THE MISSOURI RIVER JOURNALS I03 



and we moved on slowly round the hill, the hunters being 

 now mounted. Harris and Bell had their hats on, but 

 Owen and Mr. Culbertson had their heads bound with 

 handkerchiefs. With the rest of the party I crawled on 

 the ridge, and saw the bulls running away, but in a direc- 

 tion favorable for us to see the chase. On the word of 

 command the horses were let loose, and away went the 

 hunters, who soon were seen to gain on the game; two 

 bulls ran together and Mr. C. and Bell followed after 

 them, and presently one after another of the hunters fol- 

 lowed them. Mr. C. shot first, and his bull stopped at 

 the fire, walked towards where I was, and halted about 

 sixty yards from me. His nose was within a few inches 

 of the ground; the blood poured from his mouth, nose, and 

 side, his tail hung down, but his legs looked as firm as 

 ever, but in less than two minutes the poor beast fell on 

 his side, and lay quite dead. Bell and Mr. Culbertson 

 went after the second. Harris took the third, and Squires 

 the fourth. Bell's shot took effect in the buttock, and 

 Mr. Culbertson shot, placing his ball a few inches above 

 or below Bell's; after this Mr. Culbertson ran no more. 

 At this moment Squires's horse threw him over his 

 head, fully ten feet; he fell on his powder-horn and 

 was severely bruised; he cried to Harris to catch his 

 horse, and was on his legs at once, but felt sick for a few 

 minutes. Harris, who was as cool as a cucumber, neared 

 his bull, shot it through the lungs, and it fell dead on the 

 spot. Bell was now seen in full pursuit of his game, and 

 Harris joined Squires, and followed the fourth, which, 

 however, was soon out of my sight. I saw Bell shooting 

 two or three times, and I heard the firing of Squires and 

 perhaps Harris, but the weather was hot, and being afraid 

 of injuring their horses, they let the fourth bull make his 

 escape. Bell's bull fell on his knees, got up again, and 

 rushed on Bell, and was shot again. The animal stood a 

 minute with his tail partially elevated, and then fell dead ; 



