| Pike, Zebulon Montgomery, 1779-1813 | |
| Title: | An Account of Expeditions to the Sources of the Mississippi, and Through the Western Parts of Louisiana, to the Sources of the Arkansaw, Kans, La Platte, and Pierre Jaun, Rivers |
| Source: | Pike, Zebulon. An Account of Expeditions to the Sources of the Mississippi, and Through the Western Parts of Louisiana, to the Sources of the Arkansaw, Kans, La Platte, and Pierre Jaun, Rivers; Performed by Order of the Government of the United States duing the Years 1805, 1806, and 1807, and a Tour through the Interior Parts of New Spain, when Conducted through These Provinces, by Order of the Captain General, in the Year 1807. By Major Z.M. Pike. |
16th October, Thursday.Early o horseback; proceeded up the creek some distance in search of or party, but, at, twelve o'clock crosses to our two buffaloes; found a great many wolves at them, notwithstanding the precaution taken to keep them off. Cooked some marrow bones and again mounted our horsed, and proceeded down the creek to their junction. Finding nothing of the party, I began to be seriously alarmed of their safety. Killed two more buffalo, made our encampment and feasted sumptuously on the marrow-bones.
The herd of buffalo being divided into separate bands covered the prairie with dust, and first charged on, the one side then to the other, , as the pursuit of the horsemen impelled them: the report and smoke from: the guns, added to the pleasure of the scene, which in part compensated for our detention.
6th November, Thursday.-Marched early, but was detained two or three hours, by the cows, which we killed. The cow buffalo, was equal to any meat I ever saw, and we feasted sumptuously on the' choice morsels. I will not attempt to describe the droves of animals we now on our route; suffice it to say, that the face of the prairie was covered with them, on each side of the river; their numbers exceeded imagination. Distance 16 mile
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