Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1871-10-10
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GRAND BUFFALO HUNT Tho Chicago Jour-
nal has the following detailed account of the re-
cent grand buffalo hunt, in which large COM
pany of New Workers took part:
On arriving at North Platte, Major Eeneral
Emory and Major j. II. Brown, the comman-
der of the expedition, met the party, which
was escorted by them to Fort Mcpherson, =
pleasant ride of seventeen miles over the plains.
About two miles from the post several COM
pauies of cavalry, with regimental band,
were drawn up to receive General Sheridan,
and were reviewed by him; after which the
party were presented to the officers of the post
and their ladies, who also had come out in car
rages and on horseback. The party were then
escorted to Camp Rucker, where quarters were
assigned and the day spent in choosing horses,
target practice, &C., and concluding with I
grand hop at the post.
At eight o'clock next morning tents we're
struck, and the grand march begun. Lieuten-
ant f. NJ Hayes. quartermaster, and Buffalo
Bill, the observed Of all observers '-splen-
did in form, the beau ideal of the rough rider
that he is--as scout and guide. The advance
was led by General Sheridan and Maj. Brown;
righty-fve mounted men, fourteen wagons,
three ambulances and led horses for the party
constituted the outfit. Twelve miles out leave
was taken OF the ladies and officers, who thus
tar accompanied the party, and the first camp
was reached on Plum Greek, eighteen miles,
which, in honor of the commander was named
Camp Brown, My Boy"
The march was commenced for tho grand
hunt at an early hour next morning. A cup
was voted to the slayer of the first buffalo, and
one also for the first elk About ten miles out,
seven buffaloes were seen on a distant hill, the
command was halted, and seven SOLITARY horse
men might have been seen,' led by Buffalo
Bill, and all eager for the chase. General Fltz-
hugh secured the first tongue and brush, and
became winner of the cup. Crosby made Il
good second, and Livingston third, while Je-
rome, the younger, brought in the trophies
from the fourth,
Buffalo were soon seen on every side, ana
racing which would have done credit to the
uuarter-stretch of Jerome Park, was witnessed
from the train. Bennett gallantly represented
the press, and was always first in the chase and
the last to give it up.
The next was a regular field day. The party
camped on the Beaver, and Camp Cody, y
named in honor of Buffalo Bill, was filled with
trophies taken from forty bufaloes. General
Stager brought in six. Lawrence Jerome four;
and every one of the party two or three. All
was tnken in the numerous herds seen on the
adjacent hillsdes, except to seclre enough tor
use in the camp.
Fix, antelope, black tailed deer, coyotes, jack
rabbits, skunks porcupines, prairie dogs, rattle
snakes, Wild turkeys, .mallard, teal, and WOOD.
duck, and three or four kinds OF fish, embraced
!he game found and secured-Fitzhugh shoot
ing the first buffalo, Wilson the first elk, CroS-
by the first antelope, Rucker the first coyote,
Sheridan the first rabbit, and Leonard jerome
the first wild turkey. The finest elk were killed
BY Lieutenant Hays, Fitzhugh, and johnson,
weighing nearly one thousand pounds.
TIE ENGINEERING FEATs OF TIE Tine. -
1t is amusing (says the London Spectator) to
witness the cheerful alacrity with which engi
neers are ever proposing grand schemes to
bridge over the distances on our globe, and
the Willingness with which the public give ..eal
to them At the present moment the run is
upon railroads to India, tor which the 1ulness
of time seems to have come.
The cutting of the Sucz canal lately stirred
the popular imagination on the subject OF East;
ern communications, and now the opening OF
the Mont Gents tunnel has not only had SINH
lar influence, but it has actually completed in
the most effective manner through railway
communication with an extreme southeastern
point in Europe on the direct road to India
1t is natural, therefore, that engineers and the
public should be alike provoked by the long
interval interposcd between Western Europe
and the East by the scantily- -peopled regions OF
government and incapacity Of race have pre-
vented from being filled up. This missing link
is perhaps greater than that which was lately
filled up between the Missouri and the Paci-
fc but the result, as these matters are Judged
with all the East on one side and all Europe
ON the other, will be proportlonally greater,
and accordingly the schemes produced are IN
unexampled abundance.
TO begin with. there are the old proposals
for Euphrates Valley railway to connect; the
Mediterranean and the Persian Gulf. and short
en- by week the present overland, journey be-
tween London and India. But these arc the
most moderate proposals. CouStantinople in a
wear or two will be connected with the euro
pean system, and there arc about half a dozen
schemes to Join Constantinople with India, some
of them TO make 4 Euphrates Valley line a
section of the highway to India, and others to
run through the north Of Asia Minor and Per
sia, passing through the Persian capital OF
Teheran, and through Herat and Caudabar Oh
the line BY which we have been taught to -ex'
pect the future invasion Of India by Russia, III
which 50 many people DeheVe. Auere IS even
third class of schemes BY which ludla is tc
be reached through Russia. the kuSslauS
pushing branch from their southern railway:
acrnss the Caucasus, and so giving US a road to
Teheran by which we may set to ludia as al
ready described.
And as if all these were not enough, we have
4 grand scheme for u railway starting eastward
from Trieste. skirtiug the Turkish coast of the
Adriatic and finally crossing the Salonlca' 1rou
which there would be short sea passage acr9s
the Lcvant, and then railway to India on th'
route Of the Euphrates Valley line, to be El con
tinucd along the coast to kurrachee. Mrs
Burton has also come forward with propose
this week to vary the ordinary routes suggested
for the Euphrates Valley line by deviatlot lot
which would develop Syria, aud restore
Balbeck and Palmyra to their old Importance.
Such is q most meagre list of the competlns
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