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HUNTING BUFFALOES. 



horses' necks, and in a short time were inter- 

 mingled with several of them. Pulling up my 

 horse I then witnessed the interesting sight of 

 the hunters continuing the chase, till they had 

 separated one of the bulls from the rest, and 

 after driving it some distance, they gallopped 

 alongside and fired upon the animal, with the 

 gun resting upon the front of the saddle. Im- 

 mediately it was wounded, it gave chase in the 

 most furious manner, and the horses aware of 

 their danger, turned and cantered away at the 

 same pace as the buffaloe. While the bull was 

 pursuing them, the men reloaded their guns, 

 which they do in a most expeditious manner, by 

 pouring the charge of powder into the palm of 

 their hand half closed, from a horn hung over 

 the shoulder, and taking a ball from the pouch 

 that is fastened to their side, and then suddenly 

 breaking out of the line, they shot the animal 

 through the heart as it came opposite to them. 

 It was of a very large size, with long shaggy 

 hair on the head and shoulders, and the head 

 when separated from the carcase was nearly as 

 much as I could lift from the ground. 



The Indians have another mode of pur- 

 suing the buffaloes for subsistence, by driving 

 them into a pound. They make the inclo- 

 sure of a circular form with trees felled on 



