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fire on the frozen ground underneath the glittering canopy of 

 heaven. On the way numerous herds of bison (Bos Americanus J, 

 there called buffaloes, were seen, and on arriving at Fort Dodge 

 he was enabled, through the kindness of the United States officers, 

 to join a hunting party in pursuit of them. After an arduous and 

 exciting chase the party returned with five of the huge animals as 

 their spoil. One of the hunters had an exceedingly narrow escape 

 from a huge bull, which, suddenly turning upon him, threw his 

 horse, and if the rider had not shot the bull dead at the same 

 moment, would probably have been killed by him. From Fort Dodge 

 Mr. Workman proceeded 85 miles further to the southward, to 

 Camp Supply, a military post in Indian territory, situated on the 

 North Fork of Canadian River. At this post were numerous bands of 

 Arapahao and Cheyenne Indians, whom he was able to meet in 

 peace and safety, though they have been almost continually at war 

 with the whites. As the Kioways, another Indian tribe, had com- 

 mitted depredations on some government cattle, he was there pre- 

 vailed upon to join, as spectator, an expedition against them. 

 These Indians, finding themselves pursued by a much stronger force 

 than they could cope with, came to terms of peace. The reader 

 had an opportunity of seeing them in all their savage magnificence 

 of war plume and paint, at the moment when it was uncertain 

 whether peace or war would be the result. 



On his return journey to Hayes City, Mr. Workman had an 

 opportunity of seeing one of those gigantic fires that devastate the 

 vast wastes of the American deserts. For miles the flame 

 stretched along the plain, and when night set in the magnificence 

 of the spectacle was indescribable. In the glare and darkness the 

 traveller and three others lost their way, and after an anxious night 

 of hardship and danger arrived at Fort Dodge, and from thence 

 proceeded to Hayes City without further incident. 



On Wednesday evening, 6th April, a paper was read on " Illus- 

 strations of the Diffusion of Liquids," by Professor James Thom- 

 son, LL.D. 



