t68 the adventures of 



As soon as we could sret ready we started 

 from Lakin zx\(\ w^ent south of the Arkansas 

 River to the head w^aters of North Fork 

 Creek, about thirt}/ miles back. We camped 

 for the night on the creek, and during the 

 night a snow fell about four inches deep. We 

 lay still until about lo o'clock, when the snow 

 began to melt, and we harnessed up and drove 

 about fifteen miles up the creek, when I 

 thought it was about time to strike som.e 

 buffalo, and getting on a hill, where I could 

 get a good view for miles, I took my field 

 .;lass and "viewed the landscape o'er." 1 saw 

 :xii immense number of horses and cattle in 

 Jitlerent directions, and, after looking some 

 ■ime, I espied a herd of buli'alo, about five 

 iailes off. 



When J went to the wagon and told my 

 4-ompanions that I had found a herd of butfalo. 

 t le}^ were very much elated, and we drove on 

 )ward the herd. We soon got on lower 

 ■; round, and were out of sight of them for 

 s )me time, but kept our course, and when we 

 i'l lally came in sight of them they \vere not 



