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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-05-21
By III. A. Bryd e n

! Fl. A. Dryden, the co-author With
Percy Selous of "Travel and Big
Came" is man Who Uas born to
the chase. From his youth 1t has
been his ruling passion and he has
gone NTH his rifle all over the world.
In every continent his fame as a
Nimrod is known, and he has a mod
est direct style of presenting his
adventures, tinged Nth little touch
of poetic sentiment here and there,
which is very pleasing indeed. If any
fault at all could be found Nth HIM
1t would be that he was oUermodest
and inclined to boast for others in
stead of telling his own story.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-05-21

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
approximation 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 lock 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 rife handy for
an instant and most deadly charge.
You will find, too, that the native
spoorer, who 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
and the lurking, noiseless ways of the
beast of which you are in search.
The buffalo, so soon as he is wounded,
seems, indeed, to think of little else
than bloody revenge. Unlike most
other game, which, when wounded,
will almost invariably b"take them
selves in fight as far from the pur-
suer as possible, he usually retreats
some distance into the densest bush,
and then either hides up in some
dark corner, where the shadows are
deep and dense, or, trrning upon his
line, takes parallel path back, and
so waits for his foe; or he will even
follow back upon his own spoor and
conceal himself. Sometimes he will
stand lurking amid the dark thickets;
at another time, If badly wounded,
he will lie down; in either case pre-
pared and determined to inflict a
bloody revenge for the hurts under
which he is smarting. Year after
year fatal accidents happen in South
African buffalo hunting, year after
year men, if not killed outright, are
terribly mauled; and, until the buffalo
is completely exterminated, he will
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-05-21

ton. In such instances it has usually
been found either that the animal
had been previously wounded by some
other hunter, or had been clawed by
lion; in either case it's naturally
morose temper having been rendered
yet more dangerous.
No hunter ought to attempt to tackle
a buffalo with rifle of lighter calibre
than SIT double express.
Once plentiful all over Southern At
RIGA wherever water was to be found,
the buffalo has now to be sought far
in the interior. There is one singular
exception to this statement Many
years ago the Cape government
passed an act protecting under Sc
we're penalties the buffalo-as we'll as
the elephant-in Cape colony. In the
forest and densely pushed regions
bordering the coast line, some strong
troops of buffaloes are still to be
found between Mossel bay and the
Kowie river. A few years ago, dur
ing great drought, some of these
fine beasts were to be seen drinking
in the river within a few miles of the
town of Uitenhage. These animals
can only be shot in Cape colony by a
special permit from the governor, and
on payment of the sum of ten pounds
for, each specimen obtained. Beyond
Cape colony the sportsman has to
travel nowadays several hundred
miles before he can hope to find buff
falo. Perhaps the best country exist
ing at the present time is the low and
unhealthy region lying in Portuguese
territory between the Sabi and Zam-
best. Upon the Bust and Pungue
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-05-21

rest of the day was spent in SHINING
and cutting UP the game. Part of the
natives were sent back to the Boer
camp, laden with as much meat as
they could carry-the Beers requiring
not only fresh meat for immediate
use but enough to make a supply OF
"biltong" (salted sun-dried flesh); the
remainder of the flesh was bestowed
upon the native villagers who we're
With the expedition.
Large numbers of buffaloes were
still reported little further ahead,
among the lagoons and marshes of
this region, and the Dutch hunter,
therefore camped for the night. ate a
hearty supper by the roaring fire, and
slept soundly till early dawn. Before
sun-up the party were again stirring.
In less than two hours time the ma
tives had led the way to broad,
marshy lagoon, or "vlei," as the Beers
call it, surrounded by drier ground,
upon which grew bush, acacia trees,
and a few tall palms. Part of this
lagoon was shallow open water, the
remainder consists of a dense bed of
tall reeds, which led to further
swamps and lagoons beyond. The
sight that met the Dutchman's eyes,
as he and the natives crept cautiously
towards the edge of the 'vlei," and sur
veyed the scene from behind screen
of bush, was a wonderful one. In and
about the "vlei," stood troop of not
less than two hundred buffaloes, some
rolling in the shallow, some drinking,
some standing belly-deep in water,
dark and motionless. The buffalo
birds "a species of starling-Buphaya
Africana) those watchful allies OF
these animals and rhinoceroses, were
flying hither and thither, many OF
them packing and feeding on the ticks
and parasites which infest the buf-
falo. A number of small white herons,
too, were about the ''vlei," some OF
which were also to be seen actually
perching on the broad backs of the
great game. In any case the stalk re-
quied caution, and, with these watch
full "buffel-vogel" about, extreme care
was, as the Boer saw, essential. Con
cealed behind thick mass of bush
to which he and the Hottentot had
crept, the Dutchman waited patiently
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-05-21

