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through some mishap Bell had no knife with him, so did 

 not bring the tongue, as is customary. Mr. Culbertson 

 walked towards the first bull and I joined him. It was a 

 fine animal about seven years old; Harris's and Bell's 

 were younger. The first was fat, and was soon skinned 

 and cut up for meat. Mr. Culbertson insisted on calling 

 it my bull, so I cut off the brush of the tail and placed it 

 in my hat-band. We then walked towards Harris, who 

 was seated on his bull, and the same ceremony took place, 

 and while they were cutting the animal up for meat, Bell, 

 who said he thought his bull was about ihree quarters of 

 a mile distant, went off with me to see it ; we walked at 

 least a mile and a half, and at last came to it. It was a 

 poor one, and the tongue and tail were all we took away, 

 and we rejoined the party, who had already started the 

 cart with Mr. Pike, who was told to fall to the rear, and 

 reach the fort before sundown; this he could do readily, 

 as we were not more than six miles distant. Mr. Culbert- 

 son broke open the head of "my" bull, and ate part of 

 the brains raw, and yet warm, and so did many of the 

 others, even Squires. The very sight of this turned my 

 stomach, but I am told that were I to hunt Buffalo one 

 year, I should like it "even better than dog meat." Mr. 

 Pike did not reach the fort till the next morning about 

 ten, I will say en passant. We continued our route, pass- 

 ing over the same road on which we had come, and about 

 midway between the Missouri and Yellowstone Rivers. 

 We saw more Antelopes, but not one Wolf ; these rascals 

 are never abundant where game is scarce, but where game 

 is, there too are the Wolves. When we had travelled 

 about ten miles further we saw seven Buffaloes grazing 

 on a hill, but as the sun was about one hour high, we 

 drove to one side of the road where there was a pond of 

 water, and there stopped for the night; while the hunters 

 were soon mounted, and with Squires they went off, leav- 

 ing the men to arrange the camp. I crossed the pond, 



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