Personal Recollections of Pioneer Life On the Mountains And Plains of the Great
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To estimate or comprehend the number would have been entirely futile. I had traveled over 200 miles, buffalo being on all sides as far as the eye could see. To say there was millions would not express it. As near as I can now recol- lect locations, on coming over from Pawnee Buttes to some pine-covered bluffs which are now called Pine Bluffs, was a most magnificent sight. It was the thickest of the great herds, and was in the vicinity of where the dry farmers are now raising wheat and oats. The... entire country east, west and north from the bluffs that I stood upon that bright day in August, 1859, was one brown-colored group of buffalo cows and calves. The bulls evidently being further north. The very old bulls of the herds of buffalo were relegated to the rear by the younger and more vigorous fighters, such as the three- and four-year-olds, which were in the advance. It was quite com- mon for those of us who had saddle ponies to ride out among 32 Personal Recollections of Pioneer Life the cows and calves and by a little fast riding the cows would wildly run off, leaving the calves behind or in the rear of the cows, we would then ride, circling around and the calves would follow a horseman into camp, where we would pick out the choicest and have fine veal roasting.
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