The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-07-02
Editorial Correspondence Of the n. Y. Tribune.
The Home Of the Buffalo.
CLEAR CREEK, May 20,

Ing, nerd or DuIIalo were seen grazing
on the prairie some three miles towards
the Solomon soon more were visible
then others. At length, herd of per-
haps hundred appeared on the north
the only one we saw on that side of the
road during the day, They were head
ing down the valley Of small creek to-
wards the Solomon. Just then, the tents
and wagons of body of encamped Pixies
Peakcrs appeared just across the stream
two men running across the prarie on
foot to Get shot at the buffalo; another
mounting horse with like intent. The
herd passed on long, awkward gallop
north of the tents aud struck southwest
across our read some forty rods ahead of
US. 4 Sharp's rifle was leveled and fred at
them by one of our party, but seemed rath-
or 10 hasten than to arrest their progress.
But one old bull shambled along behind
in knock kneed fashion (having prob
ably been lamed by some former party;
and he was fredupon twice by our marks
men as he attempted to cross the road
once when only fifteen rods distant
They though. they wounded him fatally,
but he vanished from our sight behind
low hill, and their hasty search for him
proved unsuccessful.
Nearly all day, the buffalo in greater or
less numbers were visible among the bot
toms of the Solomon on our right-usu-
ally two or three miles distant. At length,
about p. NJ, we reached the crest of
" divide" whence we looked down on
the valley of creek running to the Solo.
mon some three miles distant, and saw
the whole region from half a mile to three
miles south of our road, and for an ex-
| tent Of at least four miles east and west,
fairly alive with buffalo. There certain
ly were not less than ten thousand of
them; | believe there were many more.
Some were feeding, others lying down,
others paving up the earth, rolling on it,
&c. Tie newell spectacle was too tempt
ing for our sportsmen. The wagons were
stopped, and two men walked quietly to-
ward the center Of the front of the heard
Favored By watercourse, they crept up
to within fifty rods Of the buffalo, and
| fred eight or ten shots into the herd,
with no visible effect The animals
nearest the hunters retraated as they al
vanced but the great body Of the herd
was 10 ,ioio olS'uio,0 VI CONSCIOUS .,
danger .nan II coupe 0, moslu',os nae =
this fruitless effort, the hunters gave it
up, alleging that their rife was so foul
and badly sighted as to be worthless -
! Thnv rcioined US. and we came away
leaving mae tensn5 ~ inc vast nero eN
actiy "Eere we touOI 'nc"' -Ana 'AeFe
they donDtiess gre sleep.n5 a' 'niS mo
ment' aooo' 'hFee mics nom Us.
we are near 'Ile leaFt oi 1he ooHa'o -
g'oa' 1no stages 'Fo'a '"e west 'n't III :
u mere tnls evening report t.e S'2nt o1
m'lhoHs WITHIN the last TWO days !"c'F
trails chequer the pralrie ia every otreG- e,;
rlon: y company OF fike 1 eakefs XIII
ed thirteen near th's point Il" oay'
since. Eight were Killed yesterday at
the next statlon west OF this ~ Simply
stamped'ng herd and driving them over
nigh creek oahk, "hefe so many ofoke
their neckS' buhaio-mea, Is hanging or
laying all around Us, ana can TWO or
three months old Is tied to a STAKE just
| beside ou" wagons. Ike was taken by
/ rushing hefd up steep creek-oanN !:
winch 50 many could not possibly ciIino
at once; this one was p'ched out IN the
melee as most worth having ana taEen
with rope ihou9h last nea ana VIII
but snort tether' ne IS true game ana
makes at whoever goes near HIM with
desperate intent TO butt the intruder over.
we met or paSsao 'o-oaJ '"o P"fti's u
Pixies PeakeFs VINO haa respecoVeiy ios'
three oxen or steers s'alnPooeo last n'g"'
by herds OF buffalo Inc mules nj tne
! Express station have to De esrefuiiy
watched to preserve them from a Similar
catastrophe--,o their owners.
Go not like the fesh OF thls wild OK,
Ii Is tough and not Jucy' VI course,
remember that our cookery Is OF III" most
unsoophIstieated pattern,-eaFry'asu oacN
10 the age OF the bailiihg OF the fyra-
mlds, at least-ont "oula laach rather
see an Immense hcFa OF Doha'o Oh 's'
pralrle than eat the pest o' 'heh; So,
The herbage hcreapoat Is nearly al th'
shcrt, fine grass known as the ooha''
grass, and IS closely Iea GOWN we are la'
oNg'ha "
beyond the usual haunts Of "hl'e hieh.-
The Santa te tran IS laf soath OF Us 'h'
California Is considerably nor1h' very
probably, the pnffaio on solomon 3, foFh
were never hunted oy "h,,e 'il'n ''Ii l.'1s nm
spring Should one Oh NOSE countess I':
herds, take a fancy lor h lha"nun'' r oar II -.
hemen would hna even the hSP'eSS "as
ons no protection.
Though our roaa Is hara's 'No 'non',' mus
DID, yet we passel Two sr.'ts h o' II :, 'oaas as,