154 ADVENTURES OF DR. ALLEN. 



leaving it looking as though the calves had been sucking it, 

 and in fact much worse than at first. 



"Wall, Allen, you look purty now," laughingly said 

 Steward, and he exclaimed: "Wall, I kalkerlate we will 

 look higher in the mornin', as the bar is a high bird this time 

 a year." 



"All right," said I, "in the morning I will be ready to 

 ascend." 



Our camp was a little paradise. The green pines were 

 dense as could be, and a beautiful cold spring of water was 

 close at hand. The bunch grass was like a carpet. Nature 

 had left nothing to be desired. Early the next morning, 

 after a hearty breakfast,, I shouldered my rifle and started 

 up the mountain looking for my pony. After a long and 

 tedious walk, I found his trail, and followed it over rocks, 

 bad lands, logs and washouts. When I sat down to take a 

 look from the top of the mountain, I saw the pony, grazing 

 quietly, about half a mile away, and near him was an im- 

 mense herd of buffaloes. 



To get my horse and not scare the herd was the next 

 procedure, so I went down the mountain until the buffaloes 

 could not see me, then cut around the horse and found low 

 ground, through which I crept, and finally made my way 

 to him. When I had secured the horse, I found I had for- 

 gotten to bring a bridle or picket-rope, so I took a small 

 strap, which I was using for suspenders, and buckled it on 

 his lower jaw. I then proceeded to flank the buffaloes. 



After a careful examination, I found the wind was 

 opposite to the way I wished,, for I had thought of running 

 the herd toward camp, but I kept up my sneak until I was 

 within one hundred and fifty yards, when I could see all 

 sizes of the animals, calves, cows and bulls. I carefully 

 filled my magazine, then was at a loss whether to kill one, 



