Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1875-11-03
4 DOOMED RACE,
TIN: uIsoN or ruE'pIAiNs--HIs HABITS,
HIS ENEMY AND HIS DOOM.

Cured about the winter of 1S44-5 in
that portion Of the country known az
" Laramie plains That whole section
was visited by most extraordinary
of snow storm. Contrary TO the prece-
Il. dent there was no wind, and the snow
es covered the surface evenly to the
IN depth Of nearly four feet
@. Immediately after the storm bright
10 sun softened the surface which at
" night froze into a crust so firm that il
Il was weeks before any heavy animal
10 could make headway over ii. The
$. Laramie plains being entirely sur
rs rounded by mountains, had always
q been a favorite wintering place for
10 the buffalo. Thousands were caught
n in this storm and perished miserably
\ by starvation. Since that time not
It single buffalo has ever visited the
d Laramie plains. When crossed these
c plains in 1868, the whole country was
n dotted with skulls of bufialoes, all in
8 the last stages Of decomposition, and
Q all apparently of the same age, giving
Y some foundation for the tradition.
: Indeed, il wasin answerto myrequestf for
: explanation of the numbers, appearance
( and identity of age of the skulls that
! the tradition was related to me by an
old hunter who, however, could not
n'','Sen .ouch lor ,he lacls. 80.
"a "a curious iaet illustrating the haoils
pl 'ncse lnoharcns oi lhe pla.hs Is citeu
~ our au'hpr, anu Is d leni rom .ne
ola when 'ne nac'i'c raiways nrst
Panheu 'he con''hent' ihe winter o'
) io'i-z Was uhusua''y severe IN Ar
Aaiaas ahv ponus anu 'he snlalier
seis,''iis w ~ .ne nortn were an lrozeh
sohu, anu .hc puiiaio were iorceu 10
'no RI ,i'eis ior Wa1cr'
ino h.cnlso,i, iopeha anu oa'lta re
ial,ioao . was .hcil IN PROCESS o, con
s'ruv.'on, anu hoWnere coulu tn9
pooullarl,l oi .ne puiiuio, Vi Wh'cn
en Speahlng, pc pct'er STUFFED .nah
,t ,loai 'es '1 .ia,ns ~ al, neru " Was on lne
nol'n sluo VI 'ne lI"eh !. wouiu s.anu
s.up,uny gallhg anu wM'lnou. M symptom
" aiain' 'hVusn .ne ioconhot,se passeu
viii m,.u,n ~ = nsnlreu ne,p yarus, ~ On 'ne
soa.n a,1i siuo os 'hc 'raeN, even lnougn ~
u's'aii,e Vi one vi .Wo hi'les irom H.
.no passing ., " .raih Sc. 'ne wnoie
n'm neIu IN the wiiuest commotlon' Atlts
iun specu, anu utleriy regaruness OF
eonseluenccs' ~ Nouiu iiiahe lor tne
.laeA vi ils i,ne Vi retreat, ~ the
, tia,ii was N lhe way eacn Individual
pei,'lo wen, ae !. WIN .ne desperation
oi uespair, piuhglhg against OF between
iocoihotlVe , anu car Just as the 9llnu
,iau'ess hn'i cnahGeu ,1,, 70 l'Ihe tnem' num-
oeis wero Nllieui put numbers sun
pressed on 70 stop ana stare as soon as
'ne ops'acle was passeu,
Al.or haVlllg Trains ultcheu twice IN
o"o VIZ, oo'iuue'ols ie'ri,eu 70 nave
.u'y ue'.ueu c .i ,osp10' ~, eno lu'osyh-
