, 1889-08-15

uOiocncu W mdke naStc Slowly auQ eau"
tiously.
From the mouth of the canyon to the
rendezvous near the center was a delight
full spin over a rather Indifferent road.
The riders spread from wall to wall and
each forced the mount to a final squirt.
A hundred yards from the meeting
place occurred the only accident of the day.
A very deep rut caused the oyerturning
of the Van Tassell coach. A bone in
John Harrington arm was broken and a
wrist sprained. T. B. Hicks sprained an
ankle. Mai. WhIpple and Capt. Hum
phrey were slightly injured. DR.. Stevens
attended the wounded.
At the rendezvous the Davis and Organ
people met the delegates from Coles,
Martins, Ullman's, Van Tassell's and other
ranches. The Martin men had eight or
ten coyote skins and the Cole crowd,
thirty four strong had several coyotes and
a big wolf hide stripped from a monster.
The Ullman men had lessened the coyote
population by IA couple.
Striking camp is a heap of fun. There
Is great joy in watching men slipping COL
lars over horses heads and trying to re.
move saddles before unbuckling the
cinches. Then people are always afraid
that the horses will eat too much grain or
drink too much water; but they never do.
A man who understands horse talk says
the animals laugh and swear all the time
at picnics. Horses are awfully p~rofane.
Lunches were superfluous yesterday.
This barbecue prepared by H.. b. Kelly
and Junge Miller was a prominent feature
of the chase. They and a colored assist.
ant had roasted an entire fat young beef
jus. to a turn, and the delicious aroma of
the coffee was a guarantee of its prime
quality. Besides this and bread there
were cheese and crackers. Everyone ate a
hearty meal. No one could resist that
spread, but still Committeeman Davis,
Organ and Hammond had been prodigal,
and a large quantity of food was brought
to the city to be distributed among the
poor by the Ladies Relief Association.
A two hours rest including smoking
and chatting and merry making followed
the barbecue. During the time the
canyon resounded with laughter, while
the reports from the firearms of target
shooters awakened the echoes.
Outriders dispatched by the committee
reported at 3 o'clock that a couple of dens
were in readiness for the wolf killers. n.
r. Davis led to one about five miles from
the sylvan dining hall. The journey was
rough but very enjoyable anticipation
brought excitement to a very high pitch
and several hunters swung guns around
rather recklessly. Dick Troxelfs patent
sulphur candles were introduced into the
dens and the entrance closed.
They burned splendidly, but the wolves
absorbed the sitting smoke, greatly to the
disgust of the expectant hunters. Mr..
Davis next set a stick OF giant powder
several feet within the cavern. All re-
tired to safe distances. The explosion
was startling, but not very violent to out
side observers.
Doubtless the wolves, if any survived
the sulphurous fumes, thought different
ly. The imitation earthquakes ended the
days sport. 1t resulted in the death of
at least seven wolves, as that number
were known to be in the cave. 1t was too
late to operate on another den into which
two wolves had been driven.
The hunters were piloted to the road
by Mr.. Davis and set out for home ex-
ceedingly well pleased with the day. The
ranchmen are also satisfied, as the wolves
not killed were scared out of the country.
Only last Monday the destructive brutes
hamstrung two yearling colts for Mr..
Hammond.
G. ID. Kirkland was along with his in
Simultaneous camera and secured ten fine
views. The pictures will be ready per.
haps to morrow. j. A. Breckons also
made some views.
Among the attendants these were no.
ticed: Capt. humphrey, John Harring-
ton, T. B. Hicks, r. S. Van Tassell,
Fred Post, Dan Ullman. Percy Hoyt,
Maj. Whipple, ID. @. Rhodes and wife,
A. D. Adamson, q. d. Kirkland, DR..
Stevens, Mrs. j. M. Carey, w.
p. Gannett, j. A. Breckons,
Rev. DIR. Williams and wife. Chas.
A. Campbell, Mrs. B. Hellman,
Miss Garrow, S. Birmingham, Miss Liz
zie Whitcomb, M. M. Mason and wife,
Tom Glasgow, Ben Cornell, VIM. Doyle,
Lem Ellis. II. B. Kelly, Judge Miller,
Saml. Atkinson, f. X. X. Allen, Joe
Curtis, Jno. Ellerson, DR.. Kazabee, Robt.
Benton. b. b. David. L. f. Kelley,
r. Morgan, W. Cole, Louis Lindstrom,
Robt. Shingle, Geo. Miller, Mrs. Geo. G.
Masten, Madame d'Arone Davidson,
Miss Ida Whitcomb, W. N. Boyd.
Frank Boyd. R. f. Reamy, j. A. L.
F Chenery, w. Richardson. Jr., J. A. Eng
land, II. Grain, f. Boehm, j. X. jeffrey,
Frank Shtzer, j. w. Hammond and