﻿A RESIDENCE AMONG THE INDIANS. 



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below will give my readers a good idea of the manner of taking 

 buffaloes in winter. 



The buffalo belongs to the ox species, though many of them attain 

 a much larger size. The buffalo bull often grows to the enormous 

 weight of three thousand pounds. The horns are short, and the 

 head and neck are covered with a profusion of long dark-brown hair, 

 01; mane, not unlike that of a lion. They roam about over the prai- 

 ries, from west to east, subsisting in the winter, in the more northern 

 latitudes, where the snows are heavy, upon the grass on the tops of 

 the hills, from which the wind drives the snow away. I have in 

 many instances seen them poke the snow away with their noses, in 

 order to get at the dry grass underneath. 



In the chase of the buffalo upon horseback, the rider generally 

 strips himself and horse by throwing off his shield and quiver, and 

 diose parts of his dress which might be an encumbrance to him in 

 running, grasping his bow and five or six spare arrow's in his left 

 hand, ready for use. These hunting or chasing horses are so well 

 trained that no bridle is necessary. They always approach the buf- 

 falo upon the right side, giving their riders a chance to throw the 

 arrow to the left. In chasing the buffalo, the Indians, when mounted, 

 have a very queer guard against any danger which might anso 



