Narrative of the Canadian Red River Exploring Expedition of 1857 : and of the Assinniboine and Saskatchewan Exploring Expedition of 1858 . ving arrived between therows of dead men, endeavour to pass through them,Indians here and there stationed behind a dead man, gothrough the same operation, and thus keep the animalswithin the narrowing limits of the converging lines. Atthe entrance to the pound there is a strong trunk of atree placed about one foot from the ground, and on theinner side an excavation is made sufficiently deep to pre-vent the buffalo from leaping back when once in thepound. As
Narrative of the Canadian Red River Exploring Expedition of 1857 : and of the Assinniboine and Saskatchewan Exploring Expedition of 1858 . ving arrived between therows of dead men, endeavour to pass through them,Indians here and there stationed behind a dead man, gothrough the same operation, and thus keep the animalswithin the narrowing limits of the converging lines. Atthe entrance to the pound there is a strong trunk of atree placed about one foot from the ground, and on theinner side an excavation is made sufficiently deep to pre-vent the buffalo from leaping back when once in thepound. As soon as the animals have taken the fatalspring they begin to gallop round and round the ringfence looking for a chance of escape, but with the utmostsilence women and children on the outside hold theirrobes before every orifice until the whole herd is broughtin; they then climb to the top of the fence, and, with thehunters who have followed closely in the rear of thebuffalo, spear or shoot with bows and arrows or fire-armsat the bewildered animals, rapidly becoming frantic withrage and terror, within the narrow limits of the MIS-TICK-OOS OR SHORTSTICK. A dreadful scene of confusion and slaughter then begins,the oldest and strongest animals crush and toss theweaker ; the shouts and screams of the excited Indiansrise above the roaring of the bulls, the bellowing of thecows, and the piteous moaning of the calves. The dyingstruggles of so many huge and powerful animals crowdedtogether, create a revolting and terrible scene, dreadfulfrom the excess of its cruelty and waste of life, but withoccasional displays of wonderful brute strength and rage;while man in his savage, untutored, and heathen stateshows both in deed and expression how little he issuperior to the noble beasts he so wantonly and cruellydestroys. Mis-tick-oos, or Shortstick, is about fifty years old, oflow stature, but very powerfully built. His arms and breastwere deeply marked with scars and gashes, rec
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