Lynchburg Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1829-185?, 1831-07-07
MISCELLANEOUS.



HdbH' Of the Moose Deer" There is an
opinion prevalent, fnong The Indians, that Tn.
moose, among the met hods of self preservation
wan when III seems better acquainted than al.
most any other animal, has the power Of re-
| manning Iotg time andei water. Two men
OF the band ot Wa -to-tah- gun, whom anew
fefecty we'll ana considered very good and
| credtable lndisre, after long DAYS absence
"h Hnht, Cane N and stated, that they had
| Chased moose into a small pond that they
Tad seen hlh' 90 10 the middle of il and dis-
! 'I'pear and then choosing positions, from,
which they cend SIZE every part OF the cir
cun,iefence ot the pond, smoked, aud waited
| until tear evening, during all which time they
could See no motion of the water OF othei
/ Indication OF the position OF the n,u0.e. At
| eHsth. being discouraged, they abandoned
all nope OF tsktne him, aud returned home.
| Not long afterwards, Game n solitary hunter,
| loaded with meat, who related, thai having
| followed HE track Of moose, Tor some dr.
! lance, h" haG Traced il 60 tina pond before mem
| TONED but having also DIS covered the tracks
vi two men, made ut tie same time as those
ofihe moose. he concluded they must have
killed II. Nevertheless, approaching eau
Itously 10 the margin Of the pond, he sat
down 10 rest Presently he raw tue moose
rise slowly IN the centre of The POND, which
was not Wv deep, ard wade towards the
shore, where he was sitting. When he came
! sufficiently near, he shut uih in the wafer
| The Indians consder he moo sbyer and
d,ore difficult 10 take than any other animal
tie " more ylgilant, and III, s.nses more acute
ia IN the ELK, and more prudont and crauy
than o. antelope. la the NOT nioi"it storm
when the WIND and the thunde SSH the TAI
ling timber are making the londes. ana most
inccssant roar, ia man, either with hia lopt
or his bend, breaks the smallest dry linL IN
The forest, toe moose will near it /; and thouea
he does not always Iuo. he ceases Getting, m
rouses his attrn ion ~ all sounds. IL. ~ the
course OF an hour, or theeaboais, the man
nei,her moves, oor makes The least noise, the
sninal may beg III 10 feed AGAIN, but does moi
forget what hr has heard, and is, for many
houts, more ylgiIaut than before IL requieS
muon skill aud great caution 10 be able
To l,iIl a moose, al all, particularly in sum
mer
One ihe young men, the son Of Wah-h,.
zhe was accounted the best hunter among
| the Indians OF This band ihtIe vas, between
us while We resd at Bt-gwI-o-nush-ko, n
| friendly rivalry IN hun,ing. o-hc-mah'w -nlo
! 40, as he WAS ca led Allied ~ monsr, l baas-
er, sod bear killed II Mos 100 beavers,
and bears bul ne was CONSIDERED the best
huntrr, moose beng the most dIhcui oI al
auluais to kill there are many indians who
hunt though fAe winteI, III ib"t county anh
kiiI no more Than two or three mpoS', anu some
! never are able 10 Kill one
Herds Of BuGdiO heard al q greai disiaSce-
BufaLo Iiuul - When VIZ laid down III our
camp al night, aud put or ears close 10 the
ground, we could hear the tramp OF buiia'oes /,
! but when we sal up we could near nothihe,
aud on the following morning nothing could
| be seen oil them, though We could COMMAND
very excessive view Of the pralr'e. As We
knew they must not be Tar of, III the direc-
tion of the sounds We had heard, .ighi men, OF
whom WAS one, we're selected ahd despatch.
ed 10 kill some aud bring ,h. meat 10 point
where II was agreed the party SHOULD stop neat
night. The nolse We could sti hear IN the
! mornine by Apply ing our ears To the ground,
and il seemed aLout as far distant and in the
ssme direction as beloie. Aesiaurd early
and rode some hours before vi could Jegla 10
see TN IN 81 " hen VT first discovered tht margin
of the herd it must have been al least len
,niI.s Distant Il was Ink. a LACK iine. drawn
uloog Me edge ot the sky, or 10" shore,
seen aero S the lake. Toe DIS snce e The herd
from III pace whore We hrst heaiH lheW coui
not have been less than twenty tntles. hui II
wasnuw the iuttIng season, ana Vail'l7 III :
ofthe herd were all the ZINE kept IA rapld MT
lion. by tne severe Fl : b OF the bulls 10 TIC
mise produced by the knocking together OF Tue
,,, divi,i,ns Of The hoof, wht1 ihey r8Eed
,ber feet from the ground, aud thesr incess"nt
t,ampine, was added the loud hnd iutIons
,osr of The bulls, engaged, ~ 'hey bli were
in their terrific aud appali co"uIct' we
we're Conscious TINT our approach to the nero
wculd not occasion the aialm now, thst u
youli have done 81 any other TINE, anu We
rode directly towards them. As We came near
We Kill ID r sounIed bull, winch scarce uao
I'D. an fit 10 escape from US. HE bad
i Uau he |
n,, vbnl. hand. kS We kae" That tue hesi
NJ the bulls was not now good 10 eat, We dc
ma, yy;sh TO Kill them, though We might tash,
hsva sho, ony nuubrr. DlsmountIng, we pn
nm, b,rses IN ibe care OF ssme y! our homoe'
.'h,, ore willing 10 stay back toi thai purpos'
80 c,en, into the herd to Try TO III SOM
: - had separated from tue others, an'
: adv.ncine. goi eBtangitd among Tue ooi''
: RsfnreI TO and an opportunity to Shoot CO"
y me bulls began to fight very near me- |" 'ne..
: -, ,nav were totally unconscious oil ~;
and came cushing towards me VIII
o ,c,, yioleuce, that, in some alarm sof ~.
3 ct, Ituok refuge IN Que of 'hose ho'e
Il ..b a,e so ntQIent where those hnlha'
ahon,.J ana which tney themselves u's
- in Here found they we're pTesslh
i d;rectIvnpon me, and was comPeheu W u"
N - then,. 10 which did not succee
e = "A kill. - four Of turm. by THIS hf'n
y ,ha c',,ys we're so frightened, thai perceive
'r ,hs, I should not be able to kii any VI ""
a ,"as 50 rel aiming my horse, rode to a
qua'.s a,, If tb. hero. where tue ind'ans LA
,aSs p" il has fat coz. Bat n ,o% y, IN
cow as usual i" similar cases , ~so "s. "ne"
r. all moved of, e1cep. one ,, oa"' " ha, "Yo
~ came, up still kept the iaa'.'s s a. Va, eoin
Ah e'e ,,nur own country, to seek al enen'
fs ." ,ooo, take his vile nom an oiu y"
en- o1' yoa Sn,hia. in his hands" 81 saying,