Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1859-07-09
WHOLE NUMBER 408.

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aids tbo tsss,a,lfs,sa .s,,,r,e. ~ 49,
raduced ~ tbs last do-s.e ,sss oss,s.,.'. .s.'.
with ths ,ts,,ts ~ ss,os;r,. ,.,,,,,'sr,, 80
to have been left onlv m re stoon ,rsnr. ~.
banks where Grass wonId rrt ,,t,sg n =
hard to realize that this Il ths esn,or ~ :
region Of wilderness and soj;tnS" sc ~ fas ~ - :
the labors Of cviliTsd n,or 1890, aro ey -. -
that the FIRST wagon 1asssa ,h-or 4, 80,
twn ryn,tbs a0o Rnt tho &C. ,i..-. ~ ss'.S ~
houses or br;Id;nos m onv L;nd sSs 80 -. =.
unbridqed unwoTked road w;na;a,s -. ;s,
way for hundreds of tt,ilas witbout 2 sraei,
other chan Of Bnfai6 ;terssS,;n.. - lsos.
inc away from 4 on either hand bf;se,s sDs, -
hack To the reaI;tv -
shall mass l;gStIv osAr .st,s b.ss;a.. -.
nloits of onr partv 4 ,.ood ,aaa,. r.,
have been 6rstl--of course no, -, ~. 49,.
were. I In the habit of maL;s,, e. s - s,;Id
Natures children, world ~ soc ,,, tJ,;,,I, ~
shooting NV nei0bborss OXEN AZ thoss s,sao,
clpmsv bormIess crootDro, II A., e,s~5 .'.e.,,
scarce 7 might comnreben5 tba Ii. ~
hunting them for snort. here tbev are a.
abundant tbat Won mioht as vsIi I,nt vo,,s
neiUbbor's peese And vb;le tboro iSss
been several shots 6red hv ,onr Dar,, -
point-blank distances I have reasct foS
NV hone tbot No RuffaIo bas a,,,ses;.,.,,.sa
any nersonaI ;noon venionce therefrorr.
I write In the station tent WIN tbe fRns.
falo visible ON the ridops sonth ana avosv
wav hut por,h ~ ne, Thev ,r~so 80,
close down t0 ns AZ davtiOht aud AZ t;,, ~
increasing dovI;oht royealad d;s,;ne,Iv ,.,s
position. since which thew have kant a 81,
spectful distance. Rut q nartv of Our sr;,
vars. who went hack seven m;Iea ON muIes
last evening. 70 helm TO get euy rear waeos
ont of a gnIlv from which exnadit;on t6ev
returned at midniobt renort ,hat they
found the road absolutely dancerons with
the crowds of RufFalo feeding On a;thar sac
and running across it-that the NIGHT bc.
ing quite dark. they were often in great
danger of beiuS run over and run down hv
the beadlong bTutos. They were OBLIGED
to stand still for minutes and FIRE their "a
volvors right and left to save ther lives a
their mules.
The superintendent of this division had n
narrow escape day before Yesterday. He
was riding his mule. utterly unconscious of
danger. when herd of bufFalo north of
the road we're stampeded by an emiorant
train and set of full gallon In a south-
westerly direction, as usual. A slight ridge
hid them from Mr.. F.'s sight till their lead
er came full tilt against his mule, knocking
nim GOWN and gong over him at full speed.
mr; r. OF course ieil Win the dying muies
ana presume lay very snug by his side
whlle the buffalo made clear sweep over
the concern-he hring his revolver rapidly,
ana thus inducing many OF the herd to
smear on on one SIDE or the other. He
rose stunned aud bruised, but still able to
make MS way 70 tne ststion-witn an IN
creased respect LOT Dunalo, fancy, ana
disposition 70 give them reasonably wide
pertn hereaiCer.
Two n'gnts ago. an immense herd came
ooWn upon party OF Plke's Peakersi
camPed just across the creek from this sta
tlon, ana (lt Oeing dark were with dill
c9ity prevented from Stampedlng tents, cat-
us anu People' oohe hity snots were nr'
eu lnto them oeiore they could oe turned.
ana now our StatiOh,maSter has just saHi
On nls gun W Scarce eneun Oh SO Us 70 save
our = nules from stampede.
Du' 'ne IS"uls INV reIurneu WIN Ihc
missing coach' anu muss oreaK OH ana
PACK 10 go en'
STATION Is, PRAIRIE Doc CREEK;
May 81, evening
We have made SIS miles since we started
about o this morning. and our present en-
campment is on a creek running to the Re.
publican. so that we bid a final adIeu 10
Solomon's Fork and all other affiuents of
the Smoky Hill branch of the Kansas -
We travelled ON the divide between this and
the northern branch of the Kansas for
some miles to-day, and finally came over to
the waters Of the Republican,, which flvhr
we are to strike some 80 miles further on.
We are now lust half way from I,eaten.
worth to Denver, and our coach has bsen
a week making this distance; SO that with
equal rood fortune we NAV expect Ia raaeh
the Land of Gold in another week I'he
coaches We met here tonight have been
lust week on the way. having (like usl
lost a tlay; but not. like us, by 6ieh water:
their bother was with wild India1s-Ara-
paboes mainly-whom they report to be in
great numbers on our route---nOt hostile to
Us, but intent on begging or stesling, and
stoppinV the wagons peremptoriiy till their