The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1895-10-03

first work was with guns and tron"
and he has followed this life ar"
since, having lived for some years ~
Wisconsin and the DakOtas. and ~
in the early days of this countrv ~
came to Montana. His presenr homo ~
only six miles from the Montana ,iro
in Idaho. 120 miles from Bozeman. and
This place is his market for furs and
where he purchases his supplies.
1t is not, however, the fame which :.
his as a guide, nor the cunning he dis,
plays in the manipulation of his trans
which is so remarkable in this man
but the fact that he has, perhaps, can
turcd more wild animals alive tban
any other man in this country, and tho
interesting part of his life is in tha
II in which he does this.
His record in the last seven Years
alone has been312 elk,41 deer, IS moose
IL antelope, 3 buffalo, IA bear cubs. he.
sides mountain sheep, wildcats and "a.
rious smaller animals. In 1891 he shin.
ped three a loads Of elk to the famous
park of Austin Corbin. He has elk
which are broken to drive, his herd
numbering siXty-five at this time, with
two buffalo, n mOOs and numerous
other animals, which he keeps in an
eighty-acre pasture which is surrounded
by an eight-fOot barbed-wire fence.
topped off with n large pole. He makes
his captures in February, March and
April, when the now is at it's deepest
and a light crust morning and night
makes it easy snowshoeing, while the
game breaks through and is captured
with comparative a
lie has four large dogs, one a 1O4.
pound half shepherd and half mastiff,
and the other three half shepherd and
half Newfoundland. Fastening two Of
these to a sled eight inches high, eight
feet long. two and One-half feet wide,
and on Observation-Disclosures wide
runners. he skins over these snow-cor.
cred mountain ridges at the rate Of Eve
to seven miles an hour. He says dogs
are the strongest animals living for
their size, q underground dog hauling
a load Of from 800 to 800 pounds with
ease and making light Of a hill which
would be a hard climb for a loaded
team. The Eskimos have small, poorly
fed dogs and need a number for a sled,
while Mr.. Rock loads two large elk
upon a sled and two Gogs will haul
them to his ranch. whether he be TWEEN.
" miles away from home.
Upon c%Orralling game he ties each
animal securely with ropes, which he
always carries on his sleds, and then
laying two elk upon n sled, with their
heads together in the middle of the
sled, ones head lying op the other ami.
mails shoulders, he lashes them firmly
to the dog sled and starts for home.
When he has no game he rides upon a
sled, but uses his long snowshoeS when
the sleds are loaded.
When starting out for game Mr.. Rock
takes a sack with a little -four, pre-
viouSly salted; a small sack Of sugar
and a small skillet. his only food while
out being this mixture cooked into a
sort of mush and eaten with sugar on
it. He never eats meat of any kind.
He sleeps in a snowbank, without bed
ding, or before a campfire, where he
freezes upon One side while warming
the other.
He always takes a man out with him
when he Is capturing game IN the
spring time. but has found a man
who could stand ovar twO to four trips
Of this rough life. with scant rations,
TO bed and continuous marching
through and over these snOw-cOvered
mountains.
Mi. Rock was married four years
ago. His wife handles the wild AMI.
mails with great skill, being an expert
upon snowshoes and a ready shot with
a rife.-St. Paul Dispatch.