American Big-Game Hunting 
than one instance is recorded where an In- 
dian sent an arrow entirely through the bod- 
ies of two buffalo. Sometimes such a hunt 
was signalized by some feat of daring bra- 
vado that, save in the seeing, was scarcely 
credible, as when the Cheyenne Big Ribs 
rode his horse close up to the side of a huge 
bull, and, springing on his back, rode the 
savage beast for some distance, and then 
with his knife gave him the death-stroke. Or 
a man might find himself in a position of 
comical danger, as did “The Trader” who 
was thrown from his horse on to the horns 
of a bull without being injured. One of 
the horns passed under his belt and sup- 
ported him, and at the same time prevented 
the bull from tossing him. In this way he 
was carried for some distance on the animal’s 
head, when the belt gave way and he fell 
to the ground unhurt, while the bull ran 
on. There were occasions when buffalo or 
horses fell in front of horsemen riding at 
full run, and when a fall was avoided only 
by leaping one’s horse over the fallen animal. 
In the buffalo chase of old days it was well 
for a man to keep his wits about him; for, 
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