The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1895-07-23

\ TO ma that game was not extinct that
| he did not take a shot at this remnant
! of the race Of animals which he sup
| posed was entirely extinct in Texas
After feasting his eyes upon the herd
for some time he made his way back to
camp and told the story to his compan-
ions. His tale was received with lnere-
! dulity, but Mr.. Fulton was determined
to prove his statements, and started out
! with his party to view the animals He
I led them across the mountains, but af-
ter two days search no trace of the
buffalo could be found. The story told
| by MrFulton of his discovery of the
herd of buffalo was soon spread over
| the state, and he soon received a repu-
tation as monumental liar in that re-
spect.
So great was the belief that he had at
tempted to impose upon the credulity of
his friends in the matter that the name
of Buffalo" George Fulton was given
him, The buffalo story was even made
a part of campaign literature, and
when Mr.. Fulton was prominently mem
toned in after years as O. candidate for
governor his political enemies made
capital out of the remarkable tale
which he had told, and were successful
| In defeating his prospect for the Guber-
material nomination.
Mr. Fulton bore all this with proud
| and self-possessed spirit, confident that
| his vindication would come sooner or
I later. He made several trips to the Sec
| ton where he had seen the buffalo, but
was unable to get q trace Of them. A
| little oyer a year ago, however, he had
| his first inning, The report came from
! Val Verde county that Mexican sheep
| herder had seen In a valley OF that
| county q herd of about thirty wild buf-
| falo. The animals were quietly feeding
when observed and there were four
| calves among them. This news soon
| reached Mr.. Fulton, and he immediate
| ly communicated the fact of the redis-
covery to his friend, DR.. Taylor. The
latter decided to make the attempt to
round UP the buffalo, and place them on
his ranch, where they could be pre-
| served and propagated for the benefit of
science, and as a relic of bygone days.
| Dr. Taylor at once proceeded to or
| ganize an expedition for the purpose of
| going after and capturing the herd. He
1 communicated with the Smithsonian
| Institution at Washington, and invited
1 II " Seil(l d. representative WEN tiiS "a
| petition. A favorable reply was re-
| ceived stating that one of the attaches
| Of the institution had been delegated to
accompany the party. Invitations We're
also sent to Governor Hogg of Texas,
and a number of the most prominent
sportsmen and old-tiHe buffalo hunters
| in the country to join the party, which
was to make its start from San Antonio
| last October. Nearly all these invita-
lions were accepted, and all the prelilni-
| nary arrangements for the expedition
| were made, even to the selection of a
number of Mexican guides, who were to
| conduct the party to the valley in
which the buffalo were last seen, and
| assist In the roundup and driving Of
| the herd to DR.. Taylor's ranch, about
one hundred and fifty miles north.
In order to expedite matters DR.. Tay-
| lor sent out a party of Mexican cowboys
| in the latter part of September to find
| the exact location of the herd. This
party Of scouts Or traIlers made their
way to the little valley where the herd
was seen. They found that they were
no longer there, but they were trailed
| without difficulty up the Rio Grande
valley for a distance of one hundred
| miles to a point where they
| had crossed the river into Mexico
a short distance below the town Of
Preside del Norte. The herd had been
seen by a number of Mexicans as 1t
| travelled up the river, and one of the
| calves had been shot by a Mexican
named Flores.
The trail was followed into Mexico
| for about twenty-five miles and then
given up, as it was seen that the herd
| had taken refuge In the mountains that
| line the border m the State of Chihua-
| hua. The trailers reported the result Of
| their work to DIR. Taylor, and the lat
| ter, of course, had to postpone the pro-
posed expedition until the consent of
| the Mexican government could be OBJ
| tanned for the removal of the herd from
| that country. He took the matter up
with the proper authorities Of Mexico
| several months ago, and had not yet re-
ceived a decision when the good news
came to him the other day that the
| herd had again crossed over into Texas.
| He will Immediately notify all the
| members of the party who We're to cap
| ture the herd, and he hopes to have ev-
erything in readiness for rounding up
the animals and placing them upon his
ranch within a month or two He has
informed Mr.. Fulton, who is now In
| New York, of the situation and will go
to st. Louis in a few days on business
| connected with the proposed expedition.
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