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.

TIlE BUFFALOES.
' The Frenchman's horse couldn't run, so I lent
him mine. Kit rode his own; not a good buffalo
horse either. In running, my horse fell with the
Frenchlman and nearly killed him. Kit, who couldn't
make his horse catch, jumped off and caught
mine and tried it again. This time he came up
with the band and killed four fat cows.
' When I came up with the pack mules I asked
Kit how he came by my horse. He explained, and
wanted to know if I had seen anything of Marteau;
said my horse had fallen with him, and, he thought,
killed him.' You go over the other side of yon hill
and see,' said Kit.
"What'll I do with him if he is dead," said I.
"Can't you pack him to camp."
"Pack h-l, said I. I should rather pack a load
of meat."
Waal," said Kit, " I'll butcher if you'll go over
atid see, anyhow."
"So I went over and found the dead man learing
his head on his hand and groaning: for he war pretty bad hurt. I got him on his horse, though, after a
while, and took him back where Kit war at work.
"We soon finished the butchering job and started
back to camp with ouT wounded Frenchman and three
loads of tat meat."
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