The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1896-04-29
State Of Montana.

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up beside her. Just as / was about to
snoot she lodged quickly to the right
ana turned back, something very unu-
suai Tor an unwounded buffalo to do
wnen running with a herd. Ny horse
| stopped short, In order to turn and fol-
low her, and, taken unawares, went
| nying over his head and landed on the
ground IN sitting position. I received
such a jar that I thought my neck
must nave telescoped and that my
mead was resting on my shoulders For
lew minutes L was dizzy and faint
put soon recovering, / mounted m,
morse, which stopped as soon as fell.
by TINS time the chase was so far away
that L could not hope to catch up. SO
1 went back to the last buffalo had
killed and sat down for a quiet smoke.
In the distance l could see the Indi-
ans returning, stopping here and there
10 mark the animal each had killed
and occasionally arguing as to the own
ership OF certain carcass. The trail
was dotted with the dark shaggy car
casses, and here and there a forlorn
animal was still standing, too badly
wounded to move or slowly bleeding to !
death. And now the women appeared
over the brow of the hill, riding and
driving the pack animals, and the work |
OF skinning and butchering COM |
menced. Pointing out nv three buffa- |
IL.
ing them to do what they pleased with |
them, L rode back to camp to interview |
some more fat roast ribs and a pot of
tea
Late in the afternoon the hunters
began to straggle into camp The first
OF the large party to return reported
that In the herd they had run down was
a large COW. spotted with white This
was news, indeed; and as the others
came in and told of ii, made out that
they certainly had seen such an ami
NAL Some said that the head was
white; others that there was also a
white spot on the flank, and still 9TH
ers that the head and tail only were
white All agreed that the animal was
swifter than any other one in the herd
ana very cute; for as soon as the chase
started, 1t pushed up into the densest
part of the herd, and lodged about out
of reach.
The camp was very much excited
over this news, and the whole evening
was spent in discussing plans for cap
turing the animal From all accounts
the herd had not run more than five
miles after the chase was over. and
When last seen II was moving and graz
ng slowly northward. Every one !
thought we would be able to find IL be-
'ore noon. 1t was finally decided that {
Ill the hunters should start after the
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ship of Redbird's Tail, who had a fine
All were to go together, un.
Ter his orders, and no other herd was {
20 be run
We had our breakfast by freight the 7
lext morning, and as soon as ii was Q
ight enough to see, the horses were L
un In, saddled, and we were off. We
raveled very slowly, in order to spare
he horses, and were three hours OF
more in reaching the place where the a
erd had been run the day before o
tedbird's Tail then went on a mile OF r.
1ore ahead of us on their trail, and we n
ollowed at leisurely pace 1t was Il
>ng after noon when we saw our lead =
r turn hastily back from a little hill
yer which he had been peering eau 1
ously and beckon us to come up We
'st no time in doing so. When we
cached the hill the chief informed us
hat the herd was away out on the 9TH n
side of 1t, in a wide open fiat. some
razing, some lying down, and that
ne spotted COW was on the edge of the
erd.
It's long ways out there" he con-
nued, but there is not a place nearer O
ian this hill for us to start from.
very one unsaddle here"
While the Indians were doing this I
'ok OFF my coat and wrapped IL
round the saddle horse as an extra
recaution. When all were ready and
our leader said:
NOW bunch up close together and A.,
VIII go around the hill and out on
Re fiat at a slow walk until we are
scovered; then everyone for himself
Id do your best. 1t will be a proud
iy for the one who kills the spotted
w. The animal belongs only to the
an who kills it," =
so we started. The horses well knowing
the removal of their saddles what was
ming, were restless and impatient but
cry one held in his beast with a firm
lp. AS we rounded the shoulder of the
j we saw the buffaloes, about 300 of ty
EN-, and they were at least half a mile alb
slant. l must say 1t was anexciting po
'ment for me, and probably for the
It. as We slowly and quietly approach gr
the as yet unsuspcious animals an
ould We ever get near enough to dash on
o them or would they perceive us and sal
such start that we could never str
ch up? My heart throbbed painfully as be-
p by step We slowly advanced over the WI
ell fiat. Soon an old bull raised his de-
Id, shook IT, and then began to turn gu
easily this way and that way. Then thc
eral others saw us and in another min
the whole herd punched and started I
h a rush. We were at least 500 Yards wo
m them when they became alarmed aft
by the time they ran every one was COT
ing his quirt and riding his horse as COZ
as his horse could carry him. 1t was TO
ong chase. and not one-half our num-
ever reached the herd. Only Redbird's
and myself succeeded in pushing IN G
the front of the herd. where we could No
an occasional glimpse of the spotted the
we were AFTER. Up here the rushing and
was narrow column. not more era
n dozen buffaloes abreast. and pack bee
In between the foremost ones was our ten
:. The chief was riding on the left can
e OF the column. I on the right but rem
han the better morse and was some to
as ahead OF me. Slowly, very slowly. will
gained on them, and at last I saw tho
POKE our MS gun. short cavalry pub
oine and fire. He hit the COW. the hui Tru
tearing through the fieshy part of the T
l. She hinched and turned TO the | sha
Il. pushing her way out of the band n
aoslae 10 me, giving me a splendid too
l. by sood luck more than careful der