TRAPPING IN NEBRASKA 1866-7, 
UGUST 20th, 1866, found an Omaha hardware deal- 
a busy fitting out three enthusiastic young men for 
an autumn hunt andtrap along the headwaters of the fa- 
mous Elkhorn River. Ballard rifles,pistols, plenty of am- 
munition, and a large kit of traps were purchased with a 
reckless disregard for the wealth in hand. Game was 
reported plenty and prices in raw furs good, so that no 
uncomfortable visions distressed the minds of the trio. 
The new formed hunting and trapping firm consisted 
of ‘‘Buffalo Ned,’’ otherwise Mr. E. Minick, from the 
Peori bottoms of the Sucker State; Mr Jennings,or ‘‘The 
Gopher’’ hailing from the State that bore his non de plume 
and the chronicler, who had reached a round in his profes- 
sional ladder, was dubbed the ‘‘Trapper.’’ These names 
had been applied as frontier custom, by the jovial lumber- 
men that made the welkin ring around the forests of 
breezy Rockport. 
A contract with a teamster making his obligation to 
deliver our luggage at some point onthe North Fork of 
the Elkhorn River, was duly observed, and after an un- 
eventful trip, tollowing the course of Logan Creek, thence 
along the main river until the North Fork was reached, 
when after following along the stream for a number of 
miles, some beaver sign was observed and we concluded 
to go into camp and try our luck with the trapsin 
| that vicinity. 
