Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1907-02-28

ING him plenty of room, as they
are ugly when close pressed.
One of my wild shots must have
Stirred up his "lri>h' for heliml ed
when he started to rum again.
After another short run | cot two
or three more good SIDE shots, and
he again stopped. took another
"hikc" Gas the boys would say) but
soon wheeled around again when
ut Il safe distance and took another
side shot, bringing him to his
knees. | now felt safe to size up
my game and pick myself together,
but found That | had the buffalo
aguc, which is n great deal worse
than the buck ague that one hears
so much about.
The other boys were having a
regular fusilade over the hill in
the draw and | rode to the edge of
the draw and rested on my honoys
seeing them racing after their
game. 1t is a sure cure for stag
nant circulation, for | believe mine
increased double for fully an hour
afterward. 1t was now getting
quite late and the boys gave up the
chase and returned to the Tender
foot's game which we butchered
and then started for cam }. getting
in after it was quite dark, and tell
ING me that we would get the other
one in the morning. We had to
unload and load up several times
getting thru The deep snow in the
draws, but the Tenderfoot was
feeling ''hunkum'-''don't YOU
know"-for there had been a reac-
ton and the feeling was over his
whole person that he had killed a
buffalo and a real live one, and
wild and woolly at that. After we
ate u supper we recited the way
1--WE should have done"etc, but the
only thing the Tenderfoot could
feel or say was complete satisfac-
ton, and he lay awake way into
the night coneratulat'ng himself
and listening to the coyote and the
gray VOLTS serenade. which is fine.
away back in the brakes, where
there arc plenty to Join in the cho-
rus.
We we're up bright and early the
next morning and soon on the look
out for the other fellow. and found
him all right, down and out, with
another one standing guard. We
were mp against it, for he was in
for fight, and we dared not 90 near
him and we only had permission to
get two: SO we rode to the top of
the butte and threw stones down
at him till finally he stalked off but
soon came back. He repeated this
maneuver several times. till finally
he walked down the ravine far
enough for one of the boys to take
a running shot and q yell which
started him to lope away up the
creek with Il peculiar rolling lope
that the buffalo has and one that is
very deceiving, as they are moving
much faster than they look. owing
to their monstrons leaps.
We dressed the other fellow and
got into camp about noon, ate our
dinner and loaded our game on the
sled, got stuck, broke down and
had to pitch our tent again and
send for a four horse team. as the
load was too much for our sled.
The next morning bright and early
We patched up our sled and loaded
up the hides and a part of the
meat, covered up the balance with
a tent, and started for home. Re-
fore getting there we found we had
plenty for our team and when the
other four horse team got near
MIR. Carr's ranch they had to put
on six horses to get out of the
brakes near the ranch.
This is what one would call real
sport. all other hunting is tame
compared to it, and anyone need
ing exercise Or recreation can get
more real fun and excitement than
by any other sport going. lived
q whole year in three days, and
the shaking and jOlting would sure
cure a lot Of the ailments of Office
men etc. Mr.. Carr has about 10
or y of these shaggy fellows left