The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1906-01-16
Buffalo Hunt ON Antelope ISL
and Results in Four Be-
ing Killed.
ANIMALS WERE CONSIDERED
DANGEROUS TO THE HERD
Number of Amusing Incidents
Occur and Several Hunters
Do Lively Sprinting.

An old time buffalo hunt was held on
Antelope island Sunday afternoon In
which about twenty-five OF The citizens of
this city took part. Not since the days of
the construction OF the railroads across
the continent In tho COS has a buffalo
hunt been held within tho domains OF
Utah The hunt was illled with great in
tcrcst and many amusing Incidents OF an
unusual nature. such do not occur
very frequently In the lives OF the par
tlcpantS
Four Bulls Killed.
The animals killed were four of
the big bun buffalo that had
reached the age limit and made II danger
Gus for members of their own family as
we'll as any human beipg to be anywhere
within few hundred feet The meat.
hides. heads and horns were brought to
the city last evening. The former was
sent to friends OF the party while the
TO be mounted
Drove Across to Island.
The party left this city for the island
In a number of conveyanccg Saturday
and drove directly TO the island. crossing
the lake in the shallow water, about three
or four miles north of this city, At the
ranch home OF the Island Improvement
company. Manager White had accommo-
dations for the party After the evening
was spent around the flreside telling
buffalo hunts which the modern hunters
had read about the party retired so as
TO oe up bright and early and go after
the former rulers of the plains.
Led by Maj Myton.
Early Sunday morning. the following
rifles, marched forth Major H p Ny
ton, NJ. Collins. Or. David Lindsay. DR..
Lyndon and DIR. Arnold. The rear guard
was composed of number of jolly spec
Tar mo Nrg no NOR and hot NH
all Of whom had been fully advised ahead
of time OF tho wonderful speed the great
shaggy and clumsy looking animals could
acquire.
The first victim OF tho party was a six
year-old bull that left the island last
spring and wandered up through Davis
county before 1t was captured. This
animal was not killed until several hard
nose bullets had plowed into Its should
ers The other two bulls were killed by
different members of the party. each OF
whom killed one OF the quartette of bison
or assisted in the killing.
Did Some Sprinting.
An amusing incident is related about
Photographer Johnson and Major Myton.
In which both gentlemen had to do some
fine SprintinS TO escape an cnraged bull,
II seems that one OF the buffalo had been
shot and was dying and johnson wanted
to take a picture OF II. but did not dare
to venture too close Major Myton
sured the photographer that there was
no uunetT ana Inul lie Nlnt In1JDTD "OUlu
walk up to the dying animal with his
rifle, ready for instant use The two
struck out boldly toward the animal.
which seemed to pay no attention TO their
coming,
Did Not Press Button.
Johnson had his camera nicely settled
upon the tripod and was in the act OF
pressing the button, when the buffalo
turned It's head and spied the gentlemen.
With supernatural strength the animal
sprang to his feet and the major and
photographer took to their heels. Then
followed n sprint to n barbwire fence
which was about sevcnty-ilve yards away.
Reaching the wire fence johnson laid
down on the ground and rolled under the
wire. while Myton did some active
climbing. The pursued then turned and
saw their pursuer brought down by the
ball from another. rife In speaking of
the race. Major Myton told some of his
friends that he never went over a wire
fence quick In all his life before A
number of other incidents of an amusing
nature happened but they Will probably
never reach the public.
The buffalo that were Killed were con-
sidered dangerous to the herd OF thirty
fouc that are stlll owned by the company
and roam about the Island The only
trouble Is that there Will not be enough
trophies from yesterdays hunt to go
around among the participants and their
friends. but all will have the pleasant
memory Of seeing genuine buffalo
hunt