Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-07-27

part OF the neru coAno PsAo'
# the BOYS were, and they tried to get a
hot at them but could not get within
range. Our camp was all excited that
night with the expection of having some
fun with the buffaloes the next day.
Thursday, May 1S.-We were up early
this morning and on the way to look Tor
hnffa,oes. but saw none until about ten
o'clock. when Oliver and Serenius Gaie'
who were on horseback and riding about
one half mile to our left, came up to the
wagons and reported that they had seen
twelve large bull buffaloes lying under
the edge of hill. The teams were then
halted and all prepared for grand hunt:
There was no timber in sight and we
could see for a long ways, but the prairie
was badly cut up by washes or drains, SO
that the game had plenty OF places 10
hide. As I did not like to trust my team
with any one else, stayed with 1t, ana
one of the boys stayed with the other
wagon, while four men started out to try
and crawl up to the bufaloes, and the
two that were on horseback having no
ouns. still stayed on their horses to see
the sport Joseph Harrison and a young
man that was with him were the first TO
approach the game, and they both pre-
pared to shoot at the same buffalo at one
time. Joseph shot and hit his game ]us'
back of the shoulder, the other gun MISS
ING fire. But Joseph's small rifle ball
only aroused the herd, which started to-
wards where. ne other two men had hid
themselves, and as the herd passed they
fred at them, but without any apparent
effect, except to turn the herd towards
the wagons. They then ran until they
got within nearly eighty rods of the
wagons. when they stopped and looked
about them for minute or two, When
thew started and were in the act OF pass
} ing about twenty rods behind the wagons
i and as they got too far from the men 10,
= them to shoot at them I thought that
/ would see if could not turn them bach
e again. so ran my team in front OF then
4 and turned them partly towards the men
t but as they were not going near enous
# to suit turned and tried to head then
e off once more, but only succeeded IN turn
], ing four near enough to two of the me
G an that thew shot at them while the
). were on the run. They all got away an
IF ran off and so ended our buffalo hun
d We soon camped for dinner, and then
D. we had promised to be back to Concord,
at by Sunday morning, we turned oacI
ID having travelled a day and one half SIM
Or we saw a house or man save our o"
IN company. One of the boys that was o.
err with us wae over the same ground w
an weeks before, and showed US seven ca
n cases that his party killed in one da
lie We camped in the same place that
or did last night, saw two more puH"lo
7s and plenty of antelope, two elk, one gr
at wolf, and few jack rabbits. The cou
to try is very rough and the land looks pei
1T. Friday, May 1--we drove back
ey Jewel city or Center. The land "
re rough with no settlement, and the cou
id trv did not look as though it was wor
Qs much. We stopped near Jewell city
ey the night. Jewell city is composed
ID. two stores one blacksmith shop a
,ar three dwellings.
nv Saturday, May Cove travelled ea
on and stopped with New York lady
as dinner. Here we had the company
lev Mr.. Green from New York state, who
es- eighty-fve years of age. He had travel
= four days in an open wagon to get III
ut the railroad to this place, and had 81
We on the prairie nights without any snei.
as and looked tough and hearty still. Al
av dinner we travelled south and oamPed
aw Wolf Creek, near Concordla, Tor
st. night. But I must close for this til
all and will write you again az soon as L
E. II. c