Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1888-06-03


I could be easily seen. When got on the
level ground / put Joe to bis best. L Kept
looking back, and when was about O
mile and half ont on the prairie the 10
/ dams came in sight. They saw me al once
and on they came.
knew it was to be a long race, for was
eighty miles from any white man. Inc
| Indians never got any closer tome than they
were when they started, but they would
not give up, thinking that my horse would
surely give out. But they were mis-
taken; Joe held his own. They chased me
within about ten miles of the fort before
they gave NIB. had run Joe at least sew
enty miles, with hardly stop. l thought
the run would kill him, but two
days afterwards, when the troops
were ready to 20 after the
Indians, Joe was ready to 60 also. When
we got back 10 the Frenchmsn the Indian
villsge was gone. went where had lett
the horse tied to the tree some days be-
fore. / expected the Indians had found
him, but they had not. The poor brute
was there and nearly dead for water. He
had eaten everything in his reach, but
could not break the strong rope to get to
water. He got well, however, and rode
him hundreds of miles afterwards.
JOLLY HUNTING PARTY.
In the fall of, 1870 the Earl of Dunraven
came to Fort Mcpherson for an elk hunt
/ was ordered by General Sheridan to ac-
company the Earl and his party, and
company of soldiers was sent along as an
escort. The Earl preferred to hunt elk in
stead of buffalo, as they were more excit-
ing sport. We found elk in great numbers
on the Dismal river, but, as they were 30
wild, hunting had 70 be given mp and
they had to be overtaken on fast horse
I let the Earl ride old Joe and on him he
killed great many.
In the fall of 1871 Gen. Sheridan came
to the fort himself with large party Of
American gentlemen and officers for q
grand hunt, which lasted twenty days,
starting from Fort Mcpherson on the
Union Pacific Railroad and bringing up at
| Fort Hayes on the Kansas Pacific, dis
lance of nearly two hundred miles through
the heart of the buffalo country. We
were not out Of eight of game during the
entire twenty days. 1t was the jolliest
hunt was ever on, for no one can help
being happy either in campaigning or on a
hunt when Gen. Sheridan commands in
person.
In the party was Mr.. Lawrence Jerome,
to whom I took great liking from the
first. When they were selecting the horses
which they were going to ride on the hunt,
Mr.. Jerome took me quietly into his tent
and asked me TO take something, in which
he joined. Then he sung a song entitled
az shot an Indian on q stump hundred
miles away. After the song, he said:
Now, Bison William, you know me,
Pete. / want horse. am no feather
weight. But am not looking for dray
horse. And if you ever expect to die before
You so some place, you must get me
good one. Those young chaps, Jim Ben
nett, Johnnie Heckschee, Col. Crosby,
Carroll Livingston have been poking fuu at
me, and say that / will have to shoot buff
falo from the ambulance" He asked
me to take something again, in which he
Joined. ! told him that he could have old
Joe. He was delighted, and when they
asked him to come and pick out his horse,
he lay back in the shade of his tent and
said that anything would do for him. He
didn't want the best.
LARRY JEROME's SHARP TRICK.
The next morning we startsd, and when
the others saw him mounted on Joe, Of
whom they had all heard, they exclaimed,
''Oh, no, Jerome don't want the best. !"
Jerome didn't try his hand at a buffalo run
for some days. He had not been on a
horse for a long time. He told the others
that he was only waiting until We struck
the main herd before he turned himself
loose. Ga the way from the Republican
river to Beaver creek we struck the main
herd, ard then Jerome went for them. All
of this time old Joe had been so lssy that
Jerome began to think he was no good, but
as soon as be was started for those buffalo
ne forgot all about being lazy, and in spite
of all his rider could do to the contrary
soon had him right in among them
and SO thick that he could poke
them with his gun. For a young tender
foot Jerome did splendidly, killing seven
Then ne pulled Joe up and dismounted,
intending to try few shots from on foot
at those running by, but he thoughtlessly
turned Joe loose, aud Joe thinking the
hunt was not over, continued after the
buffalo, leaving his rider atoot and alone
on the plains Presently some of the party
discovered the lone hunter and an ambul-
ance was sent to bring him. Joe was
gone, though, and we saw no more of him
on that strip On our return to Fort Nc
Pherson he was there, having come in with
the saddle under his belly and both stir
ups on his feet. He had found his way
back, a distance Of about ninety miles.
The night after Joe got away Mr. Jerome
was tried by Court-martial for losing q
Government horse.
In January, 1872, the Grand Duke
Alexis of Russia came TO Fort Mcpherson
for hunt. Gems. Sheridan, Ord, Custer,
Forsyth and many other prominent Amer,
can army officials accompanied the Grand
Duke and his party On this trip / lei
the Grand DIXIE ride old Joe, and from
his back he killed eight buffalo. After
the many long rides and much hard work,
Joe began to grow blind and was con
demued and sold. got friend to buy
him and, after / moved to North Platte,
had him with me. He was stone-blind
but he knew my voice and would come Il
+ me from as far as he'could hear it. HI
was Ia pet around the house. Every
body fed him and, blind though he was,
he knew where to 60. kept him until he
. died and he is now hurled at North Platte
CHARLEY, THE THOROUGHBRED.
After Joe came Charley, a dark bay hal
Kentucky thoroughbred. Major Noftl
bought him for me in the eastern part o
Nebraska. l never used him as . war
horse, but kept him simply for hunting
In running elk he showed remarkable stay
ing qualities. The first long ride l gav'
him was after wild horses, when ran hin
about fifteen miles, overtakiDg a bunch
and staying with them for several mile
while was trying to crease" them
shooting them in the muscles of the neck
made a wager after that OF $500 that
could ride him 100 miles in ten hours owe
a prairie road. ! did it in nine hours ant
forty-fiye minutes On the 18th Of May
1888, opened my Wild West show IL
Omaha, Neb., on Charley. When tn,
Wild West went to Europe, in 1887, OLE
Charley was the star horse. Nearly every
body in London got to know him AMI
quite o number of the Royalty had nd
on his back. Among others was the Grsnt
Duke Michael of Russia, cousin to tn
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