New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-07-16
NOW BUFrALOEs IRE SLAUGHTERED.

From The Helena tAfontanal Independents
In going down the Yellowstone ana across tle %
vas rexion wing between Glendive aud Mandan, one 10
struck with the evident scarcity Of game This famous
region wbers two OF three YEAR, ago. sJe
20 all appearances stripped OF It's game. For Ine en
Fe sbtss small bands Of antelope and not assign
a deer buffalo. The fact 10, the siauknIer VI OUTLAY
narcnlarIy of the former estimated that during
the last winter there have been lOOv nunters sn,
ss 81 the Northern Pacific between Maudan and Liv
ing.ton. eageeyed hunter got on tne IRAN q. e.
az the modus operand In slaughterng herds OF ounaS
Ia the first pace Inc s s. Se ean xii at
thousand yards. When he sees nera Oh Dun*,S S ne
usually sips %p w nareS ysSos and sways selects
cow for mis- victim. he does this Tor the reason
mat cow IA followed by both her yearling and twoyesr
old calves and they will usually stand by ner 10 the a.t
But under circumstances VIII the experienced nunter
de a once The policy is to wound fatally but that
Inc animal will dash around In circle before faning.
lhs N always does where MORALLY wounced ana after
n few moments lies down The remainder OF the herd
are not alarmed this but continue to gaze or ook on
srs the hunter pauses until quiet is restored aud
again fires at another COW, win similar results ne
hic5 will cause death in ye minutes the furthest.
When tho cows all been slain he turns his attention
Snnter Generally bags his entire unless he is
unfortunate to drop his game Immediately when all
scare at the crack of gun. He has decidedly
more courage than discretion Il only When the crack
deadly nature and takes alarm. The policy OF killing the
COWS rst then the calves has resulted In the almost
utter extinction OF the female buffalo Herds OF melan,
holy bulls can still occasionally be seen sometimes In
bands twenty or thirty, and often without slngs
COW The fe W re aaining now have their pick OF
lovers always choose nom the young blood Oh tue
herd. go -,
Tine buffalo bull after he passes bis fourth year. loses
his attracvensss for the opposite sex ana the aversion
appears mutual Gathering about him ais 0acneior
friends OF equal he sulleniy rctres INTO tne Wilder
ness and avoids the female members or tine herd
WAC mate with other and more uxortous mascunes A
have said the bulls about all that left OF the
buffalo They largely their liberty to the TACT that
their hides less valuable than those OF the cow while
at the same time they far difficult to Kill Tbe
hide bull Is only worth TO the hunter from VI 80 TO
So while Of the brings SO 25 and that the two
yearod calf Is worth from 81 to 81 so But Of late there
has sprung up quito demand throughout the East TOT
the head OF the buffalo The welpreserved head OF an
aged bull, decked out with glass ewes and horns
intact " iii readily sell Tor $25 IN the Eastern markets
the buffalo hunter 1.-THE future Will wage
destrctiye upon the bull tribe and those venerable
recs of by gone will also pass swiftly away.
WHERE He HAD BEEN" Where have you
been for so lcngi" asked man OF an acquaintance
81 Been drunk" -
"OL you've been at home all the time. eh thought
that you'd been to a watering place. Arkansaw
Traveller