Springfield globe-republic. (Springfield, Ohio) 1884-1887, 1886-11-09


Nearly EHterminat"d.
remember n few years ago ia" winter
OF 1880 and ~. now | T call the exact
date accompanying military eNpc,l
tiOn across the northern plains and mount
aims, in pursuit of that great Indian gen
eral. Sitting Bull. Before We were well
into the hostile country we passed and l
counted no less than twelve separate par
ties of spOrtsmen Cmustly English Camped
on the buffalo range, and all hUsiIy en-
gagged in their deadly work OF slaughter
ing bison. Take one party, for example,
which will he fair sample Of all the
rest This particular Quit numbered
seven BritisherS. two Americans. aud
one half breed guide, and they had been
out from Gleudivr about tive weeks.
They Were well mounted on CHyusc pO-
MES, with Sharp forty five Caliber rifles,
and at that time about thirty miles north
OF the Yellowstone river in the very
midst of tens of thousands Of buffalo.
We struck their trail long before We
reached their camp, which was very cas-
lily followed hy the number Of buffalo
carcasses lining the route. The first day
their party had killed twelve. next day
nineteen, third day thirty six, and fourth
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rD,ry os tLcir animals cn,II ,.,r,r Such
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laft in tho vast r.,,io,, tbot ',,,,., tr,a
homo of millions With tha ,,-o,5,rs,,I
hands of ok that us.d +, tl,r,,,., tho
mountains ond voII,.,,s of Nrrf,,,, ,r,d
idaho il j. tho same old stor,- Al ,.,r,
NJ, nearly 81 and not n s,,.i,,,r I,,,. ~. no,
tinrol nr ,arritoriaI ,,nverpr,epts f., ,.r,-
tect tbcm
pIcntv Couas . chief of ~, Cr,,,,-
Indian tribc CANNED a fo,y r,iros Iron,
This fort a, the nrescnt v-ritiu,, j. inst
obout returniuc- from a rather snc.as-t,,I
hunting rriD in the Rio Unr,, u,n,rt.ins
during which time his brrks c,rtr,r,G
40 elk 1877 deer and II morn,,in Enns
or nantbers asked ola pIcrtr Co,,n,
how the game were getting ON bUt tb.,
old chief only shook his bcod rnd do
clared all wild animals vnra ,,a-ti,.c,
scarce His marty boyevnr had E.J =
successful hunt as the elk neat and Jccr
mcot would keen huncar from ,L,, doors
of his forty-seycp Iodres durin,, the com,
inc winter and hcsi,Irs tho bnurty mil
nm lion skins wouId hrin,, in ro,,.idori,IIa'
cash As a dollar is as hi,, ne \ co-t
u IN hR F,sn
thor scaIn which thav i.p,urT.d in ill
vpr dollars was worth r,nra tbar NJ,
tbair sunnIias sccurcd nm tho trin D,,r,
inc the season of 1874 which was rho las,
grrat sIaucbter year there v-arp no loss
than 900 Luuters nrofessionaI and pIr,s
urp seeking. scattered alonrtbe line If the
Torthern Pacific raiIrngd in Montana al
Idobo These insatiabIa Ei,nrnJs s,,c.
ceaIed in clearing the country If hrfr,Io
but their efforts were onIy, narti,IIy ,rc,
c.ssf,II rer,rdipg elk door and .,nteI,~,e
Last veor thrpa bufT,In hull -,
gotbereG in nv tho cnvbovs op rho
TonCne river roundnn in Montana orI
the bovs tborcht tbev varc in for Iots ~
frn. hrt Tho hir, faIIG,vs IooLo5 So I,,,a
so,,,a and hrnL,,r sriritad ,r5 IN, cf ,,Toc,
that the GOOD naturad cow nrrrhars
bodn,t tho hear, tnLiu thor, 50 iIc H.,
forI0rn animaIs were turned adrift oD rho
nra;ria 10 stiff fnr tbc,nseI,ns 4. -
b,nnanad Iaet winter was =, sa,arn o,,,
in Montana = season of bIizgcrJs o-,I
s,,o,,. s+or,,,s aud ;r,,or,o, cola W-tir, 3D.
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