The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-07-27


ally reverts back to the time when
Captain Jack, with his little band
of Modoc Indians, made a stand in the
lava beds of northern California, de-
flying for months the efforts of the
U. S. troops to dislodge them. Gen
eral Jefferson Davis was in immediate
command. For two years Captain
Jack and his unruly savages were
thorn in the side of Uncle Sam. In
the interim General Candy was muir
dered by the Indians. The renegade
chief was finally captured by General
Davis and paid the penalty of his
treachery upon the gallows at Fort
kalamath, Oregon in 1878.
Champion Captain Jack Wolf halls
from Milwaukee, Wis. He was winner
Of the Grand American Handicap at
ST. Louis in 1916 man in the prime
of life, about so years Of age, six feet
in height, weighing about 220 pounds.
The breaking of 80 targets in posi-
BILE 100 shot at, enabled him to taHe
his place with the crowned scatter
gun artists of America
A deer hunt was arranged and the
party formulated in Milwaukee. Judge
Neelar of the Probate Court, Doctor
Lave, Fred Breitzer, Captain Jack
and the writer. Mercer. wis, SO miles
distant. was our objective hunting
grounds Arrangements had been
made by wire and teams were In wait
ing to convey us out to Fishers Lake,
where we we're met by H. E. Michaels
and made his home our headquarters.
We found elegant fishing in Echo,
L, PoS al
some handsome strings were caitght
for home consumption. One member
of our party proved to be a tenderfoot
sportsman and confessed his short
coming to Wolf, with the understand
ing that it should not be noised about.
Our first days hunt was around
some old clearings, which had been
burnt over and are always likely deer
i1aunts, this near No Mans Lake.
Many were the current rumors from
Mercer about an especially large buck
which had been tracked during the
winter and frequently sen during the
closed season, at or near the lake we
were then prospecting.
Wisconsin State law permits the
killing and having in possession one
deer Jack aspired to the honor of
annexing the mammoth buck, but
failed in his efforts. Our party had
secured one buck each and were ready
to start for home, with the exception
of our confessed tenderfoot. who had
shot many times without scoring a
kill. He was. placed on the most like
iy run ways, drives were made with
no success. Locating our tenderfoot
friend at salt lick blind" was sug
gested and discouraged by one who
knew. Shining was proposed, but i'm !
mediately tabooed, as we had the fear
of the law at heart We drove, stalked
and still hunted, finally placing our
friend near water hole, al which
time the deer apparently quit drink
ing. 1t was intimated there was pc
culiar odor about him which was deer
repellant
One morning after a light snow, he
found and followed a track twice
around the lake, before we advised |
him that he was in pursuit of a goat,
which belonged to our host. We then
explained to him, a deer track was
elongated ard pointed, while that of a
goat was blunt and circular. Hounds
were heard giving tongue, in pursuit
of deer. it was hoped that one might !
be sufficiently accommodating as to
pass, giving our friend a nearby shot. !
They circled our camp and their dulcet |
voices died away in the distance as
the dogs burnt up space in pursuit of i
their quarry.
Captain Jack was out scouting in |
the woods and followed a trail which |
led him to the cabin of an old trapper, !
where he discovered small doe in
captivity. A price of s11.O0 for the
purchase of the doe was agreed upon,
which included the placing of the deer
at an agreed upon place in the buck
brush thicket, near designated turn
IN the trail. The following morning,
Wolf and our friend started out for a
final hunt, Jack acting as guide, lead
ng the unsuspecting victim in the d.
'ection of the recently purhased doe
It was the intention of Wolf to step
back at the logical time, putting our
riend to the front, just before the