ourselves saw no buffalo herds, our hunters regularly 
brought fresh meat into camp. One evening an old 
bull strayed near our camp. A couple of novices 
started after him, but he fell only at the twentieth 
shot. The wolves followed promptly after the 
hunters, and howled for us all night long. Such noc- 
turnal music is so common in this wilderness, espe- 
cially in the buffalo country, that I finally regretted 
missing it, and found a sort of enjoyment in the long- 
drawn wails of these beasts, which run through all 
the minor chords. Say distinguishes four kinds of 
wolves in America, namely: 1. The common wolf 
(Canis lupus). 2. The barking wolf (Canis lat- 
rans). 3. The dark wolf (Canis Nubilus); and 4, 
the black wolf (Canis Lycaon). The last named I 
have not seen on this trip; the second is common. 
This wolf is smaller than the others, and is remark- 
able for his peculiar howl. He begins with two or 
three barks, about like a dachs, and follows it imme- 
diately with the howl. As he generally keeps near 
buffalo, and is therefore a good omen for hunting, 
he is also called the Medicine Wolf. Although 
wolves are seen daily, they are very wary. I never 
heard that they had attacked men; but at night they 
become impudent; they often sneak into the midst 
of the camp, and steal meat or leather goods. If one 
has shot buffalo or other game, they are sure to be 
lurking in the distance; they approach cautiously as 
soon as one goes away and reduce the animal to a 
skeleton with marvelous speed. They count so secure- 
