Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1858-09-23
.rIYg,,sa rs,,sx err, SEP. 2o.A, 1853.

vEsTHgoNsf 6aoOx cgTT, bep. zOsa, 1906.
EDiroR REcisfsa--Desr Sir Having
often heard Of the grandeur" Of buffalo
hua6sy, and understanding they we're nu.
msfous in Dakota Territory, We, in com.
pasy with sieves Of our sport loving friends
q this place, determined to tssn Nimrod
1oe the noace, and lend our helping hand
% the destruction Of the shaggy game.
80 mounting our charger on the 9th Of
chs month, our faces were turned north.
wsDtwsrdly, in which direction We travel
Cd On the Missouri bottom for some TWEEN.
y miles, when mounting the table lands
besween the Sioux and Missouri, we be.
hsld large scope Of the most beautiful
nn9 rich land it has ever been our lot to
81, ssd il there we're Sufficient timber for
~ sssieuent, It certainly would be the
most desirable country known; but to sup
pos that this difficulty will not be over.
eose, II 70 perceive the spirit Of Young
Anericaaisn On the wane, which is pre-.
posterous I; II must and will be occupied.
At the distance Of some thirty Eve miles
from tere We passed near the "Bute," he
isg about nine miles from the Missouri
stvss. and spateu Of BY Lewis 1 Clark as
The Lillapstisa is~d Of the Indians, who
believed i to b ;shsbiisd BY set Of men
IL q eight ipches in height, who tool
essG pleasure in killing oil the Indian,
trsspsssirg % their grounds, &C.; bowev.
q Nesses. L. 4 9. failed to discover thes.
litds specimens Of the genus homo, 81
Though they sent . party for thst purpose
They we're probably inrisidse to white men
Its beautiful, isolated. cone like bill,
rising high above tas surrounding coun
try, from which one might "view the land
seaps DER for many miles.
Shortly after leaving this mound We
creased the vernillion, : stream abou,
twenty feet across, with occasional groves
scattered along its banks, though no,
enough for large settlements. After cross
ing this stream we travelled some thirty
miles over the same description of coun
try Is before, when turning directly to the
west, Gouad Ourselves ct the foot Of Turkey
hills: and 10 sis that badger l behold p
no! 'tis sssrTvALo! .hicb. very unbuaa-
lo.like, skulked ia the bushes. The war
whoop being given, al hands gave chase,
when our uufostu nate and somewhat ponch
jous friend was ENDORSED, and though moi
sefioossy injured, was unable further tc
pursue the chase. However the race
went on, buffalo in advance and pursuers
in the rear, ranged respectively according
TO their start or speed Of coursers. A.
The whole pursuit was on level ground, i,
afforded those with the wagon 6ne op.
portuaity Of taking notes. First our jolly
friend Of Bonifaee notoriety was up with
the game, and giving two broadsiders, beat
. retreat, when disciple of Blackstone
(of cosrse) came in for bis share, and pop
ping the animal in the rear a. he ran
greatly accelerated his speed next tbs
man Of many corner lots fred volley a
the snfortanate creature, which, looking
usither TO the right or left, went on its way
needless Of danger; finally and lastly il
the catalogue, up came the man Of tape
together With disciple of Esculapius
Grained to kill or cure,) who finally sue
ceeded in bringing the game TO bay. afte1
chase Of four or Eve miles, and in colo
blood shooting him twice while standin.
still; when exhausted nature giving way
this hero Of my ta'e yielded up lis neck Il
the murderous knife. which soon dividee
its jugular, and the buff ealo was no more
lis needless for me to say that his re
mains we're carefully taken up and dcpos'
ited-in the wagon, upon which we feast
ID suaptuously every day.
Oae other victim Of the buffalo tribs
shared the same fate as this, its predcees,
cor, when, our thirst for blood being sa,ia
ted, ~ returned by the same route we wen
up. ssga ssa- ~
On he whole We had splendid time
plenty to eat. drink and make merry
asd the ssaisfA.tion of killing at leas,
two Of ihe largest il not noblest o.