The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-07-27
THE PRINCE OF HUNTERS.
Hunt on the Plains with DIR. Carver.


Dr. W. f. Carver's arrival in this city, ant
MS wonderful feats with the rifle in Boston
ana New Haven, have recalled some surprising
events IN his past history. While discussing
MS wonderful shots advertised at Deerfoot Parl
today one of his California friends recalled &
conversation with Capt Charles j. Breuster Of
won S hest Neb., some months ago. Breu
ster went on buffalo hunt with Carver in De
cemDer, 1870. The Doctor contracted to kill
3oo buffalo to ship East, Breuster furnishing
men and teams. They travelled up the Repub
llcan three days before they caught sight OF
Dullalo. The Doctor led his horse up a can.
yon toward herd numbering over 300, and on
the alarm mounted his horse and gave chase
ne Killed twenty-five cows and three calves be.
fore the herd was fairly scattered. The COWS
fell not more than 125 yards apart.
On the same day he struck Il second and
much larger herd, killing 60 buflaoes and
wounded many more The days work footed
up VI bullaloes. In the five days shooting he
killed 3lG and all of them were shipped East
Breuster says, he has seen him kill two butfa.
Ices at one shot, going at full speed the ball
passing through the first add killing one on
the other side. On their way home from his
hunt he had very narrow escape. Breustcr
saw an Old bull standing on Il divide. He ask
ed the Doctor to shoot him, and he would take
his head home and have it set up. At the time
the Doctor was riding a big American horse
that had never had a gun fired from his back,
and was very ugly. Breuster asked the Doc
tor to change horses, for he was afraid his
horse could not catch him. The Doctor said
"lt he does not catch that bull | will camp on
his trail" and away he went over the frozen
ground at full speed The bull saw him COM
NJ ct rta hut . rht IA inn in S1,pr
run. The moment the rifle cracked, the bull
charged him. The Doctors horse turning
suddenly to the right, the cinche gave way
throwing HIM on the ground. He grabbed at
the horse, and caught him by the tail Away
went the horse, bucking and kicking, the Doc
tor hanging byh;s tail. The bull charged and
tried to jump on him, the blood flying from
his nose and mouth all over the Doctor at ev-
cry jump The race lasted for perhaps $50
yards, when the bull stopped. The next instant
the Doctor let go. The bull say him, charged
again, and fell dead upon him. Breuster reach
ed the spot, and, with the assistance of the
men, rolled the bull over, ana picked the Doc
tor up for dead. He was alive but had one
leg and two ribs broken
Brruster says he has seen the Doctor shoot
quail and grouse flying with Springfield
gun, calibre fifty. II he missed two grouse in
twenty he would think he was shooting very
badly. Breuster was present when he made a
match to kill five plovers out of twelve with Il
shot gun, and shoot from horses back, the
horse to be on a run. The match was for one
thousand dollars side. He won the match,
killing ten out of twelve. Breuster backed him
to shoot against Watson from Texas for one
thousand dollars side the match to take place
in keitsville, Ark, six shots apiece with Il
Coltsrevelver, calibre A, distance 30 feet They
shot at ring the size Of a half dollar The
Doctor shot six shots in the ring; Watson got
five in; his last shot cut the ring in two. On
the same trip he shot Il match with a Cherokee
Indian, in the Creek nation, for $3.50 a side
the Doctor to shoot with shot, fifteen shots,
with rife ten, twenty-five shots apiece, the
Indian to use II shot gun. The Doctor killed
fifteen straight quails with the shot gun, and
seven out of ten with the rifle, and won the
match by one bird. On the return home they
stopped at Girard, Kan, and went prairie chick
en- shooting The Doctor killed thirty chickens
with a pistol in one day, without IA dog and
shot them all flying.
Breuster thinks he can shoot with pistol
better than he can with a rifle. He is one of
the finest holsemen in the world, and shoots a
bow and arrow as well as an Indian He has
been deer hunting, and Jumping seven deer,
killed them all with a Winchester rifle before
they could get away.