Mississippi Democrat. (Carrollton, Miss.) 1844-18??, 1846-01-21

the buffalo were not disiinguishable until
within thirty feet. They crowded toge-
Their more denselv still as | came upon
them. la few moments The mass divided
TO the right and left, The horns Gathering
with a noise heard above every thing else.
and my horse dIrled Inio The opening
Five or six bulls charged on US as we
dashed along the line, but were left far be
hind and singing out cow, gave her
my fire, but struck too high. She gave a
tremendous leap, and secured of faster
than before. | reined up my horse, and
the oand swept on like Il mighty torrent,
and left The place quiet and clear. Our
chase had led us into dangerous ground.
a Prairie-dog village. 50 lhickIy settled
| that there were three or four holes IN eve
ry twenty yards square, occupied the
whole bottom for nearly two miles in
length. Looking around, saw only one
of The hunters, nearly out OF sight. and
The long dark line of our caravan crawl
ing along, three or four miles Distant
After a march OF 81 miles, we encamp-
ed at nighraI, one mile aud 4 half above
the lower end of Brady's island The
breadth of this arm Of The river the Great
Platte, or Nebraska shallow water.1 was
eight hundred and eighty wards, and the
water nowhere two feet 10 depth. The
northern channel, 2.250 leet wide, was
somewhat deeper, having frequently three
feet OF waller IN the numerous small chan
nels, with a bed Of course gravel. The
whole breadth OF The Nebra,kI, mmedt-
ateIv below the junction, is $3.50 feet.
JULy 4.-Thc camp was reused with 4
salute at day-break, and from our scanlv
store a portion Of what the Indians call
the - red fire wategn served out 10 the
men. We crossed Ibis morning numerous
beds OF The small creek which, ia the lime
of rains and melting snow come pouring
down from The ridg9, Bringing win Them
always great quantities. oil sand and graz
vel, WHICH have gradually raised their beds
four 10 len feet above he level Of the
: prairie. which thew cross, making each one
OF them miniature Pc. RtiSed ia This
wav above the surrounding prairie, with
, out any bank, The long yellow and wi ID
ing line Of their beds resembles Il cause
way from the hills 10 The river. MANY
spots on Inc prairie are yellow win sun
flower, (hcLiontus)
As we were riding slowly along This
} afternoon, clouds Of du-I in the rlvjnes
among the hills 10 The right, suddenly at
tracIed our attention, and IN few mi
nntes column aiicr column Of bufillo came
t gIlloping down, making directly 10 The r.
YER By the time The leading herds bad
reached The waier, the prairIe Wa d.rkea-
, ed with The den,e masses. Immediately
before u, when the bands lir>t came down
: into the valley, stretched an uu6rnEen line
: the head OF winch was Iosi among the
river hills on The opposite SIDE; and stall
they poured down from The ridge on on
: right From bill 10 hill, The prairie bot
: Tom was certainly no less thln Two nj e
: wide; and allowing Tue amin Is 10 he
: ten leet apart, and onlg ien 10 line. there
were already eleven thousand IN view
Some idea NAV thus be formed OF their
} number when they bad occupied the whole
f PLAIN. In a snort lime they surrounded
Us on every ~ide, extending for several
] miles ia the rear, and forward * Ear a.
! the e,e could rearh; leaving around u,
as we advanced, an open space OF only
/ two or three hundred yards. This move
5 ment OF the buhIlo Indicated to US The pre-
. sence of Indians on the North fork.
t July 6.-Journeying along, we came
e suddenly upon place where the grounc
D was covered with the fresh tracks OF h1r-
e ses, which had been made since the rain
/ and Indicated The immediate presence o
!, Indians in our neishborhood. The bufa-
2 To-, too, which The day before had been M
d merous, were nowhere 10 Sight-anOlheI
j sure indication that they were people near
r Riding on, we discovered the catvaSe of
buffalo recently kiled-perhlps Inc dal
e before. We scanned the horizon closely
1t with the glasses, bu; no living thing WI.
10 be seen. For the next mile or lw,
s the ground was dotted with buffalo cara
!. ses, which showed that The Indians ha,
n made Surround here, and were ia COZ
e derable force. We went on quickly an
e cautiously, keeping the river bottom. an
o carefully avoiding the hills but We me
a with no interruption, and began To grow
n careless again. There we some dark
e looking objects among the hills, bout Nv
ofl miles 10 The lell, here low and unduating
d which we had seen Tor hule time, an
e supposed 10 be buhrro coming in 10 water
d but, happening 10 look behind, Mlxwe
" saw our CheA euneS whipping up lurIOas
% ~, aud another glance al the dark obieci
E. showed them al once 10 be Indians cDG
ID ing up at speed Had we been we
of mounted, and disencumbered of instrC
n, menls, we might have set them at def
E. ance; but as ii was, we were fairly csngh