The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1888-03-28
THE YOUNG TERROR.
N. QuAO'S ADVICE TO THE DIME
NOVEL. READER.

| The Proper Outnt Tor would Be slayer
| of Indians and Grizziies-Arms and
| Ammunition-Ths Best Method of Tack.
| ling "A Grizzly.
Come, my son, 1t Is time you were get
ting ready for campaign against the In-
dians and grizzlies. You have been read
ing Daring Dan," "Ike, the Indian
Slayer" Gus, the Grizzly Killer" and
other exciting and truthful stories in
tended to make a boy dissatisfied with
humdrum life, and your mind is made up
to 90 west.
You must have hn outfit. One reason
| why so many boy hunters make failure
| Is because they economize too much In
| the outfit. Don't be stingy in buying guns.
| IL will be all the better If you have a
| Spencer carbine and double barreled
shotgun to 90 with your Winchester.
Suppose you came suddenly upon a band
Of eighteen Apache warriors. You could
only kill sixteen Of them with your Win
chester, and two would be left to ride of
and alarm the tribe. By having some
extra guns along you are sure of the
whole crowd and the tribe won't get on
to you.
And don't scrlmp on bowie knives. 1t
would be ali almost fatal mistake TO start
out with only two. Buy four, at least.
They are for use at close quarters with
grizzlies. OF course one bowie is enough
to kill one bear with, but You may be at
tackled by four bears at once, and four
knives would then be in demand II you
don't get but three bowies make up the
deficiency with Spanish stiletto or a
Moorish dagger. IL will come handy, not
only in a close fight, but TO pick your
teeth with at the camp fire.
AND REGULAR MoccAsGNs
As for dress, get the fringed bucksBn,
coonskin cap and regular moecasins.
Such things as shirts, collars. cuffs or
handkerchefs would be only waste lug
gage. II You should appear in Miles City
with q collar on il would give you away
at once Nobody would suspect that you
were the young terror from the east who
was aching for 4 chance 70 tie knot in r
grizzly bears tail.
You should take at least 200 pounds Of
ammunition. You may be corraled some
where in the Rocky mountains by 400
don't want 10 lose your scalp for the want
Of few extra cartridges. All the pro-
visions needed IS a sack Of jerited buffalo
meat II doesn't make the least bit Of
difference whether the buffalo was jerked
off his feet, over z precipice, or head over
heels. II the neat IS little fly blown It
will add to your dignity az hunter. You
can chew plug tobacco or not, Just as you
feel about it, but it would be wisest to do
so. All the champion terrors chew large
quantities, and the juice comes handy TO
spit into a rattlesnake's eyes.
Wouldn't take horse if were you.
He would be q great deal of trouble to
take care Of and most OF your hunting
will be in rough country. The true
terror has always Como afoot and always
will Anybody on horseback can make
up faces at a grizzly and gallop of cut Of
reach
One great mistake which the average
boy makes IL planning to accomplish too
much the first season. Most Of them fig
ure on wiplng out about 900 Indians and
twice that number of bears. Keep your
estimates down to reasonable figure.
You feel ambitious and enthusiastic, of
course, but there is limit to what boy
can do. Set your figures at about 400 In
dams and 800 grizzlies. This will be al.
most two per day the year around, and
will keep you from spelling.
SCALP EVERY ONE.
should scalp every Indian / shot. 1t
not only looks more business Ike 10 DO so,
but that's what you've got sealpine
knife for, and if you can get about 200
scalp locks you can make the incest door
mat you ever saw. IL doesn't hurt dead
Indian bit to scalp him, and il you don't
take it, it will 90 TO waste. IL would be
well to have a six mule team follow you
at the distance Of mile or so to pick up
aud care for the rifles, knives, bows and
arrows and war clubs OF the slain Indians.
These can be run east by car lots and sold
at auction, and the profits win buy all
your ammunition. Don't eXterminate
any particular tribe Of red men, but kill
off about onefourth Of seven or eight diff
ferent tribes. This will extend your
reputation as a terror.
As to the best way Of killing an Indian,
shall not pretend to advise. Some boys
prefer to shoot him, and others believe in
sticking him with n knife. If you can
catch him in deep gorge you might drop
big bowlder down on his head. Another
way Is to catch him by the foot with
lasso, and drag him over the earth until
his spinal column is worn down TO a tooth
pick. In any event the fun will be all on
your side
It's little different with the grizzly
bear. He won't be quite so terror stricken
over your sudden appearance, being built
on different plan You expect some
show OF resistance, however, that you may
have opportunity to show your pluck
Some OF these pale faced, weak kneed
boys hold a grizzly off at long range and
fill him up with bullets, but you will
never see their wood cuts in dime novel;
The true Terror will wind his Mexican
serape around his left arm, hold it out
for the bear 10 chew on, and, while the
bear is busy getting Il meal, put tho
bowie knife into him 10 the heart. You
will be trifle nervous with your first
bear, but after that it will be as easy as
climbing fence The claws should be
separated from the skin and sold In diff
ferent lot The latest quotation OH bears
claws is SIG per bushel, and if you can't
average moro than two bushels per day
you will still make good thing Of it.
NJ. Quad Ia Detroit Free Press.