Blackfoot news. (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1891-1902, 1898-11-12

a skin. He did big BUSINESS. Woll
skins was getting to be the style, ana
he says 70 me: 1Lovett, I'll give you
1896 apiece for wolf pe.ts, II you II
bring me in 5000 before the beginning
of the season next fall wasn't par
ticularly busy. and | lowed ia think
about IT, They must be pizened, he
says. L can't give that for EN- II the
hides Is all shot up ! thought lit
tie, and then | says: 'What'll you give
for buffalo skins?' He haggled a little,
but after awhile he sald he'd give me
$3.50 apiece for all the buffalo hides |
could bring in II was a sight too lit
tie, but counted on using the Buffalo
mainly for bait anyhow, so the money
for their pelts would be just like ind
ing II.
You never hunted wolyes-by the
thousand-I reckon" queried Loyett,
with look OF almost contemptuous
pity. We'll. II amt to say all fun.
First had 10 get cabin and hire come
men. | got three fellows. one Of EN-
was right nice boy from east some.
where's. He was named Edgar Ed
wards; he went cheap for the exps-
rience. The other two was old hands
their names was Billy and Jack We
found piece OF an old cabin on the
river about n days ride from the fort
Fort Dodge. you know. We dred Il
up so II would do. There was three
rooms, and the front door was bui,
falo skin hung from the top OF the
frame
Back OF the house there vas a cor.
raj and a couple OF sheds. and inside
the corral there was pig pen, for a
man gets mighty tired OF game FOR a
steady diet. We took out some young
pigs. fed them hogs mainly on but
falo meat. an never eat no nuer
favored meat than the pork they made.
| had fine bird dog. too She stayed
In the corral mostly. with her puppies
the cutest little things you ever seen
After we got things fixed up We started
out after Buffalo. II ever you promise
to deliver 5000 wolf hides in a given
time you want TO make certain YOU
have plenty Of buffalo and strychnins 10
start with. Neither aln't no good with.
out the other We went out and killed.
don't know how many head OF bu,.
falo. hundred or so. reckon. maybs
more. They lay along the plains for
nigh onto circle OF forty miles. Then
We skinned them an plzensd the car.
cases and went of. The wolves arnoi,
the blood for miles and come In parks
1t does beat all that a wolf thai r,n
smell dead animal ten miles of can't
smell pizen right under his nose But
gosh! ! reckon a wolf can't smell moth
ing when his mouths open and Ma
stomach's empty. They don't On a.
when they're killed with strycbpIpo
and every day the boys ana mo rode
over the line to skin the wolves TIM,
was dead and put out fresh plzen Wo
got sight OF them. pretty near All 7
wanted, before the end OF June ana :
was thinking OF pulling out. We starr.
ed out to ride tbs line and went q,
to the fort The boys had the wagon
and | was horseback. I fell Ilko !
didn't want to 70 on some way and
mighty Uneasy like. When I got N
the Tort found an old friend OF mIno
there His name was Pete-Pete uar.
dinge, / think. He had secuted with
me In the regular army and acted az
guide, and he was mighty good with
the lariat---l never seen no better-and
an allround good Teller. He was n
gambler by profession. After STAYING
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