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.
war going, we joined in. The old Nez Perce chief,
Kow-e-so-te, had command of the village, and we
trappers hlad to, b y him, too. We started off
slow; nobody war allowed to go ahead of camp.
'4In this manner we caused the buffalo to move
on before us, but not to be alarmed. We war eight
or ten days traveling from the Beaverhead to MAissouri Lake, and by the time we got thar the whole
plain around the lake war covered with buffalo, and
it war a splendid sight!
"In the morning the old chief harangued the men
of his village, and ordered us all to get ready fior
the surround. About nine o'clock every man war
mounted, and we began to move.
"That war a sight to make a man's blood warnm!
A thousand men, all trained hunters, on horseback,
carrying their guns, and, with their horses, ),finted
in the highest of Indian fashi()n. WeV advanced
until within about half a mile of the herd; then
the chief ordered us to deploy to the right and left
until the wings of the column extended a long way,
and advanced again.
"By this time the buffalo war all moving, and we
had come within a hundred yards of them. Kow-eso-te then gave us the word and away we went pellmell. Heaven, what a charge! What a rushing
and roaring! men shooting, buffalo bellowing and
trampling until the eEarth -hoin,k uder them.
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