The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1869-10-21

bacon rin1, the fat dripping from
either side ofthC mouth vkilmpo.
taloes were thrown playidAy into
the half.tilIod month, from Ne die.
tancs Of two feet, 10 Ne Who uas
the best marksman. OF course
many failed and thus was .'spost
lkeptup wis hef : as tke IA sen.
ltdrist cnIib IT, sfafs''a r'i +,
mAaet dinner the General order.
ed The cavalry ont, horses re.har.
messed and hitched in their places.
Ladies to the number Of sixteen
were ordered TO take their seats IN
THE ambulance: civilians werc each
tsupplied with q good horse, btuce
IOf pistols. or a carbipc and auamu-
milton. When all wore mounted
and ready for the first days hunt,
the General, followed by bis on
eOrs and thO,two Eugllshmahiand
soldiers took their place 10 front
Of the train Of wagons, containing
Between two and three hundred
excnrsionists-aIl ,anxioos for q
chase alter the Buffalo After NOV.
ing along tho prairie for the dis,
tance Of 6ve or six miles, Gen. Gus.
ter swung bis hat in the air and
gave his peculiar "yclp," only
known 10 his soldiers; when We
espicd an old Buffalo ball, just to
our left, about two hundred yards
distant whom the General had or
dered to be kept from the herd in
he aistaAses Bet as tho .ball shoaa
ed fight. and was on the poiBt of
Joining the herd, oherEWo-three
shots were heard in rapid success
sion, and the Bison lay dead upon
his side, when many of our men
rushed mp TO see the first Buffalo
slain. 1t was the grandest sight
thLt / ever saw. Oh! how my
hOart fiuttered to behold the ball,
as it lay there upon the gfeoh
grass, in the hollow surrounded by
many who were now excited to
the highest pitch. The party now
approached the herd, some scatter
ing to tho right aud left, some Of
the horsemen down in the ravine,
and others just over, all moving
the one way, TO the herd, four
hundred yards--now three hum
dred yards nearer are We. The
BuffaIoes raise their heads, they
are commencing TO move. they
lash their tails right and loft, they
move more rapid, now they gallop.
We iare also moving faster, our
hearts also beat in unison. The
whole herd is now moving, the
whole prairie now quakes under
our feet, the dogs take an old cow
by the nose-shs falls-the Geners
al calls them back, all is in excite
ment, horses, are wild, they dash
hcadlong in among the herd. Each
horsoman drives out bis buffalo,
the General shoots and misses his
shot, shoots again and wounds him.
The Buffalo turns and charges up.
on him, almost caught him, o SER
geant shoots and kills this buffalo.
Some Of the excursonisrs now boz
came excited, TO remain in the
wagon was usclcss-they follow.
ed the herd upon foot, some had
Iihe pleasure to shoot at the dis.
lance of q mile at them, Just for
the glcry of the fun. Here comes
q herd of thirteen, is the cry
among those on foot, all rush for
tthsir wagons or ambulances, to
escape tho buffalo charge. l suc-
ceeded in changing their course,
others upon horseback came to my.
assistance, after run OF two miles
we killed two and wounded many.
During this time, all the others
were engaged in the chase, each Of
those having gun or pistol sue
ceeded in getting a shot at the
herd, some with terrible effect,
others only to wound. Many q
buffalo passed me with blood gush-
ing from its mouth and nostrils-
caused by q mortal wound, which
must soon end its life upon the
plains. There were forty buffa-
loes slain in this days hunt.
At five in the afternoon we pro-
ceeded upon our way homo to camp
near the Smoky Hill. Nothing
can shrpass the transcendant beau
ty and grandeur Of the natural
scenery in Kansas. The scques-
tered wales, streams and stream
lets, the gentle aud even sloping
ridges, which at the confluence OF
water courses, curve around so as
to form q circular valley Of exquis-
ito loveliness, while over the whole
stretches q carpet of green. The
far. reaching landscape which seems
lost in heavens embrace, the bread
expanse of country over which the
eve runs out in vain to find lin
it, renders the scenery inexpressi-
bly, grand. AT half-past seven We
Arrived in camp with some of our
game, as hind-quarters, tongues,
livers and some fine roasting pieces
cut from the dead and bleeding but.
talo. We passed quito q number
of anteIopes, several wolves-and
many of those disgusting looking
strings, tho rattlesnako. AS we
were passing one of the latter kind
in its peculiar coil upon the ground
while the buzziDg tone of the rat
ties told us of the danger of q too
near approach, my friend, the scout
descended from his horse, walked
boldly forward with an outstretch-
ed arm, and passing his hand
quickly under tho snakes distend-
ed mouth, grasped it tightly around
the neck, carried it off in triumph,
and resumed his place in the sad
die, and thus carried his snakoship
nearly a mile, in the presence Of
the General, officers and Miss Tall
madoe. The latter became Bomc-