St. Cloud Democrat. [volume] (Saint Cloud, Stearns County, Minn.) 1858-1866, 1860-10-11

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and pony hired BY Mr.: Humphreys were ste-
len by the Indians, q Thenext morning, search
VAS made, and the mafaudesrs traced rome dis
lance, but the party concluded IL would not
pay To- continae md e ~ toeamp. HUM
phreys' party, crossed. the river, and both FRO
oeeded to Maple river, about fifteen miles from
the Sheyenne, where they oamped. aDurin /
the journey d couple tof the party started D
drove 1t. Elk, but.the dogs being behind, did
not succeed in capturing any. The next day
(sabbath) remained IN camp all day. That
night the Corporal Of the guard, and one Of the
party on watch, imagined they saw, an Indian,
and raised quite . hub hub which startled some
sf the green ones, but the old ones turned over
and went to sleep again: Next morning dill
gent search was made, but no signs Of the Red
Skin could be discovered. ,2H a1.i ssy.s
j. On the next day (the 17th) Col. Dawson's
party left Humphreys 1t Maple river, and start
ed for Elm river, distant about fifty miles
1--WE might here state that Mr.. Humph.
reys' party left that day for the ''sand Hills,"
in different course from the others. but re-
turned to Breckinridge without killing any
buaialo.) The country was very fine, the soil
rich. but timber exceedingly scarce. Camped
that night on the prairie without wood or wa
ter. '*'i:'- To-, "a
/ On tho next afternoon (l8th) reached Elm
river, and camped. On the next day (19th)
Col. Dawson started on prospecting tour for
buffalo, and returned reporting plenty. Next
day (20th) party went out, and Messrs. Daw-
son and Kershaw killed one buffalo each. Next
day (2lst) Col. Dawson started alone, aud af-
ter hard ride Of i've miles, succeeded in kill
also killed one Of these animals, after three
mile chase. Next day .'Bob" and our inform
ant started from camp on foot, and after wall-
ing about mile, discovered four buffalo
They crawled up and fred, wounding two out
Of tho four Returned to camp, our informant
getting horse and Bob mule. Coming back
they found the herd about the same place they
had left it As soon as the horsemen appeared
in sight, the buffalo started, they giving chase.
''Bob's'' mule did splendidly for while, when
for about two hundred yards he would make
capital time, then stop suddenly, plant his feet
and refuse to move, then give sudden sheer
to one side, dash ahead for couple hundred
yards, then stop and 60 through the old mo-
TONS: Our informant said it was the most lu-
dicrous sight he ever witnessed. ':Bob" had
let 50 the bride, and caught hold Of the rope
around the mules neck with one hand aud with
his rife in the other, was beating the obstinate
animal, trying to force him in the right direc,
ton; his feet were out of the stirrups, he had
no hat on, his hair wos flying in all directions,
and this combined with the mules running,
shying and stopping was too much for human
nature. ...... 49,
After short ride, Mark came up to them,
and shot again at one that had not been woun-
ded BY the previous shots, hitting him near the
fore shoulder, but rather too high to be fatal.
He chased them three miles after. this, coming
up with them four times, but the gun would
not 60 off; he would ride UP and snap, then
fall back and recap, ride up and snap again,
but could not discharge the gun. &c.: out 81
the three wounded buffalo, they did not secure
any, and were compelled to return to camp. 4
On the same day, Col. Dawson and servant
went out and came to herd of ten, out Of
which the servant stalked four" Two Of these
he killed dead, and wounded the others badly.
At this juncture, Mr.: Dawson, being led tc
suppose from where he was posted, that the
buffalo were moving down upon the servant
and would discover and crush him, rode up and
scattered the herd, and killed the two wounded
by tho servant. As perhaps the method o.
stalking buffalo mightp prove interesting to som.
Of our readers. We give it as our friend told us
The hunter, discovering = herd Of. buffalo
creeps in the grass to tho leeward Of the herd
and keeping watch advances while the leade,
who csn easily be distinguished from tn,
others by his manuer--is feeding, but when h
quits feeding and looks around, he must re
main perfectly quiet, and thus continue advan
cling and stopping until he gets within gu'
shot, when he must raise himself Just .suti