230 THE AMERICAN BISONS. 



Ohio, in 1770.* According to the "Journal of General [Richard] Butler," 

 buffaloes were killed by his party at the mouth of Big Sandy Creek, in Octo- 

 ber, 1785, and also on Buflido Lick Creek and Licking Creek the same 

 year.t at which time the buffaloes were there still quite abundant. 



-In 1791," says Mr. Graham in one of his letters to me (dated "Cincin- 

 nati, April 11, 1876"), "General Massie laid out the town of Manchester in 

 the Virginia Military District of Ohio, about thirty-five miles from Cincinnati. 

 This was the first settlement in the Virginia Military District. The woods 

 in the neighborhood supplied game, — deer. elks, buffaloes, bears, and tur- 

 keys, — while the river furnished a variety of excellent fish. In 1704 and 

 1 795 McArthurJ was settling a plan for his winter operations, when he fell in 

 with George Hardick, an experienced hunter and trapper, who was never at 

 ease but when he was ranging through the solitary woods. Agreeing to go 

 into partnership for a winter hunt, they made a light canoe, procured ammu- 

 nition and beaver-traps, and set off from Manchester, travelling down the 

 Ohio River to the mouth of the Kentucky River, thence up the Kentucky 

 far above the settlements. Game of every description was found in abun- 

 dance; deer and buffalo were killed for their hides and tallow. Beaver and 

 utter were the principal game pursued, and were caught in great numbers. 

 They went up the river as far as they could find water to Moat their canoe. 

 and spent the winter in the spurs of the Cumberland Mountains, more than 

 a hundred miles from the habitations of civilized men." returning in spring 

 by the same route to .Manchester. 



"The last reliable account of killing buffalo," says Mr. Graham, in the 

 name letter, -is taken from the Lacross manuscripts, and partly from tra- 

 dition from the lips of tin' children and grandchildren of those who were 

 present. Of the French who settled nt Gallipolis, Ohio, in 1790, bul one 

 person ever killed a buffalo. This man's name was Duteil. lie was "lit 

 hunting in the summer of 1795, about two miles west from < lallipolis. and 

 Saw a herd of hull-does. He fired without aiming at any particular one. and 

 luckily killed a huge one. lie was so elated with this fc.it that Without stop- 

 ping to examine the ;inimal he ran an fast as he could to the town. and. 

 having announced his luck, came hack, followed by the entire hody of colo- 

 nistS, men. women, and children. Tle\ quickly formed a pioce--ioii. with 



• 1)1,1.,, 77,,,.. |.|. 126, 127. 

 t llinl.. V,,!. II. |,|, 117. |60, I 197. 



; " ' McDonald'! Bketche*,' published In Cincinnati, In 1888, bj I".. Morgan, ;in'< tin- Ufa of General 

 Mi Arthur." 



