THE BISON, OR BUFFALO. 2tO 



others. Our Canadians, Bonnet, Duquesne and 

 Gemmel, had killed among them a splendid cow, 

 which they were gazing upon with delight when we 

 discovered them. 



The first thing the Indians do after having care- 

 fully removed the rohe from the buffalo, is to take 

 out the intestines and lay them aside as the ti^-bit 

 of the animal. They then take off the hump, a 

 fleshy piece on the back streaked with hard fat, 

 which is the most highly prized of all b_y the 

 epicures of the country. Finally, they cut off the 

 fillets and some other parts fit to dry for keeping. 



When these preparations were completed, every- 

 body began to think seriously of dinner, or rather 

 of that orgie which always follows a successful hunt 

 on the American- praii'ie. The Sioux squaws had 

 now arrived on the scene of action, and had cut up 

 their game. The best pieces were selected and 

 carried in the skins towards the camp, the hunters 

 bringing up the rear mounted on their horses, whose 

 neighings responded to the "whoops!" of their 

 riders. Then, whilst the squaws were washing the 

 entrails of the buffaloes in the waters of the lake, the 

 men set to work to dig a number of holes, which 

 they paved with stones and filled with wood and 

 lighted twigs. AVhen the stones were sufficiently 

 heated and the holes were as hot as a baker's oven, 

 they placed the meat in them and covered it up with 

 stones and hot ashes. 



