The daily clarion. [volume] (Meridian, Miss.) 1863-1866, 1865-11-08
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= a Ni4h4cf tribal alton.


Hor. J A. Kasson. who has been on a
protracted visit to Ultima Thule or SOM
pther man living among the mountains OF
me Far Wet, returned day or two
lnce. He d les not confirm the report
hat he was lot on one occasion, but &C
Snowledges, with that candor for which
an honest hunter is noted. that the camp
at which he was expected to arrive, va
lost ms cad OF hins-lf, and 1t cost h1'n
infinite difficulty and peril TO find II. He
was out on buffalo chase, and about
noon of the day wherein his trlbulations
commenced, he was seen pepp rirg but
talo with remarkable precision and effrc'.
The animal Was considerably tenacious Of
iIfe and numbered away OVER the pralfIts
with several shots in his body, Mr.. *.
pursued. His blood was up. His horse
| nad great endurance, and the race was
kept up in spirited and magn' ticent style
| The hunter, after expendlng every shot
| IN 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, bethought him
Sc. at last to make charge on his enemy.
| He did so with amazing power and me-
m4ntum; and, but for the activity OF the
|
then aud there, have lost its Representa-
i've in Congress.
| Immediately after this grand charge,
Mr. X ], having no more shots with which
TO pepper the buffalo, began TO indulge
the suspicion that he was not only alone
in his glory away cut on the Plains, but
| hat his eucampm4nt was lost. Inc al
| iernoon was spent III the effort to lind
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, and his horse exhausted ty the
chase and excitement of the day, he
wendell his way, like the solitary horse
man" of G ? James & Co, until late in
the night He then dlsmounted, took
his horse by the bride, and availed HIM
self of a nap amid the tall grass by the
wayside He awoke in time to get
glimpse Of wolf which, with long leap:
and p!unges, dashed by the side OF him
and disappeared in the obscuilty. Ihi'
unexpected presence bad spectral looF
TO it. not calculated to make man fee
ut home and comfortable.
One time during the night, party o
KAY o all Indians came within bret dis
lance of nis res place, and uttered {
ven WHICH HlduE FFIE - as ~ - = o.
= through that midnight region. The,
: finally went away. unconscious that ther
P was Congressional scalp within reach
l. their knives At another time durln
J. the night, drove of stamp-ded butfaloe
J swept over the Plain and it was matte
n If doubt, for several minutes, whethe
the rushing column would wipe out tn
solitary horsem man or not. The hutfaloe
however, had respect for valuable hu
. man life, and Numbered away to tn
:, west without inf ictipg damage.
- At nine o'clock next morning, att
le passing right Of cbiliincss, peril an
to loneliness, Mr.. X. met train, and oil
id patched couriers to General Dodge to a
-, sure him that the camp, and not the Co
, gresham, was about to be found. 1t "
Ie, the conviction Of the General and othe
IL that Mr. K rad gone down in gala
~, charge with the buif,loes, and that |
: body was already furnishing the WOW
ZIG with rations.