Idaho semi-weekly world. [volume] (Idaho City, Idaho Territory) 1875-1908, 1889-11-15

would be at the edge. So crept as
close TO 1t as possible, and at the
steepest place, and waited.
What were my sensational Well,
can hardly tell. was pretty cer-
tain that my day had come, and re-
member trying to brace up, and l
thought OF my old mother; but didn't
have much time. On they came, and
then was buried with earth, and the
next second / saw buffaloes go shoot
ing over the edge. They went as II
they had been shot out of gun, clear.
ing the edge and striking many feet
below. Hundreds Of them, 1t seemed.
and, for all | know. thousands, went
over before they stopped. You see,
the tremendous pressure behind
pushed those in front on, SO that they
could not help them selves, ard it was
| some time before the front ranks
could stop the rush, and not before
many had gone over. | had been
saved by the hardness OF the soil
above me. A part OF it had given way
and covered me up, but shelf OF clay
held, and to it ! owe my life /
dragged myself up the slope, more
dead than alive, and about the first
thing l saw was my companion riding
up, while the buffaloes were cloud OF
dust in the south 1t seems that he
had, thinking to get the start OF me,
gone around and begun to fire into the
herd from behind, and had thus Gre
ated the stampede. He didn't know
any better so couldn't say much.
'.The bottom of the canyon was
about full of dead and wounded buffa-
, loes. | never saw such sight before
and never want to again. Perhaps"
concluded the old hunter. 'you have
been under the fail at Niagara. Well,
Just imagine the water living buffaloes
and you can imagine my situation.
My horse l never saw again. Whether
he went into the canyon or not don t
:, know"
8 Many animals are subject to STAN
!, pede. but especially those that are &C
. customed to herd. When they are
: large and powerful the most frightful
9 results may follow. 1t sometimes oc
, ours among elephants. when entire
s plantations are wrecked and fence:
. and houses are ruined.
n IN the sea-lion rookeries of tn,
20 Alaska coast some curious stampede
,e and exciting incidents are often seen
>, At certain seasons OF the year thu
. Aleuts have a drive of ''seeyitchie,
&c IS the lions are called. 1t is gener
ally begun in September or October
|, The largest and strongest Aleuts ar
Sc selected for the purpose, who, wit
A. provisions. repair TO the vicinity @
1t the rookery. At night. when the sea
S. lions are lying in the sand above high
as water mark. they make their first al
ST tempt. Armed with sticks, guns an
I'D clapping bones. they creep down
~ the waters edge, and finally, wit
It. much skill and maneuyering. plac
n. themselves between the sea-lions an
IT. the water. and. at given signal, rus
with yells AMI screams at their VII
on tins. The sea-lions awake. and heal
nd ing the terrible noise, dash away in
nv stampede. each one rushing in the d
nd rection in which he happened to
.ft sleeping. In this way half may g
90. inland, while the rest head for IL
va men. In the latter case there is SON
on danger, but, as rule, the Aleuts
re cape injury. The sea-lions come no
i'm ping, foundering along, making ma
| velous speed for such huge ere atur
a and care nothing for the men in the
ID b ind rush.
On. The stampede of the sea-lions Ell
ire disasterously to the most OF thei
i'd, They founder inland. and are tn
followed and driven to the houses
die the men by shouts and cries. The
icb stakes are placed in the ground abo
mt. them, forming rude corral 10 t
IAN posts streamers of cloth are attache
ike and their fluttering in the wind pl
nd. vents the foolish sea-lions from esca
hot inc Other catches are added un
i, finally two or three hundred sea"'lo
, n are corralled, when the final march
out taken up. The sea-lions are llberat
tb.. and headed in the direction of
Aieut village. ten or twelve mi
saw away. and driven there, the lourn
Don taking from one to two weeks
ere Among wild horses the stampede
wa. an exciting spectacle, the animals
inc orally running away in body. II
,ste the custom among Indians to Great
cad stamped among horses and cat
4 or when they wish to appropriate so
en-. of them, and. in the confusion that
e a suits, not a few are driven OIL and
you Gu ed.
i'm. 1t was once my good fortune
r Of witness stampede of cells A cert
hey pond on the Maine coast was fed D.
an brook, but at high water the oc
eine flowed in, so that it might be SAID
ut ii be salt at high tide, and fresh
und brackish at low tide The condltl
tar, seemed to be particularly favora
for sor the propagation of GELS, and
muddy bottom was fairly alive
sdep them, many of them Of large size.
sand the tide cbhed. many eels went
by salt water.
,wd One evening l had occasion to CT
it is The creek with IL friend just at nj!
Il; fall. The little brook hal OWN
ndly down to mere stream, foot
hich wide, and as we stepped over II
cine seen to be black with cells. My