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Oct 8, 1847

Journal Entry

October 08, 1847 ~ Friday

8th We travled 8 miles & nooned soon after we stoped a large body
of animals appered in sight over the Bluff we at first thought it was
a band of mounted warriors but by the aid of our glasses we found
them to be a band of one hundred or more Elk they made a splended appe-
arance they were about one mile from Camp several of us took our guns &
went after them they were as large as good sized mules I went up a
swail of tall grass the band came within 10 rods of me their horns
waveing in the wee air upbove the weeds like Rocking chairs. The Bucks
were in advanc as the does were the best this season of the year I drew
my gun to my face & waited for one to come in sight. At this instant
another man came up behind me & they saw him & broke & run he
shot at them as they run but did no good they ran near a
Frenchman who shot a doe through the neck & he fell dead the
ownly one killed out of the band though several shots were made
I got a piece of it for my supper the first Elk meat I ever ate
we travled 7 miles & camped on the Bank of the Platt we crossed
many pure streams of water to day distance 15 m

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Autobiography 1883 Tullidge's Quarterly Magazine Notes 2
On the while we nooned we thought we saw approaching in the distance a band of mounted warriors but by the aid of our spy glasses we found them to be A Band of Elk. They made a splendid appearence. I went up a swail of tall grass and the band came within 10 rods of me their horns waving above the tall weeds like rocking-chairs. I drew my gun for a doe; but at this instant another man came up behind me and they saw him and broke and ran. He shot after them but to no effect. They ran near a Frenchman and he shot a doe and I got a piece of her for supper. This was the first Elk I ever eate.

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Oct 8, 1847