The Somerset herald. [volume] (Somerset, Pa.) 1870-1936, 1879-09-10

A correspondent on the frontier
gives US q sketch Of q daring eques-
trian feat Of an Iowa girl. He
writes:
On Tuesday last scout from Fort
Steele came up with dispatches tor q
Surveying party away above as in
1.-THE Medicine Bow Mountains. Being
an old friend and chum of Jim Ad-
ANS, the guide the latter saddled q
broncho TO accompany him a few
miles just for chat.
Jim's iayorite horse was pieketed
in the grass near camp, and Miss
Maggie Foreman remarked 10 he-
sister-wbo is the wife of Mr.. Ad-
ANS brother-that the horse was
such handsome one she had great
desire to take ride on him. Her
sister replied that she had often ta-
ken 8 ride on the animal, and that be
was perfectly safe.
The horse was brought in, and the
writer saddled him and assisted Miss
Foreman to mount.
She galloped around the camp for
a while and was about TO dismount,
when q shot was heard about 500
yards up the river, and moment la
ter al enormous black elk came dash
ing out Of rayine, with Jim 4 short
distance behind in full chase The
elk was wounded, bot ye. able to run
at great speed
The writer, in sport only, never
dreaming she would undertake it,
handed Miss Foreman a large army
Colts revolver, and told her to go
and catch the enormous animal Miss
Foreman took the weapon and start.
ed toward the elk, which was bat o
short distance away at that moment
And now began an exciting chase.
The horse was thoroughly trained
for such work by Mr.. Adams, and as
soon "a started up the trail, dashed
forward with frightful speed. Ad-
ans urged the horse forward in a
vain endeayor to overtake her, but
the little broncho which be bestrode
was no match for his favorite steed.
The elk started fer the mouth Of
canon, about a mile distant, through
winch it could reach the higher
mountains. We felt greatly alarmed
for Miss Foreman's safety, believing
that in the excitement of the chase
her horse had become unmansgeable,
until she was seen to fire the revolv-
sr at the elk, and then we knew she
was after meat.
Two, three, four shots were fired,
and yet the speed of the elk was not
essened; bat at the fifth shot it was
observed to waver, stsgger, and in
fall heavily TO the ground
Then Miss Foreman was seen to halt
md fire another shot into the animal
IS it lay struggling near the horses
ees.
We hitched up wagon and drove
o the scene, where we found Adams
itting upon the body Of the fallen
monarch Of the mountains, while
Hiss Foreman, flushed and triumph
ut, stood near.
When we praised her daring, Ad-
ms said:
"These Iowa girls are business sv-
~ lime. I'n from Iowa myself, aud
know few Of 'em but she can't
eek of all praise, FOX there amt
mother horse in the mountains that
ould have hugged up to that elk
Ike Billy did eh, old bov2"
And be caressed the noble animal
q very afectionate manner. We
lsd no facilities for weighing the an
nal, but Jim says it win crowd 900
r LOCO pounds very closely. A
lumber of Yuma jacks band Of Yute
indians, who were encamped near,
nd who witnessed the chase, crowd
d around and gazed upon the her
inc with stares CT amazement, one
f them remarking
White squaw heap brsve-ride
II same like wind in storm"