The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1879-08-28
An iowa Diana Creates Sensation In Wyo-
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An Iowa Diana Creates Sensation In Wyo-
ming.
A letter from Hot Springs, Wyoming
Territory, to the Charlton (Iowa)
Leader relates the following interest
ing adventures of an Iowa girl in that
Western wild: One of your lady resi-
dents is, at this writing, ranked as a
heroine by the natives of this wild, both
whites and Indians. Miss Maggie Fore
man, who CAME to the mountains, a few
days since, to visit relatives has &C
complished feat of which few hunters
can boast. Miss Foreman came to the
springs, which are situated twenty
eight miles above Fort Steele, on the
head waters of the North Platte, with
her sister, to spend few days in the
very heart of the wild country. Mr..
"Jim" Adams, anoted hunter and scout,
accompanied the party as guide and
general protector. Mr.. Adams was, if
l am rightly informed, raised in Mount
Pleasant, in your State, and came West
in the early days of the Union Pacific
railroad. Being of an adventurous dis
position, he drifted about among the
military posts and Indian villages, AID
he is to-day one of the most daring and
bravest scouts that ever followed trail
in the Indian country. ..t.
But my story. On Tuesday last a
scout from Fort Steele came up with
dispatches for surveying party away
above us in the Medicine Bow mount
aims. Being an old friend and chum Of
"Jim," the latter saddled broncho to
accompany him few miles just for a
chat. "Jim's" favorite horse was
picketed in the grass near camp, and
Miss Foreman remarked to her sister
who is the wife of Mr.. Adams brother
that the horse was such a handsome
one she had a great desire to take a
ride on him. Her sister replied that she
had often taken gallop on the animal,
horse was brought in, and the writer
saddled him and assisted Miss Foreman
to mount. She gallcped around the
camp for awhile, and was about to dis
mount, when q shot was heard about
500 yards up the river, and a moment
later an enormous black elk came dash
ing out Of ravine, with Jim short
distance behind in full chase. The elk
was wounded, and yet 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 60 and
help catch the enormous animal. Miss
Foreman took the weapon and started
toward the elk, which was but 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 as
started upon the trail, dashed forward
with frightful speed. Adams urged
his horse forward in vain endeavor to
overtake her, but the little broncho
which he bestrOde was no match for his
own favorite steed. The elk started for
the mouth of canon about mile dis
tant, through which il could reach the
higher mountains. (. We felt greatly
alarmed for Miss Foreman's safety, be-
ieving that in the excitement of the
chase her horse had become unman-
ageable, until she was seen to fire the re-
volver 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 lessened, but at the fifth
shot it was observed to waver, stagger,
and in a moment fall heavily to the
ground. Then Miss Foreman was seen
to halt and fire another shot into the
animal as it lay struggling near the
horses feet. .....-. -..-
We hitched up wagon and drove to
the scene, where we found Adams sit
ting upon the body of the fallen mon
arch of the mountains, while Miss Fore
man, flushed and triumphant, stood
near. When we praised her daring,
Adams said: These Iowa girls are
business every time. I'm from Iowa
myself, and I know few of 'em; but
she can't pack off all the praise, for
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