New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-10-28
NEW PUBLICATIONS.
ppyU,s NEW TRACKS.

IT. Materials for this informing volume were de-
rived from the personal observations OF the auth"
willie engaged in the survey of the route for the Kan
parfc Railroad in the years lSj'-tS Hens an En-
,lsl1nan of scientific education ana habits' 's-
IN, addicted 10 the study of geography and
c.olo,v who was inspired 10y his zeal for physi-
81 ,cs,ar,b 70 brave the bardships and perils to
,.1iob bc was necessarily exposed rs a member OF
u,e Surveying Expedition. A considerable portion
fhc work i devoted to a description Of the phys
col ceocrapl,v of the country through when the
H. e survey cxtcudcd and viii be found OF sleciih
;toro.t IA readers who are engaged IN that oiaheh
o,s.ientiGc study. The writer evlnceS great clear
,s of pcrccption in his observation oi nature; lie
:; minnie and exact in his account OF details; ana
sItbonel not claiming a. he master OF composition,
T., has produced succession OF pictures which are
.,.tlv faithful transcript of his experience, and
lo,ve vivid impression ON the mind of the reader
Nor is his volume destitute Of scenes of personal
adventure and exciting Incidents winch he has EN-
Lodied in a lively and agreeable narrative. Take
a. specimen the following story Of
BUFFtLo FIGHT.
soon after sunrise our train of wagons moved slowly
past Fort Hayes We had gained greatly in strength
since oar last days march, the twenty wagons had IN
creased 70 forty seven, and the cavalry winch Hankd s
on the night in the form of little square with ng nllhE
eayly in the center. added Immensely to the dsty ot
march. The Gay before had picked np very tunu
nag, chestnutsorrel maze nearly hired whose
III
Denver was trying heF Iots'aUu Nisil,.E 'u 81 7 tr
over the short, elastiC sod, when suddenly sneo 0W
Straight down upo MS as fast a. tuerawkwdrd leg could
carry them Borrowing an additional revolver, it'u
off and found that rival IN the held VINO was pressing
them hard the flank. the original canSc Of thlr
ght Singing ont the one IL the eASme LETT; tnns
and ready A. as he saw fresh enemy approach
ing ne stopped; surveyed the position ior an ln,lat,
crked huge head To side, which seemed 10 SWING
his body round and rushed of IN the opposite direction
/ was soon alongside, watching his every movement
hat f1rip trgaE ~
buffalo are! The small headquarters look Ou OF al! pro
trrton TO the massive stren.t of tie shoulders and
cLest smooth, and apparently shavcn. ike the back of
French poodle. they do not seem To belong Ia the same
animal The hind legs small and stand close toceher
tie fore legs thick short aud fr apart. Between them
Tie huge head hangs low; II Is completely covered with
ione stacy HAIR njied togetE,r which NOES nc ~
tuTo ami only allows the tips Of the SreSco shaped niue
horns 10 appear Iiek hair Tor me Inoi pant c".c'
lie hUrup from sight hut poth add immensely 20 u,c
massive elect OF The fore part Of Tie body. The niue
curks rev tail ends in TUT MY aut3Honl,l kerr msn
Iis hls naked HANKS WINE a. ii '"Il 80 ny 'i
si.t0al0 toss of L. lead. ;Eat be was having LOOK a
ne. though lis eyes completely hidden hv the hair
III Irs s8o, i presume, ~>el Il1n.e~ly over lis back
with my second from the distance of hall dozen yards,
o.atc effect lie threw himself augly round for an IN
sni ai! en- ,NcIEei mare "' >ie ol l"'i'N h,M
ever, hut mad" straight for Little Big Creek, which WIS
swollen 10 DC, u torrent blythe heavy rains Of the yi
week Ny companion in Tie chatc, who had with his
last tAt. brought down the Fat cow he was loiowhg,
then dashed y aud planted a second ball in the brute
,arrass Tnc han Gil not however. lessen bis speed
gust hrfrrc hC dashed into the creek, came up again
and gave him liz thId bullet. Tao crossing lie had
chosen was very lnirv and too fun Of timber for our
horses; We en- cred the stream little higher up IL
swimming atro>,. Wren we caught mp to our buffalo
again hr was good deal Xlausie ana we could plainly
~, tlct Hiic streams al b"oh tiCks uoW Ms sleeh
hide A. escape hopeless, he hccame very savage
Wien hit him again. he turned deliberately ROUND ana
charged Tie did this three times; but each time his gait
Wa Sowcr and ne threw himself along with greater di
Guilty. 81 last he pulled up; We also drew ~ the reIIS
Du kent clos, enough 10 everything distinctly. He
slouk his shaggy name two or three times. ana ESitd MS
faLk> anIily as be locked around and saw MS watching
Inn Tie walked few yards farther. and blood poured
nom EouiH aud uostrls; then he laid quietly down
ilo air. We sent bullet, for precaution through MS
heart and in few moments Our knives out OF their
,hoats and our delighted ho,c were bulyng their nos
tails Iu his matted biaHc.
