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Terribly disappointed, the hunters ran to the spot and 

 found that they had gone down a declivity, not actually 

 a precipice, but so steep that the hunters could not follow 

 them. 



At the foot lay a bison. A long, a fatiguing detour 

 brought them to the spot, and in the animal lying dead 

 before him my friend recognised his bull his first and 

 last mountain buffalo. None but a true sportsman can 

 appreciate his feelings. 



The remainder of the herd were never seen after the 

 grand plunge, down which it is doubtful if even a dog 

 could have followed unharmed. 



