How Indians Hunt Buffalo

Thc.oommandant of a post generally giyes the Indiana under his control permission to go on a buffalo hunt about iwice a year. A party from 200 to 300 s allowed to go out at once, and may be out f or from tliirty to ninety days, being, during that time, accompanied by two or three soldiers from the garrison. The party is divided and the herd is surrounded, the circuit being about a half mile in diameter. When about half way around the signal is given to charge, and the bucks commence to ply their arrows. The excitad buffaloes run'baekward and forward, until probably onefifth of them are killed, when the hunt is temporarily over, at least. The squaws Uave, in the meantime, come along and picked up their husbands' clotbing, and follow after to complete the work of the chase. The buck, having shot his buffalo, rushes forward to pass the animal over, so that he will not fall on the side wbich the arrow has pierced and break it. He cuts the arrow out of its place, puts it back in his quiver, and then marks the buffalo with " s peculiar brand, which may be a cut m the noc. tril, in tho ear, thigh, cr some othei part of the body. Here again then the squaw gets her onerous ohare of tht work in. She distinguishes the animal lier buck has slain, skins it, cuts the ineat away irom the bones in the most convenient and hurried nianner, and packs it to where the bucks have already made a cermaaent camp. in the vicinitv of the nearest