Southern Argus. [volume] (Columbus, Miss.) 1834-1842, 1842-07-26

to infest the bora or New Mexico
they travelled q by night lying by con
cealed during day.-Had it not been
for this circu tances Ishould have &C.
companied party; but had pack
mule with my clothing along, and
in an adv lure of this kind it was
considera { out of the question to
start VIII scumbrace.-I was
particularly anS to go ahead on
more than one acN Y, In the first
place i: was getting 1.-The season
and was in no little to prose-
cute my Journey thro nthe interior OF
Mexlco;in the next ACE | had spent
about time enough. will not say lired
on weak coffee without sugar, and
rather short allowance of any thing
but good beef. Sosum il all up. "Ihad
seen the elephax
Rowland = party started on
the evenif til August. All
that day we u in camp for the
purpose Ofres he oxen, many Of
their feet havi been worn 10 the
quick by the 81 roads. The next
morning we sta ed early under the
guidance of Carlos, who kept along
with the advance guard as the spy
company had been broken up.-The
day was extremely hot and sultry; yet
we found good road, and were ena-
bled to make some twelve miles in a
northwest course before the middle o
the afternoon. The advance guard
had now Hed at the brow of a small
bill, owe ing a cool and shady dell
when ufalo COW was seen lying
under de Of a tee and appar-
emily eep.
Ond party Immediately dis
moved( arted with the intention
of cree p within gunshot of the
ANIMAL two ofus disencumoered
our horse all superAuous baggage,
handed Of riAes to some of the men
and examined our pistols, bent upon
giving regular chase in case the first
hunter was unsuccessful in killing the
buffalo.
He was unsuccessful for his rifle
hung fire causing him TO shoot wide
of the mark. The animal immedia-
tely rose and started off in westerly
direction at numbering gallop,mysel
and companion following at a brish
fiji we had level plain before US,
reaching for miles with no other OBJ
struction than an occasional patch of
low and tangled musqueet business At
first we gained rapidly, and although
the animal had a full half mile the
start we were within fifty yards of it
before We had been two miles in chase.
On reaching the first patch Of bushes
the pursued dashed rnadly through
apparently not needing the long and
sharp thorns with which they were
covered. Not SO with our horses. Their
shoulders and chests were not shield
ed with the long, shaggy hair which
covered the same parts Of the buffalo
and as a consequence they SHE'D, holted
and could hardly be persuaded through
with extra squirting and kicking. After
emerging from the thicket and running
short distance we again came up
with our prey. At one time | was
within close pistol shot, and about TO
fire, when another patch Of musqueets
afforded the buffalo a shelter and a
protection. Finding we were running
under every disadvantage we gave up
the chase after a race Of about six
miles. | have neglected TO mention
that during the exciting run me fright
ened up innumerable deer that were
lying under the shade Of the bushes
and musqueet trees. l had never seer
them in such numbers or so tame, or
several occasions my horse all but run
ming directly over them. -.
| Stopping for a short time 10 allow
our iaded animals to recover wind anC
rest themselves, we discovered, in thu
distance to the south, what apPeare(
to be the bottoms Of, "a large stream
The banks oft were skirted with
heavy growth Of timber, and it appear
ed to be running the same course as tn
river to the north of us. On retur
ming we found the command encam
ped near the spot we had left them
and the circumstance of the river wa
mentioned TO Carlos. He said Their
was no large stream in that direction
spoke with apparent confidence, an
here the matter rested.
Not one of the deer we might hav
killed easily with our pistols on goin
! out were to be found on. returning
: another specimen Of the luck ola hur
cry hunter.
f Whether this isa Mexican or Indian nan
I, for particular kind of grass found nPOn Il
e great prairies of the West - unable to sa
: Cattle and horses are exit fond of ar
: tits very 1ourshing.-There is a small, brar
) bic bush of the same, and also tree about Il
5 size of cherry or peach tree. 1t bears pC
e containing beans, which are greedily devou
ed byporses and and is said to fatten the