The Palatka daily news. (Palatka, Fla.) 1884-1888, 1886-02-19
DEER AND ANTELOPE.
REGION WHERE THE MONTANA cow
BOY LOVES TO ROAM.
An Aftsr-Rreakfast Ride the Buffalo
Range Black-Tailed Deer Cowardly
Indian AArsuders Antelope on the
Run-A Trick That Is Often Played.


Run-A Trick That Is Often Played.
But We are nearing the divide, and Is W
move up theae pockets and swales to the ridge
let IL kss:, Or ewes ABOUT us, for We may
catch a glimpse of noble game. There il
plenty Of it here yet Bears and mountain
lions are not uncommon, and, though the
Dunalo and Dsose s-s gone, yet the elk re-
main, aHd-Thsrs they go! Look. look! See
how prstsily they bound along, as though
their hoGls were made Of rubber They run
easily, presume you think they arc not
moving fest, but You never made . greater
mistake That sasy lops is taking them over
the ground It tremendous speed. Don't shoot
It is useAees. Besides, Il you should chance to
kill one, there is nothing to do but let 1t lie
there, and that il poor sport, TO say nothing
Of its brutality. No, they are not elk; only
some black-tailed dser. They were feeding on
the berries IN that clump Of bushes yonder
whsn wsstartsd thsm. See them swing their
tails from side to sids they disappear over
the ridge. when we get up TO that point they
viii have vanished A. completely a. though
swallowed up by the earth Never mind
about your horse again He knows how to
get over those rocks and up that hill. More
over, yon need not keep watch for fear he
viii tread Ga 4 rattlesnake or step into some
prairie-dog hole. 1t is his part Of the business
TO look out Tor thsss things, and he does it 50
well and oftentimes 50 suddenly that the am
atsur rider j. left sprawling on the ground
Look out for yourself and the horse will get
into no trouble
sw2LI.s OF A CLASSY SEA.
At Last We are on the ridge, and now . now
panorama unfolds to Wow. Far away to the
west, Ike The long swells of CLASSY sea,
spreads the rolling prairie In the distance,
City miles away, are the blue peaks Of mount
aims; but between them and us is nothing but
broken here and there by buttes, gorges, and
patches Of sass brush. It 10 a brighter, yet
seemingly 4 wsirdeP, and . v aster desdlation
than We just witnessed. Not sign Of life is
apparent Even the very elements are
hushea. The wind does not stir. not a cloud
Is seen, and from the blue sky the sun shines
calmly down on the outstretched motionless
sea Of gold. Yet look yonder and you will
see both life and motion There are 4
nunbsr Of NGures moving along that stony
ridge some milss away to the right. No, they
are not the cowboys, for they are far to our
left; nor are they buffalo, moose or elk. Look
through thsss glaAes. Indians! Yes; some
Cheysnnes or Crows of their reservation ON a
marauding expedition. But you need have
no fear Of them. Even il they wee US they viii
not molast IN, for ths Indians are not so brave
- they 80 pictured, and looking down the
muzxles Of two Winchester rifles will make
them very paciAc. They are brave enough,
like q good many white met, when there Il no
chance OF getting shot; but to face an enemy
in the opsa Asad = something they dislike, no
matter what their supsriority Of numbers.
There, they are gone over the ridge; and
now look out in Aoat Of you to the sunny
hide Of tAAt deps . mile away Do you no
tice thsss Rt1h Srayish white spots! Now
they have dinppeared, but wait moment,
and ons BY oas they come back. Look
saey do M kssp On tho open plain. Nor are
they cat41B, nsr buffalo bones, nor white
rocks. rAsy are anslops, and tho whitish
appearance i but the sunlight shining on
thsir glo0y eess 6 they turn. We will
saAks dseour and gst sshind tie slope they
are grazing upoa, - that w may see them
closer; but, mind you, no shooting. They
are worthls8 for food, except when one is
starving, and they are 80 beautiful and spirit
at bard gahop, and in twenty minutes We
arc slowly and cautiously creeping up the
back Of the slope upon which we last saw the
animals.
TRICKS OF THE ANTELOPE.
We reach tAs ridge and peep over, but no
antelope @Whsre have they Comet They
could not havs seen us,n you exclaim- No,
they did not - us, but We forgot about the
breeze. II was blowing family from us TO
them, and they mslled Us. Animals have
more than one sense to warn them Of danger.
There they are a quarter of a mile away OH
the hide Of the opposite slope, strung out Ike
bscds, and watching US with their large,
brlglng syss. Listen and you can hear the
long drawn phew of the old buck. There
they 20 OF ON Q canter again, and now once
moro they stop, and string out in line TO look
at Us, their thin legs looking like willow
stems and their white threats and brownish
jackets shining in the sun. You wish to
chase them The only good it will do will be
swiftly the antelope can slip over the ground,
ye. il you wiah il, 50 be it. At the frs. touch
OF the spur the horses plunge, pick up their
cars, see some moving objects ahead, and,
imagining there ID something to be lassoed,
break into . full run
Away We 60 over the buffalo grass, dash
ing through the prairie dog villages, jumping
washouts and bitches, rushing up ono slope
and plunging down another, yet still we do
not gain on the flying spots Of gray and
white The distance between us grows greater
away. fifteen minutes have elapsed, and now
they are heading for that round butte. Up
and around it, base they circle, and then are
hid from view Now urge on your horse,
for likely they will stop when out
of sight and we can close in on
them from behind. Up we go in their tracks,
and whirling around the butte, draw rein to
look, Not an antelope in sight. Where have
they gone. Look behind you. There they
are, stringing away on the back track we just
came over. That is an antelope trick. They
simply ran completely around the butte,
keeping it between us and them, and now are
going back to their old grounds.
You are growing tired. the sun is high, and
as had better get back 70 the round up. The
cowboy reveis in an early dinner, and unless
we are on time ~. win have to wait until sun
down for a H.eal.--New York Sun