Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-11-03

ahead and to the right hand. We at 9nce
doubled back, left the horses, and advJiced
toward where the noise indicated that the
herd was standing.
In couple OF minutes we sightedfthem.
1t was just noon. There were six COWS, ana
two well-grown calves-these last being
quite big enough to shift for Themselves or
to be awkward antagonists for any man OF
whom they could get hold. They stood in
clump, each occasionally shifting its posi-.
ton or lazily Tapping an ear; ard now ana
then one would break off branch with its
trunk, tuck it into its mouth, and withdraw
it stripped of its leaves.
The wind blew fair, we were careful to
make no noise, and with ordinary caution
we had nothing to fear from their eyesight.
The ground was neither forest nor bare
plain; it was covered with long grass and
scattered open growth Of small scantily
leaved trees, chiefly nirnosas, but including
some trees covered with gorgeous orange
red flowers. After careful scrutiny we ad-
vanced behind an ant-hill to within 90 yards,
and stepped forward for the shot.
A Charging Herd.
the two best cows one had rather thick,
worn tusks those of the other were smaller,
but better shaped. The latter stood halt
facing me, and put the bullet from the
right barrel of the Holland through her
lungs, and fired the left barrel for the heart
of the other. iTarlton, and then Akeley and
Kermit, followed suit
AT once the herd started diagonally past
us, but half halted and faced toward us when
only Is Yards distant, an unwounded COW
beginning to advance with her great ears
cooked at right angles to her head; and
Tarlton called, "Look out; they are coming
for u.s. At such distance charge from
half dozen elephants is serious thing;
put bullet into the forehead of the advanc
ing COW, causing her to lurch heavily for
ward to her knees; and then we all fired
The heavy rifles were too much even fol
such big beasts, and round they spun ano
rushed off, AS they turned | dropped the
second cow | had wounded with shot IL
the brain, and the cow that had started tc
charge also fell though it needed two OF
three more shots to keep it down as it strug
eled to rise. The cow at which | had frs
fired kept on with the rest of the herd, bu
fell dead before going hundred yards
After we had turned the herd Kermit will
his Winchester killed a bull calf, necessary
to complete the museum group; we hat
been unable to kill it before because we were
too busy stopping the charge OF the cows.
was sorry to have to shoot the third COW
but the elephant starting to charge at 2!
yards the risk is too great, and the need o
instant action too imperative, to allow o
any hesitation.
The Glutton That Trapped Himself
We pitched camp 100 yards from the ele
plants, and Akeley, working like demon
and assisted by Tarlton, had the skins of
the two biggest cows and the calf by tn
time night fell; I walked out and shot al
Orb for supper.
Soon after dark the hyenas began to gath
er at the carcasses and to quarrel anon,
themselves as they gorged. Toward morn
ing lion came near and uttered kind Q
booming, long drawn moan, an ominous an
menacing sound. The hyenas answers
with an extraordinary chorus of yelling
bowling, laughing ard chuckling, as weird
volume OF noise as any to which l ever lis
tened.
At dawn we stole down to the carcasse
in the faint hope of shot at the lion. How
ever, he was not there, but as we came to
ward one carcass hyena raised its hea