with my SOM" repeated a handsome
matron the other day to a friend who
wondered why she was not an inmate
of the pretty home she visited fire.
quently. mot l." with emphasis.
There is the deepest affection be.
tween us, (which l take precious care
to preserve by this sensible arrange
ment. l am an important parsonage
now, but il was located in the best
chamber of that house would be-
come nuisance. I have seen some
thing of the world, and want to end
my days In peace and ccmfort."
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-05-21
Worldly Wisdom.

AS there is worldly happiness
which God perceives to be no more
than disguised misery; as there are
worldly honors which in his estima.
ton are reproach, so there is world
ly wisdom which in his sight is fool
ishness. OF this worldly wisdom the
characters are given in the Scriptures,
and placed in contrast with those Of
the wisdom which is from above. The
one is the wisdom of the crafty, the
other that of the upright; the one
terminates in selfishness, the other in
charity; the one is full of strife and
bitter envyings, the other of mercy
and of good fruits.-Blair.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-05-21
Wise Idea of Matron.

The spirit of independence is driving
men and women into apartments,
where they can live as they please
and be under obligations to nobody.
Favors are returned, and so are
Sights, and degree of harmony pre-
walls. Such people are welcome
guests in many places. for they have
the good sense to limit visits. Live
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-05-21
Immune From Fires Effect

than in past years. Walking over the
fire. is a wonderful sight, Two or
three carloads of firewood are gathered
in an open space in front Of the
"Ashoorkhana," and at midnight the
wood is set on fire. This takes about
two hours to burn, and the heat is SO
great that no one can stand within a
distance of at least dozen yards
from the fire. After the fire has burnt
out. the live charcoal is spread out
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-05-21

evenly on the ground in the form of a
circle. When everything is ready, two
men jump barefooted into the fire and
walk across the fiery carpet, not once,
but at least a dozen times. The heat
from the glowing embers is fiercer
than when the wood was burning. The
example of the two men is followed
by several hundreds. The strangest
feature of the ceremony is that not a
single man receives any injury. Even
children of all ages jump into the
fire and run across it without the
least hesitation, and all seem to be at
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-05-21
Natives of India Take No Harm in
Walking Barefooted Over Glow
ing Goals.

On the anniversary of the twentieth
DAY after the death of Imam Hussain,
which fell recently, the usual cere-
mony of walking over the fire, which
is held annually at Mushirabad, a sub
arb of Hyderabad, took place in pres
once of a crowd which was greater
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-05-21
Some PeriIs of Buffalo Hunting.

Occasionally hunters have been at
tackled by solitary buffalo which has
charged them before shot has been
fred, and without apparent provoca-
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-05-21
Most Dangerous Game in Africa.

1t is agreed upon all hands by ex-
perienced hunters in Africa that the
buffalo Is one of the three most dam
gerous four-footed foes that man can
attack. Most men class this animal
with elephants and lions, as game that
requires the highest attributes of skill
courage and caution to bring to bag.
AS a matter of fact, it 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 num-
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
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-05-21

l had missed him from his &C.
customed stations and on his re-
appearance he was generally BAN
daged up and one leg was ip
splints. 1t appears that one late after
noon when the shadows in the brush
were 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
on native ponies, wiry and keen of
senses. Suddenly Williams pony be-
gan to shuttle and snort and both
stood stock still refusing to advance
into the darkness of the foliage
arched trail. Williams quickly un-
slung a double barrelled ten gauge
Parker with which he had been after
fowl. He meant to slip in buck shot
cartridge, but before he more than
had his gun across his pommel, with
a 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,
save enough to infuriate it 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
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 it and found it uninjured, but a
tragedy was transpiring 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 horse 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
bulls flank, raking him forward into
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.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-05-21

WE BUY CREAM, BUTTER, EGGS.
Samels Bros, Minneapolis, Mimi.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-05-21

7 incident highly in
dicative of the ex.
traordinarily danger
Gus character of the
African buffalo is re-
lated by Mr.. Ainsley
Williams, the gentle
man scout of the IA
nous Niger water
shed exploring party.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-05-21

home. The only effects after passing
through the ordeal seem to be that
one perspires profusely.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-05-21

