Year: 1879

A correspondent on the frontier gives


us sketch of daring equestrian feat


Of an Iowa girl. He writes: On Tues


day last scout from Fort Steele came


up with dispatches for a surveying


party away above MS in the Medicine


Bow Mountains. Being an old friend


and chum Of Jim Adams, the guide, the


latter saddled broncho to accompany


him few miles just for chat. Jim's


favorite horse was picketed in the grass


near camp, and Miss Maggie Foreman


remarked to her sister--who is the wife


Of Mr.. Adams brother-that the horse


was such a handsome one she had


great desire to take ride on him. Her


sister replied that she had often taken a


gallop on the animal, and that he was


perfectly safe. The horse was brought


in, and the writer saddled him and as


sisted Miss Foreman TO mount. She
galloped around the camp for awhile
and was about to dismount, when shot


was heard about 500 yards up the river,
and moment later an enormous black
elk came dashing out of ravine, with
Jim short distance behind in full
chase. The elk was wounded, but yet
able to run at great speed. The writer,
in sport only. never dreaming she would
undertake it, handed Miss Foreman a
large army Colts revolver, and told her
to go and help catch the enormous ami
NAL. Miss Foreman took the weapon
and started toward the elk, which was
but a short distance away at that mo-
ment. And now began an exciting
chase. The horse was thoroughly
trained for such work by Mr.. Adams,
and as soon as started upon the trail,
dashed forward with frightful speed
Adams urged his horse forward in a
vain endeavor to overtake her, but the
little broncho which he bestrode was no
match for his own favorite steed. The
elk started for the mouth of canon,
about mile distant, through which il
could reach the higher mountains. We
felt greatly alarmed for Miss Foreman's
safety, believing that in the excitement
of the chase her horse had become un-
manageable, until she was seen to fire
the revol yer at the elk, and then we
knew that she was after meat. Two,
three, four shots were fired, and yet the
speed Of the elk was not lessened; but
at the fifth shot it was observed to wa
yer, stagger, and in moment fall
heavily to the ground. Then Miss Fore
man was seen to halt and fire another
shot into the animal as it lay struggling
near the horses feet.


We hitched up wagon and drove to
the scene, where we found Adams sit
ting upon the body OF the fallen mon
arch of the mountains, while Miss Fore
man, flushed and triumphant, stood
near. When we praised her daring,
Adams said; 'These Iowa girls are bus
mess every time. I'm from Iowa my
self, and know few of 'em; but she
can't pack off all praise, for there amt
another horse in the mountains could
have hugged up to that elk like Billy
did; eh, old boy? And he caressed the
noble animal in very affectionate man
ner. We had no facilities for weighing
the animal, but Jim says it will crowd
900 or 1000 pounds very closely. A
number of Yuma Jacks band of Yute
Indians, who were camped near, and
who witnessed the chase, crowded
around and gazed upon the heroine
with stares of amazement, one of them
remarking: white squaw heap brave
ride all same like wind in storm