Beyond the West: containing an account of two years' travel in the other half of our great continent far beyond the old West, on the plains, in the Rocky mountains, and picturesque parks of Colorado. Also, characteristic features of New Mexico, Arizona, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho ... Oregon, Utah, Nevada, and ... California, the end of the West ... the great continental railroad, together with the ... most wonderful natural scenery in the world .../ by George W. Pine.

THE BUFFALOES.
new kind of ox," wild and fierce, with which they
supplied themselves with meat, and killed four score
the first day. Here the destructive slaughter began,
which has been followed up, age after age, till now
they are congregated in a few somewhat out of the
way places to await their sure destruction.
Occasionally, when passinig over a mountain range,
we would come unexpectedly upon a herd of these
noble animals feeding in the valley, generally along
a meandering mountain stream, where buffalo life
seemed replete with happiness; some grazing, some
lying down and sleeping, others having their buffalo
plays, and still others rambling among the low,
grassy foot-hills-altogether forming a landscape,
when once seen, never to be forgotten. Here, alone
in their glory, free from danger, (probably in their
own estimation,) w\hl,e a party of men are on the
ridge, stripping themselves and their horses of all uinecessary appendages which miight hinder their rtnning; hats and (,oats are taken off, ammunition pouches
laid down, prepared cartridges placed in a ready pock.
et, and guns loaded, the party mount their restless
steeds and they start for the onset. The horses,
accustomed to the business, appear to enter into
the enthusiasm with as much spirit as the riders
themselves, champing their bits, ears erect, eyes
dancing in their heads, and fixed oin the game in the
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