Las Vegas daily optic. [volume] (Las Vegas, N.M.) 1880-1908, 1906-07-19

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IL fxHnasas Carver aTsans harsss and
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a@ss rife ant pistol shea In Aassgaes
arrived yesterday frosa shs wsss sEs
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Dr. Carver x~ss his first pahase r<E~
fosnznoe In California several yesss
sxo: ssnee sh~n he hss t~sn al oyer
tk~ World. and has Sen nsore medals
than any ether man ifyang, Ne has
discarded The fxssoas hzrkskin suit
~ other days. and neS appears In
the nsasssTn sssh a . prosperous
business man His eye has nos so~a
any NJ M osasine emnninS: nDs his
arm fs nerve. ana his shooting Eov
10 more sondesfsi than ever. He
bids The championship 10 sAe World
Tar rise. shotgun and horseback sAoos.
inE. ~ Vel IN he worlds ehanpion.
ship for pigeon shoosing.
On this trip. Carver has with him
five trained horses. One of them has
10 xonderfai record ~ a hish diver.
and Teesn,iy az an exhibition sissn
In Seattle. she made a eighsy-fiye foot
drop into Lake Washington,
4 Thsiiisns E~spsrasees
In conversation vii ka reporter yesp
tsEaay afternoon. Dr. Carver related
several instances of his early eareer.
When but q youth. be developed his
wonderful powers with the rife, and
Tor many year, WAS the most Gee
snl hunter and srarpsr In the sflas
Of Nebraska In some a the eseit.
tng buffalo hunts In the aays when
b shasgy kings of the plains were
plentiful In the west and northwest.
the young hunter reeve failed 60
bring In than his quota I O camp.
Ills aim was nnerring. He Vas then
a slight yonth-taii. thin and wiry.
powerfully muscied. and never seem,
ed 10 know what fatigue q n.
comes naturally by his adventure.
some spirit. which led him 10 fol.
low the life of q hunter In his youth.
Among his ancestors was Governor
Carver. Who landed In the Nayfrower
az Plymouth Rock tn 1890. and was
b first governor of America, John
Carver. the explorer 81 Minnesota.
and Fred Carver. who was killed nv
the Indians at Spirit Lake. Ia. were
among bis ancestors.
As a trapper. hunter and Indian
fighter. the wiry young plaiusman he.
ran his career. and followed n until
nm exciting incident lead him into the
life he In nov living. During the win.
ter OF 1875. Carver was trapping ON
the Frenchman. a tributary Of the
Republican river. After securing MI,
the pelis that his horses could carry
home. he started across the divide
leading 10 Lakewood. on his way
home TO the Medicine. The sun was
shining brightly. and the day was n
pleasant n He had Travelled sew.
erai miles down the divide when the
weather suddenly changed. and he
found himself in the wors, blizzard
ever known In Nebraska. In a few
minutes the ground was covered with
q sheet Of now and ice. and 4, WAS
impossible to q the horses heads,
The only chance 10 escape from his
periious position vas 90 remain IN
q backbone Of the divide which led
down to the Republican. To s,op
meant death--to get off from the al.
vide meant death-so Carver pressed
on trusting TO the intelligence Of his
horses to reach the old government
TRAN. which led down the Republican
To the only house within n hundre5
ana fifty miles. Soon he was encas.
ed In a coating Of ice. and the storm
grew more violent as the ,rapper and
MS pack train fastened on. Al the
otzsard grew more and more terrific
Carver took an oath that II he eyer
succeeded In getting out alive he
would give up hunting buffalo for.
ever. The minutes seemed like hours
and the hours like days. He kent
going forward through the binding
storm. trusting TO the instinct Of his
horse and to his own intuitive know.
ledge OF the plains to guide his safe
ly through. For hours he fought
against the binding snow storm to
a v his own life and that of his
horses. and had almost given up in
despair when the animals all stopped
and stood silent and mctiunless In the
binding storm. He tried to dismount
but found himself frozen to the sad.
die. He had no use Of his hands,
arms or limbs. In this helpless con.
dition he gave up all hope Of life,
and as night was approaching saw
no possible chance TO escape from