The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-01-17
MODERN NlMR0DS.
Deer Hunting as Praetiesd by the
Apache Indians.
savage Barqueis over the Spells Of
the Chase.
Endurance Of Indians when ON Hunt.

Endurance Of Indians when ON Hunt.
They pIohihlt hunting deer With
hounds. see, Ia the hunting grounds OF
the east Il" said Wagner kelohuu, Of Asio
ria, who has returned home alter twenty
years absence Ia Sue isT Ntsi, - suppose
that Is because the persistence ol dpEs ~
follow nf Their game 90 the denih ieads 20
the more Iupid drplrtlug u our woods
but tu1po50 q pack li Apache INDIANS
.hpuld b' turned loose boo ans ui our hunt.
Ing fields A dozen 40 them would hound
more q f.r to drstrucuHulH uug month thah
All the dogs Oi thr r.H'p could Too ave years
when un Apache uuuicr goes our ioF
hunt he dlspsnr.a ~ .n even lht seAnl ~,
tire lac assume iu I'D ordinary daily walk
OF life. Hs needs 40 dog, Tor hisquli~ eye
det1cts tie ira.l oi 81 deer us readily ua thh
hounds does nn matter how Keen 20
scent. GA taU trail hf follows 10 ns silently
As shadow, i0r hc knows he VIII coon
come ln sight OF toe came elhuF issralnk ol
living al r,sl am0ls thu bushes, Mhtn 10
sights the deer he steals 10 Within sale
canshot. II the detr'a head IL turned away
from the hunter the latter, inst taking
aim, shuilita his foot on IN. ground. II the
deer Is lying down 10 springs 20 It's itet al
the sound, and wheels around, iaoing the
direction from which the sound cane II
I, Is standing 10 turns around quickly
THE APACHE HUNTER
Is nj WAYS dtsiTous of killing deer By shoot
ing IL as nearly In the center OF the lore
head az he can. SO when the deer turns TO-
wards MIN he fires 90 that spot. HIS Mna 10
rarely at fault, but sometimes The deer ~
quicker to discover the cause 81 us alarm
than the hunter ~ "a fire, and turns loI
safety IN flight An Apache's gun also not
infftquenty misses IRE, aud the dee ltes
on the wings OF the wind. To permit .
deer 20 escape after 10 is once discovered Is
something no Apache hunter Is expected 20
do, aud ID Is against their code 10 hre tho
second lime. The hunter falling to kill MS
game at the second attempt, must rul
IL down, and 10 Is very rare that ho
fails In this chase. AS the deer starts
away In ila II ght, leapins from ~ TO
80 feet at a time, the Indian drops his
gun, aud, with hideous yells, starts IN pur'
suit. The deer at first leaves the hunter
far behind, putting forth It's greatest Efforts
10 thai end. But It's trail is as plain TO the
Indian as "A turnpike road Is to n white man.
and he follows IL. As is its nature. as soon
as the deer Is out OF sight and sound oil the
threatening danger 10 stops aud waits Tor
Developments The sight OF the pursuing
hunter starts il on its way again. Every
halt of this kind tells against the deer, Tor
il is not OF sufficient length 10 give It any
beneficial rest, and at every new start II IS
sitter and less active. The Indian never
halts. There are runners among the
Apaches who can run for twenty.four hours
without stop, aud can make lhelr nVe
miles every hour of the time. After the
deer has run for two or three hours lts thirst
prompts IL 10 make for the nearest water.
This the relentless hunter knows 10 be inev-
table, aud when the deer reaches that stage
OF the chase the Indian considers the ylcto-
ny won.
THERE ~ M HOPE FOR THE DEER,
after IL stops TO drink, for II takes into It's
payched stomach all It can. Having laden
itself with the weight of the wafer is unable
to take long leaps, and cannot extend
its runs between halts more than half the
former distance. The Indians tongue may
hang swollen and white from his mouth as
dry as dust, and his stomach burning up
with heat, but he never stops to drink. lie
scoops a handful OF water from the stream
as he dashes across It., and carries II to his
mouth, where he holds II a moment and
elects il without taking u swallow. IL he
is obliged TO swim he lets the water run IN
his mouth, but keeps IL from his stomach.
AFTER running an hour or So alter the
deer has quenched its thirst, the indian
knows 1t is time to find some evidence OF
the animals weakening. These he is sure
to 6nd along the trail, in the shape OF blood
spots on some rock where the deer has
tumbled on its knees, or patch OF mar
clinging to some sharp projection, showing
that the deer's strength has failed 30 that
II cannot turn quickly out OF the way OF
0 obstacles. Now the Indian increases his
speed. He knows that the deer's race is
run. In time he overtakes the deer, which
Is now looping ieeoly along. A yell startles
Il into momentsry burst of speed, Then,
IS II appreciating the fact that II were
useless TO prolong the race, IT stops
and turns with all the defiance its exhaust
I'd nature can assume, and awaits
he apprnach Of the hunter, Sometimes,
however, the deer runs until IT drops dead
Or dying in its tracks. III 1t turns upon the
Indian, the latter keeps right on at full
speed. He knows the deer en- do him no
harm. its inclination to the contrary not
He seizes II boldly, throws
I to the ground with ease, and cuts It's
throat. Without moments delay,
whether the deer ia dead or dying. the In
iian cuts from behind the fore shoulder
arge piece of meat. He sucks the warm
,lood from it and devours the morsel,
,eeping constantly on the move. III the
,arcass of the deer is not too
,eavy, he throws it across his shout
lers and starts Immediately for
ZONE. He does not rest moment, Ior
ear OF becomin, too sti6 to make the re.
urn trip. If The deer is too heavy Tor him
o carry, he cuts out the choicest pieces,
lides the remainder in a secure place and
rings In the former. In this case another
n m Der of the tribe is selected to take his
ack track on the arrival OF the hunter
n camp. and bring in the venison lett be-
ind.
Fill run IL down within u distance Of sixty
u;Ies, but they have been known TO pIolong
chase for 100 miles. The course taken is
lways devious and circuitous, and may
nd within mile or so OF the starting
lace"