The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1874-08-26

AsrunsE HuNrISa on THE PLATTE h,s s.t..
A Marty Of nv friends were starupg NV
the platte river to see their herds OF ca.' s;
"ssnn,t you want TO 60 along Win usf ),
s.;d Calvin. "We may get some antelope.
The idea Of riding and camping ana slory,
telling and hunting for week seemeG
charming Just then, 80, with blankets atu
RIDE, Joined the party.
Tn an hour we came in sight Of the river,
of which some traveller has said, SIT IS navl.
cattle only for shingle," SO sandy Is its bed
~ so changing its currents. All day we
followed the river bottom, now near the
water. nov a mile away from 1t. In the
"ox.bows' or bends of the river the grass
was growing abundantly. and thousands asa
tens of thousands Of sleek kline were ieedlag
there.
Near the high lands we saw great numbers
OF prairie dogs and little owls living ia Inc
same holes. The dogs wagged their tasis,
and. barking with great energy, ran INTO sneil
bouses. The owls, old and young, todoleu
In too when we approached.
Toward evening we saw tail, b'ue cranes
alirhtine on the sand-bars. Flocks OF ducks
arose from the water and fed from the hawks.
! ,Jack-rabbits bounded queerly from our
| plth. and little way off turned to see what
We intended to do. We saw two wolves
sneaking among the bluffs, but never an an
telope.
The morning after we reached Dana's cat
| tie camp we went out early among the sand
hills for antelopes.
We agreed 10 hunt Independently, and
during the next half:hour We saw plenty OF
| game In the distance. After time Dana
| and I met. Carelessly ascending little
sand.hill we started up lenety buck we
so quickly sank upon the ground that the
animal had only glimpse OF us, and after
sharp run turned to satisfy its ever-eager
| curiosity ais to what we were. My companion
| nassed his red handkerchief 10 me.
aWaye that" he whispered, son the end
Of tour rifle. Wen try the Indian game on
him. Easy! Wave it easy"
Slowly waved the flag to and fro, Just
in the creatures sight, while Dana settled
his body at full length upon the sand, and
rested his Winchester rifle on al unoccupied
hill.
The antelope now advanced few steps,
rctrealed, turned and looked again. As we
presented the same appearance, he became as
curious concerning us as Blue Boards wife
about the forbidden room. Several times we
thought he had seen enough of US, and was
off. But no; his intense curiosity forced
him nearer and nearer. Unused to bunting
"a | was, became much excited. Had that
antelope been an elephant l don't believe
could have hit it. had what old hunters
call "buck fever" Suddenly the buck eX-
| posed his side to Us. Crack went Dhna's
rifle and over went the antelope.
We saw i herder on his pony not away
and beckoned him to come near. Dana knew
him, and asked him to pack our game to
camp. But no sooner had we placed it be.
hind the saddle than the pony reared and
| plunged until ne bad dislodged bis burden
So we cut off the launches, and, making
| pack. of ourselves, took them to camp
In the month Of June it is not a hard mat.
ter to capture young antelopes. They are
then so frail and tender that man on horse
back soon oyertakes them. They are then
| taught to take milk from bottle, and soon
become very tame. We saw several SO tame
that they would come at call. We passed Il
| turf cabin where there were five of these
pretty pels. all with ribbons about the neck
and one, a graceful doe, with cherry-col'
ored ribbon tied about the TAIL Ohrer Hooc.
| ard in 81. Nicholas for September.