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joined themselves to the great herds of 

 cattle now found all over that region. 



Buffalo are very easily tamed. On a 

 neighboring ranch there are four which 

 taken when very young calves. They 

 wander about with the cattle, and are quite 

 as familiar as any of them, and do not stray 

 any farther away. One of them was cap- 

 i when a yearling, by the help of a 

 large yellow hound. The cowboy had been 

 chasing it some time and, finally, fearing 

 it might escape, hied on the hound, which 

 m, caught the buffalo by the ear, and 

 finally brought it down to its knees, when the 

 cowboy, by means of his lariat secured it, 

 and, with the help of a companion, managed 

 to get it back to the ranch. Buffalo can be 

 trained to draw a wagon, and are valuable 

 for their great strength ; but they are very 

 headstrong and stupid. If thirsty, for in- 

 stance, and they smell or see water, it is 



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absolutely impossible to prevent their going 

 to it, no matter if it is in such a place that 



