New-York tribune., 1909-06-13
The Chance 70 Make HIS Hit

. al rre girls looking on
The Chance 70 Make HIS Hit
IT, -az- dav took rs past Fort Ha-ker out
~. -le buffalo country. and the country
o- II -----1e dog as well About two O'Clock II
-be a-----aC- we sped buffalo. and nv heart
hez-e- with p-1de: foT soon l should be the
e-v- .- every man n the outfit. watched for
my chance - ] rode on ahead-anG Il soon
..--- --.r-tl INTO the herd. and after awhile
go .-- r--- e--- and headed for the tram. The
team we've stopped, and everyone was inter
.s-e. .- --t chase
Iv.-.sG h--n IL right brought hum IN about
v-he-- wanted h--u- and raised NV gun.
fired ---- instead = one shot there came q sue
cess,-- = -he@. ! had creased that oonfounded
r5vc--.- ~. much that one cap exploded after
arc-t.-- ------ lead Was -3y-nc II al directions
one -- re- took nv horse II the ear Down
wen -- head. and al the same instant down
we-- .-- u ms feet INTO prairie dogs hole
An --ezr thing knew was standing on
M he'd s-ueWhe1e about thirty feet beyond
him . was "a question as - which was
high -- The al-- -s.v nigh heeled boots, q his
-a-l .--- l-#--
/ --- - sudden stop A. --ied - 81 ,1p.
saw --r Use DONG The same trek cast my
eve toward --e buffalo md he was -uF-lg on
u-h.--.- hen al n-as blank 70 ne tg-
sometime : did not want - look al those
g--s -.- - week and had made the attempt !
should have been Obliged 10 turn Cle4- round
and look -,lewlze- Tor nearly broke my neck
could --- 81 smile behind their compassion
attributed ny failure entirely 10 the gun
and have never owned similar one since.
Before the tr1p Was over ] redeemed my
promise @ The g-rls and supplied al with plenty
C- t------ meat u-1- somehow c-l not derive
The satisfaction from L that I had a-tc-Ta-el
Down Into Arkansas
l. --. -a-- - ISG6 the idea daurled upon ne
-1a- Il Il was good thing fo- the buffalo u
40 lH
naG suffered severely from exposure the Prev
Gus v---e- and NV health was somewhat IN
pare -- L So purchased - once Two pack
-rl-iIez T. good saddle horse. and the necessary
carru.-E outfit fo- an extended tTIp-
stz-ted from Fort Harker across country 70
the -.--le Arkansas Rive on which. - the
crossing Il the old Santa f. Trail. was located
j9-es-Eavs ranch Thence I took down the
L.r--. t-EaIsas until reached the point WlltTs
Ile -rE- oi Wichita was a1te-waTc located
Hl,- from the confluence ot the Bag and
L.-tle E-Eansas Rivers. about TWO miles Is .
small e--aarn called Chlshol-1s Creek Here
fo,l--- .-llaInpel Z typical trappeT and hunter
who Ea.e ne { hearty welcome and invited me
L camp ~1th hITn.
Together 7-e rode over the country 1o- sev-
;-s- c-vs while he looked after ms trap. TcE
b4--s md a small band q horses he owned
Uz-E- was more delighted with the country
s. e-----el- different Was = from the Tol-lI-g
I-a--re 4 the Smoky Hill. Here, instead q
y0aree weeds and short buffalo grass, grew the
tai i-ECTlarT grasses q a more leTtle region
The streams were well tIInbeTed. and the water
~ almost entirely free from alkall, the curse
ot --.e l-aIrle L seemed 50 bountl1ul q land
thu decided 70 20 back 70 Fort HaTEeTr
W.e-e some people II whom ! was greatly n
1e-.sted were waiting until spring 70 1oln an
Ou--.- gong 70 Oregon under my guidance
a-a rCu-.d 10 confess that nv interest cenfeTed
manly II { family one member Of which was 4
r,-v PRETTY g1rI who had been at the ioTt long
e-.-ggh foT . youth Of my susceptible years 70
berg-1e attached 70. especially as glT4s were
pa--ee. hoped that might induce her fathtT
. .l-ne down and look tins country over with
. new 70 settlement
Vae 50 lar successful that he and several
9tt.-e returned with ne and located on land
nlr the ste of Wichita ] think that i the
Te..-ls of real estate transfers were eHa1i-liito
toby they would show that all deeds tor the
three hundred and twenty acres oi land upon
winch The city IS built back 70 two men
named Waterman and MIngeT whom located
there al that time
So iar nv plans were working 70 my eIliIe
sa-lsfactiJn ! remained with them until they
had chesr log houses completed, and then we all
wet Cr. a ge0=ral hunt
El-le miles sJuth of the Arkansas on . stream
s.rlg. named CovvszIn Creek, We found buffalo
-.If Cs--S returned with two