. The hunter and the trapper in North America, or, Romantic adventures in field and forest. Hunting; Game and game-birds; Chasse; Gibier. SOUNDING THE RECALL. 369 The second " steeple-chase"—in purauit of tlie cows —blasted about twenty minutes. Tlie recall was then sounded by a young Sioux, who, with a wooden trumpet, ut- tered three distinct notes by separate ac- tions of the tongue, and repeated them rapidly after their first intonation. The primitive herald obeyed the orders of Rahm-o-j-or, and soon all our f company reassembled iv. the centre of the battle- field, where they be-
. The hunter and the trapper in North America, or, Romantic adventures in field and forest. Hunting; Game and game-birds; Chasse; Gibier. SOUNDING THE RECALL. 369 The second " steeple-chase"—in purauit of tlie cows —blasted about twenty minutes. Tlie recall was then sounded by a young Sioux, who, with a wooden trumpet, ut- tered three distinct notes by separate ac- tions of the tongue, and repeated them rapidly after their first intonation. The primitive herald obeyed the orders of Rahm-o-j-or, and soon all our f company reassembled iv. the centre of the battle- field, where they be- gun to count the slain. All the ])isons hiul not fallen in the same [>lace; their carcasses were scattered all a- long the line of flight. A VOtJJja HIOIIX, WITH A WOODEN TUUMPRT. followed by the start- led herd, which was now disappeuriiig rai)i<lly in the mists of the horizon. The official report delivered to the Sioux chict'tuiu numbered one hundred and forty-nine bisons as ready to be cut up. Among these were one hundred and seventeen bulls, and thirty-two cows ; the latter were far preferable to the former as food, for the flesh of the bull is nnisky, u (414) 24 r ?. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Révoil, Bénédict Henry, 1816-1882. London; Edinburgh : T. Nelson
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