CRY OF THE ANTELOPE. 129 



The prong-horn has a very peculiar cry, somewhat 

 resembUng a prolonged whistle, and very different from 

 the loud snorting of the common deer. To attempt to 

 convey an idea of this cry by any combination of letters 

 would be useless ; but so strange and wild is it, that 

 once heard it will not readily be forgotten. 



Indians are said to capture the prong-horns much as 

 they capture the buffalo ; that is, by surrounding a 

 herd and • driving them over a precipice into the ravine. 

 In more northern districts the hunters put on snow- 

 shoes, and pursue them on foot when the snow has a 

 depth of ten or twelve inches. The animal's long, 

 slender legs sink through to the ground, and his speed 

 is checked, while the hunter makes his way along 

 without difficulty. 



Notwithstanding the trouble and fatigue attending 

 the sport, there are many men who will journey for 

 miles out on the prairies, and think themselves well 

 repaid if they can boast of having killed a couple of 

 prong-horns. 



