The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1902-12-21
Wichita Huntinn Party

Readers OF the Eagle will remember
/ some weeks ago a Missouri Pacific hunt
( ing party. consisting Of The Messrs. San-
cefur. Mr.. Dennis. Mr. Dnlenheck. and
+ others. left FOR Arkansas. Here Is an
account Of their trip. written by enc OF
the party:
on November = there left from this
. city and Eldorado enc Of the most con-
plete hunting outfits ever started from the
west for any point The party. consist
( ing Of these gentlemen. Messrs. 6 NJ
Sandefer. r H. Dennis. Or. Dlnenheck
W H. Sandefer. VIM Thompson and j. r.
SaRdefer. They departed via the Il o'clock
m Missouri Pacific train for the
White river country OF Arkansas where
all kinds OF game abound. from the
swamp rabbit 10 the black bear
The trip was not a hurried one. however
as many points OF interest were Wis ted
along the interesting route OF the Iron
Mountain. Several hours were spent In
visiting the coal fields in the vicinity
of Oolagah. l. T. AIss stops were made
al Fl Smith and Little Rock
Arriving at our destination we we're
met at the train by our guide and cook.
SIR J. c. Lewis and son. who were in
readiness 10 escort as 10 the happy hunt
ing ground al which We were delight
"a 10 arrive
The first afternoon was devoted T. ar
ranging comfortable quarters Tor sleep
ing and cooking. which was accomplish
ed by hard work. The aoxt morning our
guide rose early and sounded his husie
calling all OF the pri.ut,s u arms aud
breakfast az which place We received our
Instructions Tor The day. Te were ordered
90 take our places at the various cee-
stands. which We did with all thc valor
cf the knights OF old. ana we received
our prize before nine o clock a. N. ss one
Of the boys killed a fine specimon II the
white-tsiled deer fut IL was sa.d a.
have been killed in self-defensc as Che
Geer was going 20 run over papa and ne
had heard IN Ft Smith THAR tie laws of
Ari-ansaw did not object 20 q mln de-
Tending himself so he sloi TO- Oar oat-
1T was complete in o. ere respect. exon
The doctor had pTr-u-sd ncw TURKEY
Cell while IN Wichita aud htiDg over aG~
xi0us % try the same re seated himself
ou large oak log some distance from
camp and began calling turkeys. ne had
not engaged in the pastime but Few
moments borrower. SIeu ,hrfc appear -
ga che other END II the log a Iuss2 specie
ol the Wild cat Who ~ss boxing FOX the
same kind OF game that Doc was. our
physician was not feeling very well so
ne just rolled OF Of the log and came 10
camp via the Short Line. After We had
bathed the doctors head and given him a
dose Of Swamp Root" he recovered SUI
fciently so as TO give Us an outline OF his
narrow escape OF being killed or swallow
ing his turkey call. re stnl contends
that there is no sport IN hunting tur-
keys and that they are not ~ 10 eat any
how and that man had told him that
they were very poor this year-so poor
Ia fact. that the wild cats are fighting
their battles fc- them. Another one 81
our heroes. known as VIII. was placed
on deer stand by our guide Nr. Lewis.
and ordered 90 hold his position until the
sound OF the bugie. but the bugle was
little slow about sounding and VIII con-
Guided that IL was advisable Tor him 10
move. owing 10 the familiarity 0f a drove
of wild hogs who seemed 90 ask. Where
abouts did you All come from Upon
arrival al camp. VIII was relating his
experience 10 Ed. who always preferred 10
hunt small game rather than large and
our cook John being familiar With Eds
desires concluded that he would have a
time a. someone's expense. SO ne depart
ed for thc lake some distance from osr
camp and began 70 call ducks. which he
could DO 10 perfection without she
ri an Instrument, and Pappy Rho VAS
always hearing things informed the boys
hat there were ducks on the lake. 50
Ed belng arst out. secured bis gun ard
crawled some two hundred yards through
the mud % get "a shot into papa roek
hai upon arrival ~ the lake this fock
proved 90 be- our cook. John. who vas
concealed behind q tree who Informed
I'd that he had been calling powerful
hard 90 get some one 90 come and see
him bot that ~ was not looking f1r 'you
~ and NJ this point Mr. cook received
sealed orders and called Ter camp alfh
"a promise that This mode ~ pasfima
woufd nat De- repeated. We acre aif more
~ less rected slfh some kline ~ "a
lingering Hlnese. ard uneren temperature
some thqusnt BE- paipifafion ~ the heart
so We decided % cau l1 eur physician
who pronounced -buek sEse ard lu-
formed ge that 50 wss guif@ common i1
Arkansas. especially 40 fhis flrae - ire
year This vas a great ssTprise 90 jim
who centande8 that be- zas in perfect
health ard cd not aesd treatn,ert fer fhis
new disease that olr dexter lad fo4nd
'1 Arkansas. bur our guide ST. Davis
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