Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1903-10-24
JEFFRIES GREAT HUNT.
Champion Tells about His big Indian
Guide Hard Time hut Enjoyed Trip,


When Champion Jeffres arrived in
Chicago a few days ago he was pressed
for "A statement on the pugillsuc out
look but he did not seem Inclined to
talk fight. He was more eager to tel
about his recent hunting trip on the
Yuma river
"rhat was a trip ] never shall for
get, said the champion, with a beam OF
real lOy i'm his face. you viii remem-
her" he continued, II hshed bit
after my last fight and had great sport
While training for Corbett at Hardin
Springs | put In considerable time at
hunting, and as I brought down some
big game | thought ! knew all about
hunting, but this last trip of mine con
WINGED me ! was only novice at the
game.
'Hardships? Well | should say
Never experienced anything like II, Had
a big foot buck indian as guide
as fine a specimen OF manhood as ever
saw And fight? Not with the mitts,
but with hands, feet and any kind OF a
weapon you could place In his hands.
He had a reputation for killing second
to none In that country, and II is full OF
outlaws with scores OF notches on the
hits OF their guns. He was terror
HlllOIE his liillt IfN1nEf nv 'iVPH'h -
the medicine mans head When | ask
ed him why he did 1t he said Medicine
man he say he cure three times, he
don't do It then I chop his head off
and chuck him In the river Medicine
man no good, can't cure, he no use,
No, | was not afraid he would HIT my
scalp. He thought | was heap good
man.
II want to tell you about that trip
We started down the river with about
two months rations, prepared, you
know, for any mishaps that might
cause DELAYS. when about week out
and everything going along smoothly
weather beastly hot, we drlfted INTO
what we would call cyclone. The sun
was shining brightly but before we
could pull IN our lines the black clouds,
which we thought were moving IN the
other direction, Were over us ana II
became pitch dark We pulled for shore,
ran our boat ON the bank of the river,
fastened IL TO mosquito tree, ana
jumped ashore.
Before we had time to look about
the rain came down In torrents, light
ming flashed continuously, the tempera-
ture changed 10 the freezing point, and
~a harofooted, with no under
wear, an old pair Of torn pants, and n
....-, ..-.a ~p.,. My, but It was cold.
And the big buck was up In the air,
as we say. We chopped down tree,
built a fire, and made the best OF 1t,
WAS | scared? Wen, yes, but not
because Of the rain, cold or lightning.
We had about 40 pounds OF dynamite In
the boat which lay within 10 feet Of our
fire and We did not know what minute
the lightning would strike the boat.
and II II had | would not he here TO tell
the story, There would also have been
a new champion fighter, as the old one
would have been no more
1T started TO rain about o'clock In
the afternoon and continued steadily
until o'clock next morning And the
next night we got another dose of g.
but not 80 strong. but the big buck
my, how he did weaken Me fraid,
Jim he would say. But the bold front
the blum, might say, that put on
quletod him,
we caught firsh TO throw away. and
when he hit old Mexico we cut out the
fishing and went In for game, Plenty