The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-17

sun was just touching the mountain
/ peaks OF the west and sending back
over the fair CITY its last rays when
/ this story was begun. Resuming, he
said:
''The morning broke with a drizzlinc
/ rain, out of night that had been tenn
pestuous, with a fierce gale, heavy
thunder, and unusually terrific light
ming. Gradually the rain stopped.
Jack Lyman and myself got Ia the
boat, and we had gone bat short dis
lance when the clouds broke away. the
sun shone forth. and the earth appeared
glistening with Il new beauty. Ours
was an aimless trip. We had enough
of hunting. We had vague idea that
we might meet so:nc cTnigrants, newly
from the east, at the ford some miles
below, which, in the present swollen
condition OF the river, would be imDas-
sable. There they would be compelled
TO wait for tina river to subside Abe ad
of MS appeared. high up on the bluffs, a
clJnp of trees ana bushes. AS we drew
near q sudden caprice seized US, and.
shooting our boat Up the shelving
bank, we secured it and then elm bed
tho steep embankDcut, We Intended
to knock around in the brush G little
while and then resume our trip. A
fine specimen Of an eagle caught our
eye perchod high mp on the dead bough
OF B tree.
Moving around TO get q good position
20 pick him oil with my rife so that
his body would not be torn, I caught
sight through an opening OF the trees
Of an immense herd of buffaloes brows-
ing and moving slowly in our direction.
We noved forward a little to get a bet
ter view Of the herd when the eagle.
unaware to Us, spread bis pinicns, and
when we cooked -, 'u Tor nun no was
soaring at n safe distance from our
rifles. We were on the leeward side Of
the herd and SO safe from discovery II
We took ordinary prccaution among the
trees 1t was fine spectacle which
they presented, and what vas more We
were IN lust toe mood to watch them.
The land undula,ei bat was covered
for many acres with minuter undula-
tions of dark brown shoulders slowly
drifting toward Us. We could hear the
rasDing sound which innumerable
mouths made chop?ing the crisp grass.
AS we looked our ears caught a low,
faint, rhythmical sound borne to US
from afar. We listened intently. The
sound grew more distinct, until we
could recognize the tread Of another
herd OF bufalocs coming from al oppo-
site direction.
I'VE szulked low through the under
growth and came 70 the edge OF the
wooded patch just IN time TO see the
van Of this new herd surrounding 4
hii-. The herd was evidently SPEND
ing is force. having already run for
mics Il came with lesseaed speed. .
until it settled down to a con- fortable .
walk. About the same time the two
heruS discovered each other One herd
was az first litcle startled. But after
a brief inspection % the approaching .
mass the work of clipping the grass of .
the prairie was resumed The fresh .
came 10 = stanGstill and gzzed .
st the thousands of their fellows, who 4
evidently had preenpted those Sec
tions Apparently they reached the
conclusion that that region was
pTvFsrsy. for shry soca Low .
cred theit hsRkx and bsgea To ssavc .
The face o. TIE earth q 80 green .
crowtns Tue spacs Separating the f.
herds slowly lessened The outermost
frinres touched bet . short distance