The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1871-10-26
cuERIDAN'S BUFFALO HUNT.

WaI Turkcys-Gen. Ftzhuyh Wins
the Honors.
Con Sheridan and party reached Chi
on return from very successful
T%g,Io hunt on the Western plains, or
wyn5nesday morning, in fine health and
.;rjts Some incidents of the trip are
,Rns given by the Chicago Eocning Jour.
nal: ,cC,: :, oo.,
linn by the Chicago and Northwestern
Vsad John G.. Gault, ESQ, Superintend
w ~, ,epderiug the Directors car to the
Csneral SD" for his party. At Omitha like
.anrtesv was shown by Mr.. Sickles, Su-
oO,r;ntendent of the Union Pacific, and
N Bennett, Superintendent Of the
p.umau d Car Company on that road. =
TLo Trim was most delightful. On arriv.
:ar At North Platte, Major Gen. Emory
nd nd Major j. II. Brown, the commander
The expedition, met the party, which
80. escort ed by them to Fort Mcpherson
,leasaut ride Of seventeen miles over
La Mains. About two miles from the
,o.t several companies of cavalry, with
rerimental band, were drawn up, and
rsceiyed General Sheridan, and were re,
.;owsd by him, after which the party
,,ore presented to the officers of the post
nd their ladies', who also had come out
IN carriages aud on horseback. The par
- were escorted to Camp Rucker, where
nuarters were assigned and the day spent
u choosing horses, target practice, &c,
concluding with grand hop at the post.
AIS o'clock next morning tents were
.,r,ek. and the graud march begun, Lieut..
NJ HAYES, Quatermaster, and Buffalo
KI" the observed, of all Observers
.,lepdid in form, the beau ideal of the
,ousb rider that he is-as scout and
ruide. The advance was led by Gen,
Sheridan and Major Brown eighty five
mounted men, fourteen wagons, three
,mbulauceS. and horses for the party, con
,,i,uted the outfit. Twelve miles out
leave was taken of the ladies aud officers
who thus far accompanied the party, and
the FIRST camp was reached on Plum Greek
eighteen miles, which, in honor of the
conmauder, was named Camp Brown,
my Boy"
The march was commenced for the
grand hunt at an early hour next morn.
iug. 4 cup was voted to the slayer OF
the first buffalo, and one also for the first
elk. About ten miles out, seven buffalo
we're seen on distant hill the command
was halted, and seven SOLITARY horsemen
might have been seen" led by Buffalo
Bill. and all eager for the chase. Gen
Fnzhugh secured the first tongue aud
brush. and became winner of the cup
Crosby made a good second, and Livings-
ton third, while jerome, the younger.
brought in the trophies from the fourth.
Camp was reached at about 2 O'Clock
which. In honor of one Of the most gal
laBt Sullers in the service, was named
Camp Jack Hayes" Before the camp,
fires were lighted, Wilson brought, in an
elk of about GOO pounds avoirdupois, and
became winner of the cup.
The next was a regular field day The
party camped on the Beaver, aud Camp
Cody" named ia honor of Buffalo Bill
was filed with trophies taken from forty
buffalo. General Stager brought iu six
Lawrence Jerome four, aud every one o
the party two or three. All having now
killed bufaloes, but little interest was
taken in the numerous herds seen on the
adjacent hillsides, except to secure enough
for use in the camp.
Elk antelope, black, tailed deer, coyotes,
jack rabbits. skunks, porcupines, prairie
dogs. rattlesnakes. wild turkeys, mallard,
teal aud wood duck, and three or four
kinds Of f,h, embraced the game found
and .ecured-Fitzhugh shooting the first
buffalo. Wilson the first elk, Crosby the
FIRST antelope, Rucker the first coyote,
Sheridan the first rabit, aud Ionard Je
rome the first wild turkey. The finest
elk were killed by Lieut. Hays. Fitzhugh
aud Johnson, weighing nearly 1000
pounds
The first days march was to Camp
Brown, on Plum Greek, Is miles the
second to Camp Jack Hayes, on the
Medicine, 80 miles the third to Camp
Asch, on the Republican, 3 miles the
fourth to Camp Cody, on the Beaver, Ii
miles the ffth to Camp Stager. on the
Short Nose, l miles the sixth TO Camp
Jerome, 90 the North Solomon, "a miles
the seventh to Camp Sam johnson, OF
the South Solomon, % miles the eighth
to Camp Davis. on the Saline. so miles
aud on the nIuth to Camp Hecksher, IL
niles.
On their arrival at Fort Hays, on the
hinsss aud Pacific Railroad, palace cal
Was 10 waiting. having been placed at the
disposal OF General Sheridan by the Su
perlnteudeut of that road, iu which the
party, 10y the courtsey of the superinten
uent OF the Hannibal and St. Joseph and
Tue Chicago, Burlington aud Quincy
roads, were brought safely home, aud the
grand hunt was successfully completed
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