The Wolf Hunters: A Story of the Buffalo Plains
The Wolf Hunters: A Story of the Buffalo Plains
By Robert Morris Peck
13 Jun, 2019
The work of a wolf hunter was hard and not without its dangers. Storms were frequent, and often very severe, and the Indians were bitterly opposed to the operations of these wolf hunters, who killed great numbers of buffalo for wolf baits, as well as
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The work of a wolf hunter was hard and not without its dangers. Storms were frequent, and often very severe, and the Indians were bitterly opposed to the operations of these wolf hunters, who killed great numbers of buffalo for wolf baits, as well as elk, antelope, deer, and other smaller animal. The following pages describe the adventures of Robert Morris Peck (1839-1909) and two companions— all recently discharged soldiers; during the winter of 1861-1862.
Peck was born in Washington, Mason County, Kentucky, October 30, 1839. At the age of seventeen— November 1856; he enlisted in the First Cavalry, and the following year was sent to Fort Leavenworth and took part in the Cheyenne and other campaigns. He was discharged in 1861, and not very long afterward became a wagon-master, in which capacity he served in the army of the frontier. In 1914 the true story of his time as a wolf hunter was published under the title; The Wolf Hunters: A Story of the Buffalo Plains.
Contents
I. TOMS PLAN
II. WE GET OUR DISCHARGES
III. WE FIND AN OUTFIT
IV. BACK TO THE BUFFALO RANGE
V. WE MEET DOUBTFUL CHARACTERS
VI. STANDING OFF THE JAYHAWKERS
VII. JACK TAKES A PRISONER
VIII. TOMS STRATEGY
IX. BUFFALO NEAR THE BIG BEND
X. WHY SATANK KILLED PEACOCK
XI. WE REACH FORT LARNED
XII. OUR CAMP ON WALNUT CREEK
XIII. KILLED BY THE INDIANS
XIV. SATANTAS STORY
XV. WILD BILL VISITS US
XVI. TOM LOCKS THE STABLE DOOR
XVII. VOLUNTEER TROOPS AT LARNED
XVIII. BILL RETURNS FROM HIS SCOUT
XIX. A NIGHT IN THE KIOWA CAMP
XX. WE TRADE WITH INDIANS
XXI. JACKS CLOSE CALL
XXII. SATANK ARRIVES
XXIII. SURROUNDED BY KIOWAS
XXIV. CAPTAIN SAUNDERS; FIGHT
XXV. WE PART FROM FRIENDS
XXVI. BACK TO GODS COUNTRY Less