The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1896-11-17
THE WILD BULL.
CiIRILLING FIGHT BETWEEN
BUFFALO AND SIOUX.
Two Daring Indians With Bows ana
Arrows Bring to the Dust the
King OF the Hcrd-Tkc'
Last Charge.
r WAS on the plains in the Sixties"

'
9 been more than fifty. for the tales
le told carried SO much OF the color
IF the country that one found it diff
suit to disbelieve them. He was m
,x-member of the Colorado Legisa-
:ure, and had come to Washington to
work for the passage of n bill to re-
ieve railway employees, and was now
seated with party of friends at one
Of the small tables in the House res
:aurant. His life had been varied and
interesting. He had been cowboy,
an engineman, a railway postal clerk
and politician. The Spanish gentle
nan had Just finished an interesting
account OF "A bull fight whichhad taken
place Mt Barcelona, in which, by some
accident, the bull had the best of it,
az saw bull fight on the plains
once," said the short man, laying his
tools down, fright ont IN the open,
With nothing to hide behind, nowhere
TO stand but on, and nowhere to fall
out off, as the deceased bard OF ST.
10 would say.
at was while we were locating the
inc of the Union Pacific simply
driving across the country and max
ing observations. 4 couple of Sioux
:ell in with our party and were riding
along looking for n chance to steal
something, when we came suddenly
lpon small herd of buftlo. The
rear guard, sturdy old bull, was feed.
ing along in sag between the sand
| Hills, and, the wind blowing from him
to us, prevented him from seeming
our party until the two Indians dashed
by, cutting him off from the main
herd. Lowering his head the great
brute bounded away up the little hill,
ut the top Of which the two Sioux sat
| waiting to receive him. Each of the
Indians carried q rifle, but to our sur
prise they were left hanging Mt the
saddles. The bull made straight for
one OF the horses. but just rs he
seemed about to collide the bron-
cho sprang to one side and
an arrow from the Indians bow
was driven deep into the back OF the
bull. We expected the animal to bolt
now, but he was enraged and scorned
to escape. Turning, he came straight
for the other Sioux, only to plow the
mir close alarmingly close-to the
agile horse, which carried his rider
safely to the rear. The first Indian
| had by this time fixed another arrow,
! and when the charge was made planted
! it deep behind tho bulls left shoulder
The fight had by this time become so
| exciting that our driver, forgetting
! the danger, had driven up to within n
/ hundred yards of the scene of the
battle. Having bounded by one of
the Indians, carrying another arrow
away with him, the Infatuated animal
| caught sight of our wagon and drove
straight for US. 1t was like standing on
! the track in front of locomotive, and
every man OF us, realizing the great
! danger, was seized with fear that al
most froze his blood. The driver was
! so illed with terror that he made no
! attempt to avoid the collision, which,
from the moment the bull passed the
Indian, seemed inevitable. On he
came, snorting like snowplow and
looking as formidable, and not ono OF
( US had presence of mind enough to
reach for a rifle. We were too badly
scnred to move, but not so with the
/ Sioux. Seeing our danger the brave
fellows turned their horses and came
galloping past the bull, one on either
side, and as they passed him each
drove IN arrow into the mad brute.
These new wounds seemed only 10 in
crease his rage, and on he came, tear
ing toward us, but before they reached
our wagon, the Indians whirled their
horses, AID with arrows drawn stood
between us and the approaching
! buffalo. The horses had bnrely time
to turn before the buil was upon
them. One Of tho bronco1 sprang
away, his rider emitting wild yell rs
he sent another arrow into the bleed.
ing buffalo. The other Indian was not
so fortunate. His horse failed TO clear
and one of the bulls horns caught in
its side just behind the girth aud
plowcd a great furrow back to the
flank.
"The buffalo nppe AIRED to appreci
ate the Vantage of this thrust, an j
at once turned AMI charged the IN
horscd Sioux. The Indian might
lave ended the fight by taking up hi.
ride, but he did not. Standing erect
mt tue side of his dead horse he faced
the rapidly advancing foe aud sent ar
arrow deep under the shoulder blade.
As the arrow left the string the Indian
dropped beside tho body of his hors,
and the buffalo passed over him with
out doing any damage Now the
mounted Sioux claimed the attention
OF the wounded bull, and again tn,
Sioux on foot. by this time the bur
falO fairly bristled with arrows ant
resembled n huge porcupine. W.
could see that the animal was getting
groggy, as they say Of prize fighters
but his sand seemed never TO ionvC
him. With q roar that would send q
chill down your spine, with bloot
squirting from his nostrle, he would
drive like hurricane at his tormeu
tors, who, with tho exception noted,
scemel to avoid him hy about Tin,
breadth Of two hairs. When they hac
fought five minutes tue earth for th,
space Of fifty feet about rcsomblcj q
plowed field. The one living horse wa,
flecked with the lroth o. battle and
like the buffilo, showed unmistak
able signs of exhaustion. As the nc
tion OF tho bull grew slower, th,
horseloss Sioux fought further from
cover. At times ne would stand fortl
ia the very face of his furious adver