Mineral Point weekly tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1859-1868, 1866-01-24

could get up. The chief however was
grave and taciturn.
All was hurry and hustle to get up with
the buffalo. Charley, my horse, who had
been doing nothing for some days before
we started, in consequence OF cracked
boof, ana who had fretted and Toned for
the two preceding days, now was more
than ever excited and troublesome.
l supposed the buffalo were close by
but it proved that we still had some eight
or ten miles to travel before we could
reach them. The keen eye Of the Indian
having detected them, where neither Col
Clark or myself could distinguish anything
but black dots
AT some four or FIVE miles from the
Mace where the buffalo were discovered,
we came upon : series of small lakes or
pools. without inlet or outlet; on one OF
them we ordered camp to be made, and the
Indians with Col Clark and myself con
tinued on a smart trot. The other officers
in consequence of their sorry nags were
left behind
Presently the buffalo were seen cover
in, acres of ground, herd here, another
there, in fact buffalo every where. Our
mace soon increased to a smart gallop,
Tin re came to Within mile of the buff
fa!o: here the Indians stopped and put
their buffalo saddles on their running
horses These saddles are simply pads
Of buckskin, stuffed and stirrups attached,
they are as light rs it IS possible to make
them. Again they mounted their ponies,
and continued on till within about 500
yards of the buffalo. During this time
Charley had got so excited, that it was all
/ could do to hold him With both hands,
on the heavy curb bit In fact he had
almost worried himself out
Here the Indians mounted their run
ming horses, and cast their ponies loose,
each got bis bow ready and prepared for
the charge on the buffalo. Each Indian
Invested himself of supernuous clothing.
The scene was now one of intense excite
ment. Just before US were the buffalo,
just beginning to take the alarm. Drawn
up like line Of battle, were twenty four
half naked, wild Sioux, the only white
men being Col. Clark and myself, for on
interpreter WHO is part Canadian and part
Indian can hardly be called white All
was ready to charge, 4 short distance
in the rear | was holding on to Charley
with both hands, he mad with excitement
Now the pace kept on increasing, till at a
given signal it was "iarssez Allaz, every
man for himself and each for . buffalo,
which were now at full gaIlop Charley
let loose bounded like a rocket, swept past
tue nearest Indians and on we went An
Indian aud myself made for fat cow, my
horse beat his and he soon left, followed
the COW shot her with my revolver twice,
| and supposed myself sure OF her, but she
! managed to get into herd Of bulls, who
| closed around her, and kept on. could
not drive her out, aud was not Indian
/ enough to charge into the herd. So
| abandoned her, and charged On an old
/ od !, !or vengeance. Away he Went ana
away ! went alter him, almost frantic with
excitement ! sAo5 h'm Two or three
I times, and ne stood at bay, / stood and
/ locked AZ HIM, and ne at me- \ buffalo
/ bull at bay, IS net pleasant object 10 con
template, not at at all pleasant 20 weak
nerves. had run the COW perhaps tive
miles had run the bull perhaps three,
IN all ms "nd'n@s over as rougs ground
as white man ever rode over Oh one oc'
caston through the dry bed OF lake
where rocks lay timex as ne space could
hold them, over b IS covered with bould-
crs Of all sizes and thus be i understood
at full tilt, with iooseaed lines and urging
the horse to his utmost The bull was
wounded and blown the horse was blown
As | stood with the horse head IRON the
buI-wait'ng to SEQ hIm move on ana hop
ing Tor good side shot at HIM, he sud
denly dropped his head and charged right
at me. had neither whip nor spur, and
Charley saw not the bull tried shot
at his head, he received 1t full IN the fore
head, shook his head little, but stopped
not bit. kicked at the horse ana shout