleasing face.
He has q pair of keen. restless eyes,
which gives him wonderful quickness
and precision in sighting. He weighs
1876 pounds and is thirty-eight years of
age. He intends making tour of the
world, and is now on his way to New
York to take passage for Europe. In
some of his exhibitions he fires
three shots at q glass ball thrown in
to the air, missing it with the first two
shots, loading his gun twice while the
ball is still in the air, and breaking it
with the third shot before it reaches the
ground. This is one of the many fancy
shots he Cleveland Leader.