The Florida star. (Titusville, Fla.) 1880-1917, 1905-02-10
BREAKING m BUFFalOEs
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In casting about for noxeities 20 en-
ssrsain the delegates 70 the National
EDITORIAL association Who win spend
day on ranch "lOi," near Bliss. Okla,
next summer. Joe Miller. president Of
fhs ranch company. found one which
Nc believes would be a lively attrac-
ton. says q Bliss (Okla.l correspondent
of the Kansas City Star. The prelimL
nary steps OF his discovery have cost
him $500. and the cost may be greater
before he has finished.
Ranch -10l" has a small herd OF buf-
fsioes. purchased at the Goodnight
ranch In the Texas Panhandle Miller
decided to break two young buffalo
bulls for driving purposes. believing
that q ride behind two buffalo road
STEERS would delight the visiting editors
Miller began bis buffalo busting one
Sunday not long ago. and nearly every
cowboy ON the ranch Joined In the
sport- Two expert ''ropers" saddled
their ponies and started In pursuit Of
two young bulls that were grazing In q
nearby pasture. Both bulls were Wild
and galloped sway at full speed The
day was cold. but the high speed Of the
cow ponies told on the buffaloes
Oae Of the bulls was roped around
its neck Being stronger than q steer.
it dragged the pony with IL, though
the pony furrowed the sand with It's
feet. Then. with eyes flaming like two
Goals and !tz tail erect. it gave q bel
low and charged the pony. which clev.
erty lodged the onslaught. Another
cowboy threw q lariat over the buf
fslo's horns. and the horsemen were
safe. N they could bold the buffalo be-
tween them.
The prediction Was made that the
buffalo could not be tanned 20 drive.
Buffalo" Jones. now q gsmekeeper In
Yelisgstone park. In the early nine
ties owned q large herd near Garden
City. Kan. and killed q number In at
tempts TO tame them. Jones declared
that when too greatly enraged q buffs-
10 seemed able 20 die Of its own wolf
ton. u would stiffen it's limbs and
On O moment or two fall dead. Miller
would not listen TO warning and said
that he would have 4 driving team II
he used up every buffalo on his ranch.
Another buffalo was roped. and the
TIVE were fastened by their heads Sc
cuFely TO q stout corral Brides were
slipped over their heads and harness
fhrvx'n from q safe distance on 10 their
backs. The tongue OF n heavy freight
wagon was showed between them and
cred into the neck yoke. The traces
were fastened TO the singletrees with
q long booked iron rod. A lariat was
fastened around the horns OF each buff
falo and held by mounted cowboys 20
prevent q general smsshup in q STAN
peds.
Once securely harnessei. the bu1alOs
were turned loose. They broke. mad
and believing. for the OPEN prairie. the
wagon filed with reckless cowboys.
who nred their pistols 20 Increase the
speed OF the numbering team. The
buffalos tried repeatedly 10 turn upon
each other and nght. hut were held
apart by the mounted cowboys. As
the bufalos grew wearsed their speed
decreased. but their rage grew more
furious. Finally they halkei. and trOu-
bic began In earnest The larger bull
dropped TO ITS knees. with it, fore
bead In tie dust Frosidfng did not
move u. Then 70 rolled over on it,
aide and gIRreSl with r~d eyes At its
tormentors. The o;hs- bull turned side
wise and tried TO brvrak loose from its
harness
Remembering the experience of -Buf
falo- Jones. the PROSTATE buffalo was
unhitched. tailed 10 It's feet and lei
toward the corral Wb~n near the cor
raj the buffalo lowered is head and
charged with its fun strength against
q heavy corral past. Ts.e shSck WAS
terrific. and blood burst from the AMI
MATS nostrilS. ThrVe times TIE oucaIo
charged Ike q ba,teTtng ram before
the cowboys could tighten their rOf,s-
The animal was worth easily $40.
and Miller tssN~s,f,~i - ca-1oe 70 n
box stall In the ranch stable I'D Its az
Ger had coolei When the huHAlO Was
drawn with r.pes into the stall Il fas-
tened both horns under the tseSl box.
ss.renea its leSs IN a desperate attempt
Co tear loose the tinbers Ani reEaaiaed
On this attituie for possibly TN SO
enda Then Il relaxed IS II struck IL =
vital spot fell 20 the ground and Vas
dead with scArcely a struggle
-Tn have n buffalo team II have %
buy every buffalo IN the country AID
NIilsr. III bet they can u trained 20
drive Just the same as a s;seE o.
ksrse. The trouble Il we arr lot o. -