Arkansas intelligencer., 1848-06-10
LITTLE RIVER. April %, 1S4S.

[kar Clarke Why do you not send your pa
i. was your last promise that you would do so.
sEce would be first rate seasoning for the good
! s around Us. 1t is now three weeks since !
seen an n1nJeTngeUUUr. W 10 rII0 us0 Uf PTtu-
! apers unless you circulate them! Our mails
(3era5e regular. and all other things come up
sey weII-yOu only are missing. As pro-
IL, vsen left you, commenced writing. but
II are 50 many fine things here to look at and
J muse one. that il is only after a full safety
] an compose himself sufficiently to LOOK back.
We are near the Seminole Agency; a snug
cluster of buildings; blacksmith and carpen-
SNps and several stOres-Only think, tO1Cn!
niles vest of Van Buren, and Fort Smith,
I'd Us the Kickapoos and Delawares have a
.uent. and still farther on the Creeks are set
uiETe Ike chite folks, plenty to eat and
p, ,l5 ditto for friend or stranger. About
ID ago We came upon a few old friends who
f.EEng it slowly on towards California. Mix
Hth ilase our party made full Bakers do
andve determined to have q regular Buffalo
ogelher before we parted. We logged on
y, the Indian settlements continued so far on
began to fancy we should never get out of
P, but the Cross-timbers appeared as kind of
osure TO all he settlements. We soon passed
P0sn and cOming out of them upon small
aiion, gave Us at once one of the most beau'i-
aspects ever beheld. Old Hill, who IS as
Af here as a house cat to her chimney-cor-
haoe Us stop while he explained the different
. a Tbs beautiful scene before US. 10 the
'a saw tie Canadian, marked by the TIM
1 ar as the eye could reach, coming out OF
"ts,a little farther to the North, only few
Hon II, was running nearly parallel to 1t
Ike two lark green ribbons over the beau
Se-to which, the little unduatIons of this
gave variety of light and shade truly en-
aAs to the view. have often heard of the
caa Of Italian skies, but whoever wishes to
rye with nature let him come here and I'll
lai I'm worth he'll say, ''ts perfection y
'efIng few BuffaIoes beyond the point of
he South west, Hill and myself, if possl-
nave a little fresh meat for supper, and
@e others Of the party went to form camp
" '1u0a 1t' close by, Io ssarted for tho But
W s0oh get % the point of the hill and saw
He country farther on, as well as the valley
U.s. vas ai,ad with them. After reconnoi-
short tins we sia;rted again, Hill taking
,.,s ~ moved among them with "a no.ton1'eH.p -
Guy surprised me. He circulated II"
"a eaSe' aud without giving the Buffalos tie
-G, That one would almost suppose him
ais own cattle. He soon found what
- hne fat bull. Riding down into a
=. nkIng advantage of the wind we soon
y, " MN. We both stopped, and looked al
,s..S y nm. They look awful Hill. who
1y at home in these matters, still sitting
'e, raised his rife to his face, and as
.r,aE oa dead shot. The bull gave jump at
ol lhe rifle. but seeing no one, stopped
~, LOW raised TO shoot. but Hill putting his
M W arm, said: '' don't fire you'll make
tlv lsno q the whole gang also-he'll be down
&s Il Taking good look, | could distinctly
fsN IOa s running from the ball-hole. He
ma NH, VITO was soon reloaded, rode up.
Ii. rs Morse % hold, while he finished him
of Anile; then tieing both horses to the
VIII He butialo, said "jump off and help
perfect anatomist when Buffalo is
sa' opened the hump, and cutting off one
ut,ha hammer, knocked off the hump ribs.
1' '0nsue, which, together with the side