Paul Kane's Journal of his Western Travels, 1846-1848 - History and ...
Paul Kane's Journal of his Western Travels, 1846-1848 - History and ...
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<strong>Paul</strong> Kane. WOUNDED BUFFALO<br />
BULL. June 26, <strong>1846</strong>. Watercolor on<br />
paper, 4 J/8 X 53/8". Collection, Stark<br />
Museum <strong>of</strong> An.<br />
within 25 yard <strong>of</strong> me<br />
My Ho perseved him<br />
<strong>and</strong> stan d to one ide<br />
<strong>and</strong> pluged into a Badg r<br />
hole (smalle holes made<br />
by they badger the plane<br />
are covenerad with them<br />
) <strong>and</strong> fell throwing me ab=<br />
out 10 yards I got up while<br />
a man went in pursute<br />
<strong>of</strong> my Horse I found that<br />
I was not hurt nor my<br />
gun broke, found a man<br />
thrown in the same way<br />
laying sensless not far<br />
from me. Mounted agane<br />
<strong>and</strong> started in pursute<br />
came up with a BuU <strong>and</strong><br />
shot him started in pur<br />
sute <strong>of</strong> , another fired<br />
<strong>and</strong> wounded him he<br />
stoped<strong>and</strong> turned round<br />
cocking <strong>his</strong> tale I thOUght<br />
t<strong>his</strong> a good time to take<br />
cetch so laid my gun<br />
down on the pummal<br />
<strong>of</strong> the Saddle. tuck out<br />
my cetch Book <strong>and</strong><br />
just as I was commence<br />
ing the Bull made a<br />
furious charge on me<br />
I let go gun cetch book<br />
<strong>and</strong> all I retumad, fired<br />
<strong>and</strong> wounded him in the<br />
side whitch toped him<br />
he tud long anph for<br />
me to take a cetch<br />
<strong>and</strong> ~ Ie . on my retren<br />
to the camp I feU in<br />
with a man driven a<br />
large buD I asked<br />
him why he did not<br />
shute him he sade he<br />
could when he got<br />
close to the camp it<br />
would save the trub<br />
ble <strong>of</strong> bringing a cart<br />
for the mete, he shot<br />
him within 200 yards<br />
<strong>of</strong> the camp <strong>and</strong> drove<br />
him 7 mile's I returend<br />
with the tung <strong>of</strong> a<br />
Buffalo the custum<br />
<strong>of</strong> they half breeds<br />
the Meven put wading<br />
in thare guns when<br />
runing they carry thare<br />
balls in thare mouth<br />
it was suposad that<br />
thare was 500 ciDad<br />
at t<strong>his</strong> run.<br />
last spring thare was<br />
a Bull ran in to the<br />
camp <strong>and</strong> housed himslefe<br />
in a tent after fritening<br />
aU they wiman <strong>and</strong><br />
children the shot<br />
him from the operu<br />
= ng at th top<br />
thi evening I wus verry<br />
tired <strong>and</strong> sare from my day<br />
exersion<br />
27th.<br />
My man got ick<br />
ran another large b<strong>and</strong><br />
bulls they Wiman<br />
cut <strong>and</strong> dride the mete<br />
2S1h.My Man got so<br />
sick that he could not<br />
travel I wished to return<br />
I tride to get a man<br />
to re turen but they<br />
ware to frade <strong>of</strong> falling<br />
in with the Sews thare<br />
old enameys after being<br />
sick for about 8 days<br />
he thought he mite<br />
set in the cart while<br />
I went a hed to indu e<br />
<strong>his</strong> Horse to follow<br />
29 Q<br />
We started for the<br />
setelment 15 or 20 <strong>of</strong><br />
hinters escorted us<br />
a few miles on our<br />
rod back, we part.ed<br />
after takeing a smoke<br />
with them a common<br />
custum among them<br />
when leveing a frind<br />
I left them with reget<br />
The American Art <strong>Journal</strong>/Volume XXI • Number 2<br />
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