Life of Kit Carson the Great Western Hunter And Guide Comprising Wild And Roman
Life of Kit Carson the Great Western Hunter And Guide Comprising Wild And Roman
Charles Burdett
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" Having no fresh animals, and only one that had not made the distance from the other side the Sierra Nevada within the last fifty days, we could not hunt by the chase. Ac- cordingly, with nicely loaded double barrelled rifle, we crept through the under-brush that lined the bank above us, and came near a line of buffalo crossing the river, and choosing our opportunity, as the animal pauses from the brisk trot before plunging into the stream, we were able to take good aim, and soon had lodged a ...ball in the breast of a fine cow, who with a bound leaped into the water, but was not able to proceed, nor needed the other shot which we lodged in the brain, to float her down the stream. " Calling help, we had her dressed directly, and the nicest steaks upon the coals already kindled at the camp, and found them exceed- ingly delicious of course more so from tho fact that we had taken it. Others of the party came in without success ; some had shot at a buffalo, others had got a sight of one, and at two of the crossings the line was broken tern- 124 LIFE OF CHRISTOPHER CARSOff, porarily by an unsuccessful attempt to kill an animal, but without hurting him.
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