Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-05-08

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shed exploring party
had missed him from his ac
customed stations and on his re
appearance he was generally ban
daged uD and one leg was in
splints. 1t appears that one late after.
noon when the shadows in the brush
We're growing to the point of almost
complete darkness though the sun
still Illuminated the tops Of the trees,
he was returning to camp alone save
for Senegambian gun bearer noted
for his bravery. Both were mounted
s on native ponies, wiry and keen Of
senses. Suddenly Williams pony be-
gan to shuttle and snort and both
stood stock stillrefusing to advance
into the darkness of the foliage
arched trail. Williams quickly un.
n slung double barrelled ten gauge
Parker with which he had been after
fowl. He meant to slip in a buck shot
cartridge, but before he more than
( had his gun across his pomme, with
granting below the huge form Of
& an old bull buffalo rushed out Of the
darkness ahead and charged the two
with all ferocity.
1t was impossible to turn out OF his
way and all that Williams could do
was to lean forward and pull both
) barrels point blank. The massive
horns and frontal bones must have
shielded the beast from any injury,
4 save enough to infuriate 1t more than
ever. The next instant Williams
pony was disemboweled with a side
swipe Of the bulls horns and the
rider was pitched into the brush with.
a broken leg On over the dying
pony rushed the buffalo and his
y charge drove the second pony end
over end on top of his Senegambian
rider. The two rifles he carried flew
into the brush and one fell near Will
Jams. 1t was the Winchester forty
four. Williams dragged himself over.
to 1t and found it uninjursd, but a
tragedy was Transporting meanwhile,
Giving the poor gun bearer no chance
for his life, the bull swept first one
tip of his mighty horns and then the
other into the tumble Of horss and
man and in his blind fury knelt on
them and stamped on them This
happened in the fraction Of minute
Of course, and was terminated only
when Williams, mastering all his
strength, rose to his knees and began
pumping soft-nosed pellets Into the
h,,IJ {{or Il, oI,s, s,,t
vital parts. The murderous creature
fell on top of his victims and when
searchers attracted by Williams
cries. found them, horse, bull and
senegambian lay dead in one heap.
Most Dangerous Game in Africa.
It is agreed upon all hands by ex.
perienced hunters in Africa that the
buffalo is one OF the three most dan
gerous four-footed foes that man can
attack Most men class this animal
with elephants and lions, as game that
y requires the highest attributes of Skill
courage and caution to bring to bag.
AS matter Of fact, 1t may be laid
down that more deaths and dangerous
accidents happen annually in Africa
in hunting the buffalo than in the
chase of any other species OF heavy
game. In regions where large mum.
bers OF these splendid beasts still wan
der, in troops OF three hundred, four
hundred and even more, and where
they have been little disturbed, the
hunter has no great difficulty in shoot
: Ing as many as he requires. In fairly
open country, where scattered covert
exists, and where they can be readily
apprenticeship they are by no means
keen-sighted creatures--a man may,
he begins to think, shoot buffaloes as
easily as he can shoot oxen. But,
directly buffalo is wounded and his
blood.spoor has to be taken up. and
the hunter has to follow him into the
dense coverts to which he retreats,
the business is entirely changed Then
you may prepare to 10 out for your.
self, to take UP your heaviest and
most reliable weapon. and to follow
the track of your game with every
sense alert, and your rifle handy for
an instant and most deadly charge.
You will find, too, that the native
spoorer, VINO trotted IN front OF you
readily enough on the blood spoor of
elephant, and even lion, will now
greatly prefer to follow in your rear.
and leave you to take up your own
person the first and dangerous risk
in the dark and shadowy thickets into
which you are advancing. He knows
none better-the dark, evil fury
op1 the lnrl,inp ppispipes uoyu ~ ~,
beast of which you are in search.
The buffalo, SO soon as ne is wounded,
seems, indeed, to think of little else
than a bloody revenge. Mike most
other game, which, when wounded,
will almost invariably f-take Item
selves in flight as far from the pur.
suer as possible, he usually retreats