Sentinel of the valley. [volume] (Woodstock, Va) 1841-1848, 1842-10-06
MISCELLANEOUS.
RENDALL'S SKETCHES.
OF The SANTA FE EXPEDITION.

~ iHE SANTA = FAPEDlIkONs
.E4ysature ritl Eu tlesaake -Auo'1ey'
Ir3ms d"4s S ower = Tie Bufllo
Foa4d- II etrg aOih q dfQve ct IFS
ss924S- .WoAatc n See,.e-A Fts.taoeU to
t..e p O; t.
Alone ] started back TO search for our
main party, Who, by this time, we're out
ii sight. Alter travelling q short dis
lance mel several Of cur men who ha;.
previously been conceal elk by 81. ht rel
of the prairie, ;Ad were no" Cunning out
eagerly anxioas 10 learn our success.
The a.an who had taken up the pursuit
oi the Dus.lo with nay horse. was shortly
Seen canterins back. llaIf an hours
time broush. him up with us. when he
stated that after Erin. all his pi,t,sis. he
hat brou.ht The buff'lo tn bav. and that
he haA left hi.n with the blood summing
tgom his muuth-a sure sign that he had
received his death wound gave him
Lieut.. Lub5ock's horse. and with small
party he started back in search Of the
animal.
found my horse completely white
WIN anu IL Ni~l' CSSCb al al tiie
exciting chase. ! Hottetl him briskly
to the camp. d slant about five miles. ar
rived there Just al .lai K. ami Immediate
ly comnenced rubbing him ,ioleniIy
with tufts of grass. -No5ly had he >u,-
talnel his part in his attempt 50 rorure
food, and was extremely anxious that
he should not su.ter materially after his
killing race.
While iIius engaged. the heavens b.
came Suddenly overcast, ana distant
roll Of thunder warned me that we were
TO have no'her visitation ofr,iA. rob-
bed myself OF one Of my blankets to .ftv-
Or the amin il, strapped it tightly upon
his back. and started out To stake linn
last before the rain Commenced. / had
a LIriQL about his neck, some twenty
yards lo.,g, AMI attache to the other end
was an iron spike. which. by running it
into the earth, prevented his straving off
without breaking away. Bs this time il
was pitchv dark. and while was in the
act oi pushing the spike into the ground
with my hand. ii ra1tlesnake, OF lretnenA-
Gus size. 10 judge from the noise he
made, struck me i:1metiatelv above the
elbow. bat iurtunateiy wlihDu, breakin.
the skin. 1t is needless to ~ that lett
ese:y thing AMI took the longest kind Of
steps out of that nei .hb ,fho III my feet.
ms ! Will not pretend 10 describe. Bv
the remains OF IL fire. which h NJ now
nearl y gone out. ascertaiLrd that bad
received no inia from HE snake. bat il
was "A loag time before could get over
the shock the yrnomoas reptile had Civ
ell me. L can cUace We Vt npthin. more
Startling etiian to fad oneself in conteci
with rattsesnAhe IN the Il tk-ihe dead
~ soa!d of their alargi notes is terrifying
t. il degree that send, The bio u ia shin.
to the heart, plraiyZe- tie f.cnIia.. and
strikes ii COAL treln tirnu n t',e system
with the sud mess of an elect ic shock.
The plrtv who Ia gone ont to look
for the hnifiln returne after Il ark at.
successful in their search. The dirrc-
tioi the chase bad lei .va. nearly west.
so that we knew the animal could moi br
FAR ff0n Us; and It was determined 10 send
another party out to fled hltl. early 10 the
mnrnIng.
had scarcely rolled my b!anaet about
me betHre it commenced raining in per-
feet torrents. The lightning I,t uD the
prairie IN every dire, on. and the dark
nes, which succeeded eAcl, H,,h appear-
ed 10 mr. ot unronnan blackaes,. The
wind, too. howle ed aud .aoaned around
fss, aud struck cold chill tironrh nv
scaHty covering. Never have seen %,
rather fet II .aIn So hard. as IN that D.r
ticulas nigh. For once, it really seemed
IS though the flood-sa Of heaven were
sued, and the waite: Game down In i