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 ... Read more

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