Baton-Rouge gazette. [volume] (Baton-Rouge, La.) 1819-1856, 1843-10-14
Correspondence Of the Inteiiigencer.
LETTERS FROM THE FAR WEST.
Adore fhc YpiIop Stone, Aug. |, 1s45

LETTERS FROM THE FAR WEST.
Adore Che Yellop Stone, Aug. l, ls45
The psst. Office Department, in this
heather region, is very much neglected.
the runner that will bring you this lettor,
IL 80 lame, that he will have to wink all
the way. This ,umblipg over the prairies
is a very fiat piece of business, and a little
diversity in the scenery was a great com.
fort to me. A few days since, tho land
became broken. and | determined to enjoy
the novelty, clambered up some queer
hooking rocks. aud while thus seated, il slid
off, and l rolled down about twenty feet
into a sink hole. ! scrambled out, when
Audubon came along, and examining the
rock carefully awhile, turned round to mo
and said, "these rscks afe what d minera.
logist would call II vertical dixie Of trapl"
"They are the same," said |, "bad luck to
their traps, and dirty bikes at the bottom
of them" "fou are not afraid of bulls
said Audubon, laughing. "RulIs. indeed"
said |, sis II the varpsents that must be
continually pitched into my teeth, because
| sint killed any" / was a little angry,
and Pot of, determined 10 take the life Of
the first bull I met With, and killed as |
was with the sport of hunting them. An
opportunity soon occurred a night Or two
only passed when Tet.pot. wanna reported
that buffaloes were in every direction round
our camp; every one prepared himself for
the morning hunt, and | among the num-
Der. Armed with a great determination,
and a good rifle, / thought | could not fail
to do something; beside, had at last got a
good ho~se, one that had an eye like a
fawn, and kept his ears and tail down, and
would not bulge il a buffalo gnat stung
him on the nose. As was my custom, l
avoided the hunting party, and went off by
myself. / soon came up with the animals,
and was very much surprised to find that
while l was looking out for a big bull, a
big bull was in my rear, looking out for
me. Afraid no would begin the hunt, in.
stead Of myself, | gave a yefl as much like
an Indian as possible, and ho turned to his
heels, gave q fierce below, and started of
with tao herd. For q quarter Of a mile,
the run was beautiful, the p~rairies were
covered with about two inches Of water,
and it made the animals in motion look
like a mist. the water flew about so; on they
went and | after them, until | was brought
up short and immovable as If as,rlde Of a
log, by begging down to my saddle girth
in a swamp hole. the harder thumped
the beast. the more he stood still, and just
went TO eating the grass as quietly as if
he was hoppled for the night. The morn.
ing was cold, and the fallen rain filed the
air with mist, that blew over the p~rairies in
scudding clouds, as the sun continued to
rise. Here and there I could catch a
glimpse of buffaloes on the edge of the
horizon, and could sometimesse see the horse
men dashing after them with a speed that
seemed inconceiveable, when | considered
the situation of tho horse | rode. About
two hundred yards was the nearest point
Of hard land, while contemplating what /
should do, ! was brought 10 q sudden rese.