| Show WEAPONS INDIANS FEAR they ilont like to face sights aal Dul leto indians sometimes face light firearms with great courage but they fight shy of the attentions of any weapon that sends a largo projectile said col F A chake who has had wide expert enca on the western plains the rush and scream of the heavy bullets frightens them and they prefer to keep away from their range to that not unreasonable prejudice is due tho fact eliat the buffalo hunters of the early who in following business were constantly exposed to the attacks of hostile indians were molested comparatively ively little by them alio lon heavy rifle with its telescopic sights and the knowledge of the deadly certainty of the buffalo hunter s aim almost invariably served to make the red man keep his distance and set him temporarily pora rily free from the notion of scalp hunting one buffalo hunter by the name of lur doek that I 1 knew was creeping pon n herd on the staked plain he spied a band of manches Co riding toward him he instantly leveled his gun upon them as a warning that they not too near checking his warriors the chief of the band pointed with his liand to a buffalo in the distant herd then mentioned in the indian language that the hunter should shoot it murdock fired as alie clinef indicated and the buffalo fell the indians gave a loud now of approval waived their hands turned ponies and swept on past the hunter leaving him to pursue his shooting of the buffalo unmolested |