u,"s'eo ',s VI snG uul'aio anu wnen inere
maS q possipi,'sy p,, u s.riNlng aneru .9h
wy ,"",p"so ioi .no nVrVn sue VI thv
siaon, eno .l"lIl was slowcu up ana
~ p"es,,,us e,.,,. s.oPPe1 PgSer en're,y La'e IN
4 M ooo o'si hnsa,o - ..1 Low = n1ru VI plooauly
5Vvv ou'in,o a''cinP,ou 10 cross I'm inc
1ou'neln 1 i'''.s near riulh .. creek Inc
,Moi was i0pruly supslu'.iS, oeing no,
wnoiv oNer = ioot or vwo III uep'h' anu
sasa au 'a,,,eis Th" se,o liing Miln quick
iassI,, s,.a,s,. m 80. - nVns ~ nopo
lid nrnaJ JN h.. ,hn noIo L nn,'',eula'c'y pc-
ac i. ~ .ne ' ""u Pio'Suio
,'...y ~ snIsg sun sun i~aisncr ~ III .nc rear
nanidns 20 10 ho ,hnaasoI,'a em ssrugnY So9,
ino o dawon,. ~ ~ snna snos'irIs TI; engu,iou III
nad nS nn.;l u.va,I a. T n's was oon.lh-
hoIe E a"s" y ,ana wy - oeu ~ su' rivoii neaiiy
Jaaa a.a a." o1u, "a' oo.I'ou WIN
o,.eSaod 80 ""s ~ 'y;ns '"ns'V only IoW
dr;,,on III. W. @ ana sne'o WY soon
[ ,,ma,aa VsSn ,,,a, y.u;,la.,h, ~ nun.ois ~ was es
hole tho 'b hard -, o'aa ! onn 1"oie snal'
,a;d Co. ~. y, W. I,ovV ouilalo r
Pr Thomo s',' asse"'Ps MN .n9i nVes
l;san 70 Wy n'.lAcu sr anu curious
mos,;c oo,,io '"TIn M ao,'. uu'a,oos anu uo
sass sao sa. 49,, ~ ~" soo,ns W Pos'
sI anJ .ao s as.aoe1i ll'a'eiia' .,, i,'stinch
cole n;,hon, ~ G si;,.I... " 'oanuon ane:. hei
M .aoa Jn's .ne s"gn'o'. hesl,a''oh'
~ eu.y ~ PloVoo.hg .ne c"'i ue-
''i'ss e"''ie,y uPJn .no oehs,
,;,,oa ra. 81" ~ es..e"oes ~ ,iiis many
H. 1aa ~ ..o1. e V.,,''i Aao'e i,s''lloe
na.' W. ne.'ru VI was reia.ou 10 me
~ an a''''h surgoon, VINO was an eye
w.. ,.".9s - - o n was o"s cvoning return
h;ss a,,on,;ppn ~ p ".sa Z" uay n1h' When
s ".'e,.,ou .".,n "as a.,ractcu oy inc
~, sa.S a.a1I aet,os y, ne.'o niio. y, siN OF
W ouna'oos, npprIacning suliicient,
y "eat W see ,icuriy, nc discovered
eua' 'nls ii''ie Nho. were an pulls,
i''',I'"s i~nS ~ : oiose e'rcio win tneir
n'.a1 ne.'ls oa'Malu ~ % Mnllc III u cohcentric
.,rVio "t so,ne tWelVe OF hiteen ieet
natient cvnoc,ancv ~ i.os, ~
laroc crav woIves ovoon,;ns, 49, u'.tn ~
most dangerous enemy nS H. hnsain Ia
Tho doctor determ;1ad 20 Sro,oh % H.
Af,er ,ou ,nomonts
The knot broke nm still keon;no, II
comnaet mass and started an ,,o,
fo, tbo ma;n ba,J son,a lie so on = ''1s
10 his very grcat as,an;sha,nn, my ~ ~
doctor NOW sasy that H. onn.naI S '"S
controll;ng fgnre or ,ho mass ,n." ""
moor It,Ie calc sn na,,,l,, - - VOC
scarcely m he AHA 10 vail S1an n "s
ing fiffv or n hundrod vards ,ha Sic
Ioi1 down Tbe hnIls d;saesoS ~. IL s"'
selves IN a c;rcle as bo,or" o'.u oo1 i".h, ,ha
wolves who had ,ro,,ad olon,. ~" ",' III. 'Io
1anls of their rctroot;na snnnnr oa '" sa,
Iown and licked .hc;r ebonsf foa a,,a;n &
This was rcneated timc and ago;r "nd
although the doctor AID NOT 500 tho
finale r being la,o and ,bo comn AZ