Grand Rapids herald., 1893-10-20

Ths 49, xrpusa ,1<red a.. s1ix satassi
p<os.c<zea ths< wl< <<eil.fis trsn tiss sfs,
sna ! l<<.tsd IA zlxht A. s<li esire'ie
pl.f e d<sfa - r~sz-sl - 80 as1sA
se,ah v-r- alrs..l . 'sishia saA<ssre -
ala
As.inzs tte slo,slnx hssk ksro1ni ssald
60 ths sszs AeRt sarssns ssa rallitk ~
tsAinG ne lie : tQ<sn4 sai- - ne hnss
Ae.as Il tAs bzf.si0sa s.iss lifted % sanA
from We. b<lssth rka anisfasss, sarfsn q
tk<ir f.sm ez<kst tssel< u go ifAenih
s<ns. us . va t<xrisiai Whaa snsid -
ny iss .h "a q srs>k.ef' <><sd ~ ~'it-
IA inr 4s~.4ir l,ok<d s.sne tl- has io<
Pee. pithoas for ens facso<sis ezf~rtin4
- 80 hn. bat he ~es tsre. stregEiins
ALAS Sas< 10 front q he fe<ssa - b : .los<
kass ia en- ins<sns that eoald losk fof
10 ss<lstsnss from hlm. for Ne h1d al -
sDala 30 - ks~p himself from falling -
nsath ne erushing heois q the herd
Thsn sheaxhE u afinx ne sr@ss on ne
fzr sids sf ths .lo1eh shsn r.aehed .
snf - perh&E- tara o. stop ths stsmpeds
Huf raskesss haa not. ant nlns nd stsAi
wsr< TOO sio~.
Th<rs go not . ncnent - io~<. fo< sl-
F<.<&F - - - 80 = - - - - - -
shsss - plaza. into zoe tall rrszs sssinl
Tk<rs was 20 help for it. must ~ the
nins aud steel A thrust my hard Into
uy ps<kefs, ~ search lor them. l glanced
- estimete k0w nnca grace had h<sDrs
tbs herd yoah - npon me. In doing -
my esbox came IN ccutact with The powder
horn 81 ny sslt and gave me an stlratiaa
% ~lD a. / osss ny life.
a. "a Il
sslzsd the horn sad wrxached on the top;
then tnrning 10 pAsea OF thiek gas
poared Gus tbs powder. I unkiung the
rtis fros my shoulder ard placing ths
u.nrxls close % the little black heap pulicd
the srixxsr A iurid hans and cloud %
white smoks shot mp from the grass. bus
for a moment feared the scheme wAs .
failure. for the spot whers sks powder had
Lain showed no saxns OF frs. IA ins,snt
later. however, I saw two or three ilttie
fames barninS fsstly In the old grass fully
four feet assy
To the largest Of these flames sprang.
ard falling upon my knees bent handful
u xr.ss 20 feed Il. IL was an anxious mo-
meat. but IL took frsl Puiiing another
the ed<s os ths slough so IRE to the grass
a. w~ut
Bs the time this torch had burned out
the irst hre hsd gained considerable bead
way, and already great tonxues Of lame
Of the <rolnd fully 100 feet fron the start
ms point
turned 20 see what eject IL would have
on the buesIoes and saw with relief that
the leaders were ssers1ng. some 20 the
- q 49, Ia 81 -.
dAngzr Ia front of them.
But the poor creatures were destined 20
disappointmeut. Tor the fire which had been
pursuing them had made terrific progress
while they were In the mud and was now
racing down the slough sides at the rate Of
- miles an hour. Before they reached the
slough the flames had rounded the corners
and were rapidly closing In 10 meet the Dire
which had started.
In arfinstant the whole troop was thrown
into confusion, and with Wild bellows of
terror the demoralized creatures Of the now
divided herd began racing reckIessly
around the circle Of IRE. which. owing 70
the high wind aud the w,ight Of the grass.
continued 20 burn long 4fter the fore part
u the line q flame had ssed over IL
Twice they rushed by 0e. going IN oppo-
site 0tfr[Atuuns anu hhrA tAr tWp Da4A4s met
and in few terrible minutes, while the
clashing Of their horns aud the bellows Of
the wounded drowned abe noise of the CON
faxration, great numbers were trampied 10
death.
The stampede was over. but the smoke
was stiil safoca,ing. and found IL neces-
sary 20 keep my face covered with my arm.
When I could. looked around among
the painting. shaggy animals for my horse,
but Pete wa< missing. could not see a
sign ~ him anywhere.
Had hand Of Indians come down that
night there would have been = terrible
slaughter of bunaloes. bot l was In no
mood to take life l contented myself with
watching. and strange a. is may appear
the buffaloes seemed TO understand that
they were safe in the slough. for they re
mained quist until morning. many OF ths
cows lying down aud chewing their cuds,
while the bulls like stalwart sentinels
paced round and round the herd or stood
smiling the tainted air.
Ia the morning the nerd moved OF "a
seek fresh pastures. but left the bodies ol
fully hundred dead scattered about the
slough.
Among them found poor Pete.
From financial standpoint Of view that
prairie are brought me great profit. for "a
the buffalo hides secured and cached uw,
the fArfn on which now live-Capel Row.
ley In Washington News