And when a woman tells how sue
cessful her husband is in business
it's usually a safe bet that he isn't.
WE SELL AWNINGS, TENTS, ETC.
American Tent & Awning Co., Minneapolis
Corns are proof that nature is capa-
BILE of small, mean things.
WE BUY CREAM, BUTTER, EGGS.
Samels Bros, Minneapolis, Mimi.
Fly time and baseball are very prop
erly contemporaneous.
Anglers ICE CREAM CONES
G. L. Bradley & Co.. Minneapolis.
Go to sleep without supper, but rise
without debt.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-05-21

WE SELL AWNINGS, TENTS, ETC.
American Tent & Awning Co., Minneapolis
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-05-21

be found as savage and as dangerous
as the lion himself, and, withal, far
more reyengeful.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-05-21
Attacked by an Enraged Buffalo.

till the troop moved and a fair shot
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-05-21

Anglers ICE CREAM CONES
G. L. Bradley & Co.. Minneapolis.
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-05-21
Western Canada
MORE BIG CROPS IN 1903

Another $4,000 set-
tiers from the United
States. New dis
tricts opsned for set
Element. 800 acres
ofland to each set.
tler,--160 free
The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1909-05-21

Corns are proof that nature is ca
BILE of small, mean things.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-07-03

the building up of a deserving home
industry
Mr.. Combs plant is modern in every
way. He purchased an excellent but
ter-making plant from his predecessor.
To this he added a cream ripener.
Next he purchased machinery for the
making of cheese. Also machinery for
the bottling of soda water, and for the
making of ice cream for wholesale
distribution. Since purchasing the
original plant he has added nearly
$4,000 dollars worth of improvements
in buildings and machinery. AS yet
his place is not in the real working
trim that it will be as part of the i'm
provements in the building have not
been completed. His Offices which are
on the west end, are not finished; nei-
Their is his storeroom for cheese which
is at the eastern end. But when he
does get things in shipshape his
plant will be second to none, in equip
ment, in the state.
At present he has some $500 pounds
of cheese ready for the market for
which many of the Wholesale houses
of Boise have offered him II cents
per pound for his entire stock. When
asked If he could ind a ready market
for all the cheese he could make, Mr..
Combs replied, The trouble is not
finding the market for the cheese;
1t is keeping It out of the market for
the six weeks that is necessary to
store It," AS for his butter he said
that he could obtain ready market
for 1t In all Of the surrounding towns
Parma being his best patron.
AS stated before, Mr.. Combs sells
Ice cream at Wholesale. This also
goes to the surrounding towns
Another feature in which he does q
big business is the soda pop.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-07-03
TO HAVE
ROUSING FOURTH

The preparations for the big Fourth
of July celebration that is to be had
at Nampa are all but complete and
the few days intervening between now
and the '5th, when the celebration is
to come off, will suffice to have the
rest of the street cleaning done and
to make everything in tip top order
to receive the large number of guests
that are expected.
A number of important features
mark the program for the occasion
that are intended to make the best cell
.ebnation that Ihas ever been pulled
off in this part of the state. Patriot
ic exercises will be given from the
second story veranda of the Dewey
Palace hotel and the visitors will
have q splendid opportunity to see
and hear from the shade of the trees
about the hotel grounds, where seats
have been arranged for more than q
thousand people.
After the exercises there will be
the great miners drilling contest, for
which prizes have been offered
amounting to $500, the first prize be-
ing $3.50 and the second $3.50. 1t is
"a 16-minute contest with three-quar-
ters-inch steel on a large boulder of
lava that has been prepared. 1t will
be carried out on a high platform
where all can see without inconven-
hence. This feature promises to at
tract miners from far and wide and
it is probable that some of the most
expert in the west will be present.
Two bands, the Caldwell band and
Emmett band have been engaged and
they will furnish music throughout
the aday for all the events and on
such occasions as shall demand their
service.
Free dancing at the Dewey Palace
assembly hall and at the Blue Eye
building will be given with, good music
throughout the day.
The base ball game between Nampa
and Caldwell promises to be an attrac-
ton of special Importance as each
team will be recruited to its very
best and there will be some fast base
ball.
The parade promises to be a big
feature, as every concern in the city
is active in making ready to be rep
resented in the big affair.
Then, last of all, comes the fire.
works. This will be the browning
event of the big day. The best dis.
play ever seen in this part of the
state is promised and there is no
doubt but that it will be grand.
The word has got out that Nampa
intends to do herself great honor in
this effort to- have grand celebra-
ton.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-07-03
RAILROAD men
VISIT CALDWELL