The party were constantly exposed to attack from
the Indians and in several instances could not escape
fatal rencon;rcs with the merciless foe. We give
tie authors description Of apeIious conflict with
THE BUFFALO INDIANS.
The Buffalo Indians probably the finest horsemen
w the world. Accustomed from their childhood t. chase
tAe buffalo, they live half their time IN the saddle y,
their heels whichever side they want to turn Boil
hands and arms are consequently free To the rifle
the bow or the spear at pleasure These splen
didy armed with rifles Tor long RANGES bows and arrow
fo-haud combat. They were tightly strapped 10 thei
saddles that they could bend down at either side d
tie horse and completely hide their bodies from view as
Wei as from the bullets of the enemy; and when shot
they did not fall 70 the ground but were carried of the
he'd by their ponies unless the latter disabled also
Leading the redskins could distinctly DE seen the
20 conspicuous in the fight of saturday. As the little
column advanced, the Indians commenced signaling by
signs 20 warriors out OF view by means "f shining
INSTRUMENT or mirror which nashed brllnantly IN me
large body ready TO meet them or To add onal
line Of tents and wagons added To the fort All this sig
Mailing seemed 10 result in the gradual withdrawal of
the attacking party from the immediate vicinity Of the
fort behind ridge some two miles distant, where it
turned ont, much larger number were waiting in con.
oeament. At the first cry OF Indians" we were all
out 81 our TENT, rifle IN hand My end Walter Hnch-
man. Crley, our carpenter, and myself started imnel-
ately for rayine about two miles off on the right, which
formed covered aplrOdchOf SIX miles or more In length
leading m the direction Of camp. Gen Wright very
wisely detained the rest Of the party in camp to defend
II n case OF attack while the cavalry were away. Find
lue nu Indians advancing along the faYne we returned
tected alone. Two hours great suspense followed
which was not much relieved by the appearance OF a
ambulance for the dead and wounded.
Iae following T. al, an account OF TINS engagement
GeyGnd The rdse e3ehangHg shots ana SkiImshng all
suddenly appeared. They halted for a minutes;
pOwerfuloOking warrior. faucifuy dressed, galOped
along their front shouting out directions and then ike
whirlwud witt lauces poised and arrows on the string
they rushed the little baud ~ nifty soldiers The Skin
msheIs fred and fell back the line and instant
the Indians among them. Now the tide turned
Saddles enpted, aud the soldiers forced back over
The ground toward the fort The bnger fell pierced by
nye arrows and was Instantly seized 10y powerful war
rior, who STOPPING down from his horse hauled him up
before him. cOoy stripped the body, and then, smashing
the head Of his naked victim with his tOmahawk threw
line the Indians pressed heavily, cutting of men,
among them Sergeant Frederick Wyyams. With hi.
was killed. and one by the soldiers fe selling their
lives dearly The warrior who appeared TO lead the
III ukhl, ud-li-
Ing back and forth his gray horse and by his actions
setting an example to his warriors; In the melee how
ever one OF our cavalry men thrown to the ground
W ,le ncTceness OF the Indian onslaught, when this
leader who have since learned the famous Chey-
ehne wal chef kOman-nOSe attacked the PROSTATE man
MIN ms sp.ar Corporal Harris 81 Company
MN ana struck R0nannose with the saber which he
hed III his LETT hand Quick thought the chief turned
on MN bM as he did so, the faithful spencer OF the
corpora met his breast and with the pouring from
hl- mouth Romannose fell forward on his horse never
again TO lead his "dOgsolders 4" on the var-nath Pv
ths TINE was more than evident that on horseback the
soe1s were no match for the redskins Most of them
had never been opposed to Indians before nany were
raw recruits and their horses became 40 dreadfully
frightened at the yes and the smell OF the sayages As 10
be quite uLnanageabe 80 Capt Barntz gave the order