The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-06-19
STRUGGLE WITH BUFFALO

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STRUGGLE WITH A BUFFALO.
AS everyone knows. the majestic and
powerful buffalo technically known %
naturallsts as the great American bison
IS now all but extinct as a wild animal
Of this continent Only few brief years
ago this noble beast roamed at vii the
vast plains and prairies furnishing food
and raiment both to he white man and
the Indian. Numberiess herds OF -hem
grazed over the boundless stretches OF
western prairie and the rich sportsmen
and noolemen from Europe came here to
slaughter him just for the sport Now
days 50 rare has he become that any spec
linen even in confinement IS the object
OF intense interest 70 the .enderfoOt and
the younger generation. Last winter
Charlie Payne Of this city. The wild animal
fancler. secured Two magnificent specl-
mems Of this nearly extinct species from
a large ca:le ranch in Texas where they
were roaming wild within the barb wire
limits Of the big ranch. He brought them
70 Wichita and placed them in two stou,.y
built cattle pens at the Union stock yards
One day last week one Of the employees of
the yards while giving them their daily
ration Of corn chops and bran mash. no
tced about the hind foot Of one of them
piece of baled hay wire, which had be-
come taut and was cutting an ugly. cru
ely painful wound into the flesh jus:
above the hooG' Il had evidently been
there some time for the foo; was badly
swollen, inflamed and bloody. Nj Payns
was promptly notified and soon appeared
with a force of men and they. together
with the yard foreman and his men, at
once set about 10 capture The big bull and
50 cinfne him that they could release him
from the wire and dress and bandaee the
injured member. This was TO slight task.
as the several hours Of hard work. BAT
fed dexterity and diplomatic strategy am
ply demonstrated. Several scalwart men
were stationed at different points around
the pen with Iariats. long gas pipes poles
and strong holding ropes Two we'll
trained herding dogs belonging 10 the
Union Stock Yards company were coaxed
into the inclosure. and at q signal from
Mr.. Payne from one side and M Du-
ianey from the opposite side the fun COM
menCed. When re was leas. expecting the
onslaught. dozen men were watching
their chance and from strong brawny arms
q dozen ropes flew out z. the same time
for the head and horns Of the powerful
animal As often as a "half hitch" could
be caught about his massive head. just
as often he would plunge forward and bv
a shake Of that terrible heal throw off the
ropes and leave his assailauts tHfie1 ana
helpless. Men perched M among the raf-
ters above. on the high paIings surround
ing his pen. in The alleys, and on every
available van - point. and an armed
with ropes. prods and lassos. TIE am
was 20 get him caught around the horns
and by firing him on. finally draw his
head down close 70 the ground by post.
and then by catching his hind legs throw
him down and -ter treat the injured limo
Al th.s nicely arranged program how
ever. was more easily said that 5ora For
the huge frame would now plunge with
terrible force against the sides f his
prison. and then clear across the pen.
tanElins up the ropes and sending The
men scam1eriug to the Other side = TIE
nearest alley. T. was feared pc would
choke should a rope be thrown around MS
throat, and the short. sharply curved
horns did not furnish a favorable large;
t5r rhe ropes. Def .urc1ss oT tae expert
ro2e-s failed 20 get him f5r several hours
hat finally by letting him s7- thoroughly
calm rs head 7as caught a-4 squad
= men hauled nm down 50 his heed
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