The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1865-11-02

A NIGHT OF TRlBULATIoN.-Ho j
A. kasson, who has been on q protracted
visit to Ultima Thule or some other map
living among the mountains of the lar
West, returned day or two since He
does not confirm the report that he was
lost on one occasion but acknowledges,
with that candOr for which an honest
hunter Is noted, that the camp at which
he was expected to arrive. was lost in
stead Of himself, and it cost him Infinite
difficulty and peril to 6nd it. He was
out on buffalo chase aud about noon
of the day wherein his tribulations com
menced, he was seen prppering buffalo
with remarkable precision and effect -
The animal was considerably tenacious Of
life, and Numbered away over the praires
with several shots in his body. Mr. X.
pursued His blood was up. His horse
had great endura, ce, and the race was
kept up 10 spirited and magnificent style
The hunter, after expendlng every shot
iu his possession, had the misfortune to
see the buffalo, although perforated in
divers places, still alive. The wounded
animal, finding himself at bay, and stag
gering with exhaustion, bethoupht him
self ut last to make a charge on his
enemy. He did SO with amszing power
and momentum and, but for the activity
OF the horse, Tna :,,i,' D,s,rirs ~ S-~r
would, then and there, have lost its Rep
resentativc in Congress-
Immediately y after this grand charge,
Mr.. K, having no more shots with which
to pepper the buffalo, began to indulge
the suspicion that he Was not only alone
10 his glory away out on the plains, but
that his encampment was lost. The
afternoon was spent in the effort to find
the trail lie was familiar with prairie
life; but still he experienced much
trouble in discovering the track When
he did 50, night had come on. Weary
and hungry, aud his horse exhausted by
the chase and excitement of the day, hs
wended his way, like the SOLITARY horse
man" of &. =. Il. James & Co, until
late in the night. lie then dismounted,
look his horse by the bride, aud availsd
himself Of nap amid the tall grass by
the wsyside. He awake iu time to get
. glimpse of a wolf which, with long
leaps and plunges, dashed by the side OF
him, and disappeared in the obscuri,y.
This unexpected presence had a spectral
look to it, not calculated to make man
feel at home and comfortable.
One time during the night, party Of
Kayojah Indians came within brief
distance Of his resting place, and uttered
yell which made the very grass vibrate
ali through that midnight region. They
finally went away, unconscious thst
there was a Congress onal scalp within
reach Of their knives. At another time
during the night, "a drove Of staupeded
butsloes swept over the plains; and it
was a matter Of doubt, for several min
utes, whether the rushing column would
wipe out the solitary horseman or net
The buffaloes, however, had respect for
valuable human life, and thundered away
to the Yves, without conflicting damage.
At niue o'clock next morning after pass
ing night Of chiliness, peril. and lone
illness, Mr.. X. met train, and dispatch
ed couriers to General Dodge to assure
him that the camp, and not the Congress.
man, was about to be found. 1t was the
conviction of the General and Others.
that Mr. X had gone down in gallant
charge with the bufa'oes, and that his
body was already furnishing the wolves
with rations. State Register.
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RAILWAY PosToFFICEs. The system
of distributing letters. and making up
mails op board the trains, instead OF
wasting the time heretofore consumed IN
these processes in the Offices, is fast be-
ing adopted on our lines of railroad. Five
lines running westward from Chicago,
have now the improvement in use. They
are the roads running to Burlington, te
Quincy, to Davenpor, to Cedar Rapids
and to Dunleith. Ths illinois Central
and St. Louis roads arr also preparing to
extend the required facilities to the pos
tai department, and through line frsm
Chicago to the East is nearly completed
The advantages Of the system are sum