The Tiffin weekly tribune. (Tiffin, Ohio) 1859-1868, 1859-07-01
MT. greeley sees the RuHhIo.

In his letter 90 the Tribune written on
the plains at Station II Pixies Peak Ex.
press, on Clear Creek, May goth, Mr..
Greeley says;
On rising our first ridge this morning. a
herd of Buffalo was seen gruzciur on the
prairie some three miles toward the Solo
mon; soon more were visible; then 9TH
ere. AT length, herd Of perhaps hun.
drcd appeared on the north-the only one
we saw on that side Of theroad during the
day. Thoy wore heading down the valley
Of a small crock toward the solomon,
just then, the tents aud wagons Of body
OF cncomped Pixies Pc0kcra appeared lust
across that stream; two men running a.
crosse the prairie on foot 70 get a shot Al
the Buffalo; another mounting a horse
with like intcut. The herd passed on
long,awkword glllop north orthe tentsand
struck southwest across our roud some for
" rods ahead ofus. A Shapes rifle was
lcvelod and fred at them by ono Of our
party, but seemed rather 10 hasten than
arrest their progress. But one bull sham
blcd along behind IN a knock kneed fash.
ion (having probably been lamcd by some
Former pnrty) and he was fred al twice
by some Of our marksmcn as he attempt
ed 60 cross the roud-once when only az
teen rods distant. They thought they
wounded him fatally but he vanished
nom our sight behind a low hill, and their
hasty search for him proved unsuccess-
full
Nearly al day, the Buffalo In greater
or less numbers were visible amonp the
bottoms Of solomon on our right-ususlly
two or throl miles distant. Atlength. A.
bout . p m, we reached the crest Ola Udi.
vide whence we looked down ON the val
ley Of a creek running TO tho Solomon
some three miles distant, and saw the
whole region nom half mile 10 three
miles south Of our road, and for an extent
at least four miles cast and west, fairly
alive with Buffalo There certainly were
not less than 10000 Of them. 1 believe
there were manymorc. Some were feed.
ing, othors lying down, others paving up
the earth, rolling In Il, &c. The novel
spectacle was too tempting for our sports.
men, Tho wagons were stopped, and
two mon walked quietly toward the con.
ter Of the front Of the herd. Favored by
a wOtorcourse, they crcpt up within fny
rods Of the Buffalo, and fired eiqht or ten
shots into the herd, with no visible effect
The animals nearest the hunters retreat.
cd as they advanced, but the great body OF
the herd was no more disturbed or con.
scious OF danger, than ir couple Of mos.
quitos had aligned among them. After
an hour of fruitlcss eflort,th hunters gave
Il up, alledging that their rifle was 80 fou
and badly sighted as 60 be worthless
They rejoined us, and We came away
leaving nine-tenths of the vast herd exact
| ly whore we found them. And there they
are doubtless sloeping at this moment, a
bout three miles from US.
We are near the heart Of the Buffalo
region. Tho stages from the West thnI
met us here this evening report the sigh
Of millions within the last two DAYS. Thci
trails checker the prairie In every direc
tion. a company Of Pixies Peakers kill
cd thirteen near this point a few days
since Eight were killed yesterday a
the next station west Of this by simply
stampcding n herd aud driving them oyci
a creek bank, where 50 many broke thoh
necks. Buffalo meat Is hanging or lyinf
oil around US, and n calf two or threi
luuulAa olu ~ bltu 10 n bLuhG lust no8lQl
our wagons. He was taken by rushing
herd up a steep creek bank, which 50 ma
ny could not possibly climb at once; thi
ono was picked out in the melee as mos
worth having, and taken with rope
Tho fost tied and with but short tether
he is true game, and makes at whateve
goes near him with desperate intent /,
butt the intruder over. We met on pass
ed to-day two parties Of Pixies Peakeri
who had respectively lost three oxen OF
stampoded last night by herds Of Buffalo
The mules at the Express stations have
to be carefully watched TO preserve then
from similar catasrophe-to their own.
ers.
do not like the flesh of the wild OK
IL is tough and not juicy. OF course,
remember that our cookery is Of the most
unsophisticated pattorn-carrying us bach
to the age Of the building ofthe Pyramids
at least-but would much rather sec ar
immense herd of Buflalo on the prairie
than 10 eat the best Of them.