Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1886-09-09

"o"'u pIooaoiN nave Matted or
turned their course to one side. As il
happened, they kept madly on until
our bullets began to sting them. when
the leaders looked up and, seeing the
strange sight I'm front of them. actually
paused or attempted To do so: but il
was ut their peril, for the foremost were
immediately trampled beneath the feet
Oh the rushing, crushing multitude be-
hinu' The pile OF bodies was our sal
Vatlon, Tor 1T served as an impeachment
10 those IN the rear, and together with
our rapid fire sort of stampeded the
whole outht. The pile became higher
and higher rs buffalo after buffalo
came rolling on to the heap, aud this
blockade actually caused the tremen.
dous mass to split and divide. a moietv
| going each side of il. The center had
been checked. but the wings were still
sweeping by at railroad speed. We
hurried down 10 the pile of carcasses
as being our safest point and stood
there watching the sea of animals
raging and tearing by like the pillows
of an angry sea. A hundred wards OF
so further on the wings came together
again. and there we were. i'm the midst
OF that living mass. safe and free from
! harm.
1t was strange. remarkable sight
one which | never expect 10 see on
earth again. Ny head turned dizzv
with so much motion all about me. but
both myself and the orderly had sense
enough To blaze away necessarily di-
rectly in front OF us, which had the eff
feet to throw the successive leaders i'm
sui more confusion. and no doubt was
the means of saving us from being
trampled to death. After this tremen-
dou> herd OF bison, going AT about
Twelve miles an hour. had passed.
which consumed some forty minutes of
Time. we found ourselves among the
scattered tail end Of the herd. Here
was our chance. Quickly singing out
an animal | was soon dashing along
SIDE OF him and pumping cold lead
INTO MS bosom from my revolver. Nv
pony, well trained to such sport. never
lett MS side until the poor brute star
gered in his tracks. When he rolled
over on the prairie in the last throes of
death singled out another biz fellow
ana was soon pouring leaden pills into
ms shaggy hide also. had dropped
an even dozen before my little Cayuse
or l became winded. Then | looked
around Tor my orderly, but he was no.
where To be seen. One old bull took no
less than twenty cartridges before he
yielded up the ghost, which compelled
me TO reload both revolvers from
horseback while going ut TEARING
pace The buffalo dies very hard
Even though MORALLY wounded. an in
dlNidual macquainted with its nature.
though never so good Il marksman. is
huch surprised not to see him fall at
once. One would suppose that shot
aoout the head or central part of the
pody would prove fatal. but such is
not the case. To Kill bison the ball
must either divide his spine or enter
his body behind the shoulder a few
inches above the brisket. this being the
onl point through which the heart
or lungs can be reached. Even with q
fortv-live ball through the most vital
part, have known a bull to run for
half Il mile before falling. although
shot to the death.
! observed curious thinr i'm con-
nection with that DAYS hunt. and
something which believe i not cen
orally known. ] saw antelope mixed
promiScuOuslv with the bison herd
ontil that time ii had always been my
opinion that antelope, of ali animals.
terr nature. herded by themselves.
but here was a ease where they were
scattered all through the bison. and i'm
Considerable numbers. too. All ploins-
men will agree that antelope are the
most difficult of game animals to bao.
Tor the simple reason that il is hard
matter to get within range of them.
Most of my antelope have bepu
dropped at five hundred and six hum
dred yards. and none less than three
hundred yards.
On this day found Icould approach
antelope within piston shot with the
greatest ease. Riding up close To- one
ne would make few jumps. and then
turn around and gaze at mo i'm aston
lshment, seemingly bewildered and
puzzled. To see how close il was pos
slole for me to approach | rode M to
Wlthln Ilty yards of a fine buck and
gradually reduced the distance TO
twenty-five yards. all the while on
horseback. There he stood gazing AZ
me and making jump now and then.
but never going more than a step or
TWO IN any direction. ! pointed NV
revolver at his heart. pulled the trio
ger when, making one bound and
rev whirls, he spun around for "a min
ute and then fell dead on the prairie.
But it was late in the afternoon and
time to think Of looking up the detach-
ment. Again | anNiouslv scanned the
horizon to catch a glimpse Of my or
derly, but he was nowhere TO be seen.
rode back over my trail until sunset
IN hopes OF finding some trace Of him
but ! saw no sign or indication of his
presence. and so regretfully had 10
give up the search for time. Takino,
my landmarks ! struck out for camp
which ] reached about nine O'Clock
that night. The orderly, pony had
Already come into camp ahead of me
which left the conclusion that the moor
fellow had been endorsed. or perbaps
had received some ininrv: and pos
sibly he might at that very moment he
lying on the prairie awaiting assistance
from ne. ] Immediately started tho
whole command ont in search OF him
with others to scOur our back trail
even a. FAR back az our last campiny
place. ] myself went along with one
party.
About midnight we heard single
shot bred far ahead in the darkness. and
listening intently had about come TO
the conclusion that II was mistake
"hen again family in The distance the
shoi was repeated. There could boz mo-
mistake now. for The signal was re
pcaied at regular intervals Of ton
minutes, which led us TO The spot.