Messrs. Joel NJ. Priest and Joe
Plaisted, of the Oregon Short Line
railroad, were in Caldwell Tuesday.
They came down from Boise for the
purpose of looking over the magnifi-
cent Caldwell valley. Mr.. PlaAsted
regulates and manipulates traffic rates
and Mr.. Priest pacifies legislatures,
city councils and boards OF trade. In
other words, Priest makes the people
like the things Plaisted does to them
When in Caldwell Mr.. Priest would have
said, had he more time to stay, that
Caldwell was a rich and growing city:
that the Oregon Short Lines south
side branch would rejoin the main
line at Caldwell; that this city would
be a division point; and that work
would start from this point within 80
days. He would have said that and
a great deal more. In fact no was
primed for an elegant interview, but
was in too much of a hurry to give 1t
to us. We can assure Tribune readers
that the foregoing statements are
facts.
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-07-03
WORK RUSHING
AT FIGURING Mill

The new grain elevator being built
will be ready for the machinery In
about two weeks, and by. the LIST OF An
gust will be ready TO receive grain.
The building Is Ssxe6h feet and 10
SO feet high from the surface Of the
ground, IL six stories with the base
ment, the latter being OF cement, and
wlllhave capacity OF 10000 bushels.
The receiving house 10 14x2S feet. The
entire building, including the mill, Is
on cement foundation.
The elevator will be covered with
corrugated iron and viii have the lat
est sprinkling system for FIRE protec-
ton. The Caldwell plant win be the
central point for handling the grain
and manufacturing the -four for this
district, comprising Canyon. Ada and
Washington counties. Branch eleyat-
ors will be built at Meridian, Star,
Parma and at locations on the P. & 1.
N. road.
When the plant Is complete the COM
pany will handle all kinds of grain and
hay and will thus AFFORD a cash mar
ket for whatever the farmer raises.
The benefits to be derived from having
a concern of this kind It is thought
cannot be estimated. The time is past
when the farmer will have to peddle
his grains from store to store, and
many times have to take his pay In
trade.
With the opening of the mill he will
only have to decide when he wants TO
sell and get the price by phone, bring
his produce In and get his money,
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-07-03
CALDWELL CREAMERY is
DOING fine BUSINESS

Tuesday afternoon the representa-
tive OF the rTribune interviewed Mr..
NJ. A.aUombs OF the Caldwell Creamery
In regards &c the success of his
business. He was given hearty well
come by that estimable business man
He not only told him about his bus
tnessDbut showed him the whole plant.
It Is putting 1t mild to say that Mr..
Combs has built up a large and sue
oessaful business enterprise. It is one
that Caldwell can we'll be proud to
claim. He is already manufacturing
$500 lbs. of butter and 1900 lbs of
cheese asweek. He employs people as
follows: Imam to make butter, / man
to make cheese, man to make Ice
cream and soda pop, 8 men to collect
milk and cream and 1 bookkeeper.
If the milk and cream were available
the equipment of his plant would per-
init him to make twice as much but
ter or 5000 pounds a week and six
times as much cheese or 5000 pounds
a week. In the manufacture of this
$4,000 pounds of cream and 10000
pounds of milk a week would be con-
sumed. Thus has Mr.. Combs given
chance TO the farmers of this vicinity.
1t is-'well known that the Boise val
ley Is an excellent place. for dairying
purposes. Thousands OF tons of hay
are raised in this valley which can
be had, at nearly all times, for rea-
sonable prices. Besides this there are
hundreds OF acres of excellnt pasture
wherein to pasture the cows during
the summer months, ANY farmer
could raise his own hay and pasture
thus deriving tidy little Income from
the keeping Of a-few COWS, Thus would
they not only be making money for
themselves but they would assisting In
The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1909-07-03
PROMINENT MAN
dies AT BOISE

In the death of Patrick Fahy the
Boise valley lost one of its old and
substantial citizens. Mr.. Fahy died at
Boise Tuesday of Bright's disease. He
came to this country in 1888, first GO
ing to San Francisco, thence to Idaho.
In 1884 he started in business at Min
eral, Idaho, moving to Middleton the
same year. For a number of years he
conducted a general mercantile store
at Middleton, which place was his
home until his death. He was born in
Roscommon county, ireland, in 1874.
The funeral was held from the Cath
Ollie church in Caldwell, Thursday.
Patrick Fahy was well known and
highly respected throughout the Boise
valley. He was a kind neighbor and
patriotic citizen. The Tribune ex-
tends condolences to the friends and
relatives of the deceased.