The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1909-07-12
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over wide. flat. alkaline country, the
! fauna OF which consisted chiefly of red
ants. whose conical hills were visible
everywhere, and tho flora, most Of
which was sage brush and a plant
known locally as greasewood. Now
and then a top-heavy Jack rabbit would
start MP. apparently from nowhere, and
at pace which seemed to increase the
farther he went, would zigzag through
thc stiff brush, seemingly Indifferent
as 10 his destination, provided only that
he got there fast enough. Much Of this
| flat country was barely above the level
of the lake. Parts of il were below this
! level. and not infrequcntIy we encoun.
tered shallow pools of salt water of
| considerable area. Some Of these we
crossed by primitive causeways-lust
ridges Of sand. kept from spreading by
| two rows of cedar stakes driven close
together; others we fordcd, the horses
| splashing along half way 10 their knees,
and startling small buncbcs of wild
ducks and American avoccts. Mean
whilo the southern end of Antelope
island was in plain view across the level
waste. the northern end was cnrcl-
opcd in rhe mist from the lake. For
/ the last four miles the horses splashcd
through the lake itself, at ford where
the water seldom covered their feet.
Buffaloes Raised in Captivity.
'Oncc on the island, we found a good
hard road running north and south
along the shore. Six miles from the
| ford We came to ranch, whore half Il
dozen big. smiling greyhounds came
| bounding ont 10 greet us. These dogs.
! learned werc kept 10 hunt the coy
/ i -.
and two fresh skins nailed on the end
of the barn showed that they were not
kept in vain. We wero met by the
foreman. Scott Gamble. who took us
| off to the corrnlS TO see some buffalo
calves that he was rearing In captivity.
Two Of ihom were fed on cows milk,
which they drank from n pan. and thc
! third. n smaller calf, was nursod by n
| graded Hereford COW. | understand
that it is Mr.. Dooly's intention to have
these calves domesticated.
HAfter lunch the horses were sad.
died, and we rode away In search of the
| buffalo herd. In the party were Scott
Gamble, n hired man and myself, on
horseback. and wc were followed by
blackboard. carrying my extra cameras
and supply Of plates, The first buff
falo we sighted was an old Dull who
! had been driven out Of the herd, and
who now lived n solitary llfc-a life,
was Informed, which had soured a
naturally sunny disposition, 1t GER
tainly had not spoiled his appearance,
for he was really splendid beast, big
! and well proportioned, with deeply
curved horns. and a black heard that
! trailed tho ground. OF coursc, | waus
ed TO get a photograph Of him. so !
rode out, camera III hand. Hold on,
sir! cried the foreman: 'you'd better
take this horse; ne S a bit faster than
that one,
Charged BY Bull,
$50 I swappcd my horse for a big bay
thoroughbred, and about two minutes
later | appreciated the foreman g sug-
gestion. The old bull, pcaccablc enough
when left strictly 10 his own mcdta-
tions, had no sympathy whatever with
amateur Photography, and savagely re-
scnted my intrusion, ! could sec the
whites OF his eyes as he watched us
moving round him, and | realized at
once that he would never 'look pleas
ant, Ny horse, too, was a study.
Well trained and obedient 10 every
pressure of the rcin, it was plain that
ne did not like his task. With head
raised, and with his sensitive ears flung
far forward he blew distasteful odors
from his wideued nostrils and trod the
ground as lightly as though it burned
his feet. The old bull did not keep
us long in suspense; with shake of
his massive head, Just to see that his
tossing muscles were in working order
he emitted an angry 'Whoof!' and
charged, his short tail Greet in the air,
The horse seemed TO work automatically,
He knew. quite as we'll as [ did. that
the climate on that section of prairie
, was rapidly becoming unhealtbful, and
without waiting for instructions he
wheeled like polo pony and in an In
stant we were speeding toward less
densely populated part of the island
There really WASH IT the least bit OF
danger, unless the horse stumbled in
a gopher burrow, for no buffalo on
earth is match for a big thorough
| bred horse. The old bull gained for Il
| moment, but fell slowly back as the
horse got into his stride, In the mean
| time Chauncv White, who drove the
blackboard, had been doing a littl,
| Photographic work on his own account
| Whether he had natural feeling fol
| the dramatic, or whether he realized
| that in these days Of the nature fakcl
| it was well for an honest student to
| have Photographic records Of his ad
| ventures, | cannot saw but at all events
! when he saw the old bull about tC
charge he unlimbcred one of the spar,
cameras and pressed the button at the
| very moment when things began tG
| happen. Ot course, ! went back and
got some photographs OF tho old bull
and after ho had become tired OF
charging the horse lie dashed down into
the lake, and the last | saw OF him M
was landing on little promontorS
half mile TO the northward,
| "Later in the afternoon. and again
on the following morning, We came
upon lunches Of the Dooly buffal0cs
splendid, healthy creatures, but wild a
hawks d0d oiuo throuuh The Sane bruSl
and travelling over the rough mountain
side at speed at which It was hardly
safe to follow them on horseback, Mos
of the few photographs | got of then
were made whilo they were travelling
at fun speed. and show little more thar