the snow." He wanted me to help him in stalking
up three buflFalo bulls that were feeding in some
willows at a little distance. I accordingly started off
with him, and when we came within about a third of
a mile of the spot, I went carefully round to leeward,
and directed the Indian to go and give them his
wind by approaching on the other side, as soon as he
thought I had reached my intended post, whither I
knew they would make in order to pass through to the
open plain. So accurately had the Indian calculated
time and distance, that I was hardly at my place
when a huge bull thundered head-long by me, and
received a shot low and close behind the shoulder as
he passed. He stumbled on for about ten paces,
and lay quietly down. I waited to reload, and on
going up found him stone dead. The Indian then
joined me, and said that the other two bulls had
not gone far, but had taken different directions, so
we agreed that he should pursue one, and I the
other.
