New-York tribune., 1868-12-25
IANrARY MAGAZINES.

Tie illustrated articles in this number of
Haryer present series Of snguarly spirited rcpIcso
lions Of natural history including account Of The but
falo Of tie American praes. and of Du Chailus Air-
can researches together with several views Of Stone
henee in England. In the article the buffalo, the
writer relates many incidents Of personal experience.
and narrative has the freshness and charm OF realty
We give a few random specimens:
GESERAL LANDER AMONG TIE BUFFALoEs
J ever saw Mounting unsadded pony-a ariat served
hlm brdle-he would dash among herd OF bufal o.
lie was the best twO-handed shot that ever his
night left hand pistol being used with Ike result
Either meant meat and the best that tie nerd afford
~'COw beef for me-" fayOfite remark oi Lander
and IL be shot the buffalo the COW was pretty certainly
young aud fat.
There Il much To be said of what's known the Range
a. "bafslohorseD some horses become SO frightened
at the sight ~ buffalo that they become uumanageabe
and for time the rider has quite as much rs nc can al
tend TO simply staying on the horses back Such a
horse can seldom be made good buffalo horse though
good rider may eventually Inn and Kill buffalo from
BE back dead buffalo viii cause this horse to show
olher may exhibit some little hesitation IN rur-
ming alongside OF abufdlo and Jump the shot fred,
bGt niue yuaI,ons training VIII eventually bring iheh
10 their work But your cosebuit plucky little bufiiO-
with set back aud tan nagug in the air he viii lay
you alongside Of youI game and with Free steady jump
fee Oi YOU Unt this luOincnt your ieyOycfs should Ice
your belt for II you have tlen iu yotr hands you may
cOck them and they cooked they t,0ueufIy 20 Of
accidentally. ana make ftllOW-hunter think as
likely De shot the buffalo The best huifcIs use the
Weapon the hammer beng raised a. the pistol ,hfoWn
up IRE shot is then nicd almost instantly .ed0m with
MY exact aim, however most good hunters pcfcuns 10
shoot if wc.e by mtmtNe feeling sIaAeilg mayi~
aou. the barre! as ihcy draw tlc trigger
IIiL NODL or Ht NrlA6,
The mode az hunting is somewhat as follows: lcrd
discovered grazing Tie ablelaHd- Beng Thoroughly
acquainted viii tie country the Indians are aware ~
the location ~ the nearest point where the tabeaud s
broken abrUpty hy prcclce NhCh desccud- hundred
q feet. JOVatd tLis "dcvl jump Tie Indians
head the herd. which ) az once driven penel 20 and
over the precipicc. Meanwhile "a number o! Indians
have taken tucr way, by means ~ routes. Known 20
them, aud succeeded u reaching The canon, through
which so CippNd hualO RAINING in aii directions
These are quickly killed 20 that our Df very eOBsdcTa
bic band ~ buffalo bat cw escape, many having been
Killed by The fall and Otcs dispatched while Jumping
on. This mode ~ hunting ls sometimes iudulgCd b. by
haruln scafum white mem but u IL done more FOR deyi
try than anything else have never kn0 VII Of ~ prac
uce Dy army oceis VI persons who prOiessed to hunt
buffalo at sport
BUJbALO tOR BKEF. .f
some time since some enterprtsng individual became
ltn1ned with tire deatiat OF tie vast herds of
ouHhio-say thOuhsnc sp-might be driven
nb1i near the MissopI IpVel when herd WAS 10 lie
nses 70 enter strong s0ckade that should be arran ged
io thsf reception Then he expressed H. fhey were
Sr Ne cs,tsa and sent Last % put hto4 eatecars and
eo after they had rived In the Eastern cities Ihe
ehhcs nnDer OF men that %Oold be necessary Tor tha
Aesonpiishutnt OF tbs neat dOver performance wss nn
ueDnely STAYED Dut the party did not fbnk mai ~
nouo tske many feers, II the BOYS were only nm q.
.aIh. sabey THIS idea practicable what Iivsly .n
would be the result Of an attsmpt an ths
al b,e pstonefbo act as execufiansf of stont
kspf In ca, 49, isuhs Aneriea could have bunaio
- ''l~uA'pa" tlcesJ Yard. aud taa Goard Of