Category Archives: buffalo

June 26, 1841

Posted on June 26, 2020 by nancyleek

Saturday, 26th. Travelled about 18 miles, and missing our road, encamped on the North fork. At noon we passed the best grass I had seen since I left the frontier of Missouri; it was like a meadow, kind of blue … Continue reading →

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June 8, 1841 — Lament for the Buffalo

Posted on June 8, 2020 by nancyleek

Tuesday, 8th. There were 8 or 10 buffalo killed today; but not one-tenth of the meat was used; the rest was left to waste upon the prairie. In the afternoon we passed the confluence of the N. & S. forks … Continue reading →

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June 7, 1841

Posted on June 7, 2020 by nancyleek

Monday, 7th. Three Indians continued with us. The wind blew very hard towards evening. 3 buffaloes were killed and part of their meat brought to the camp. The company is starting to see the buffalo (American bison) that roamed the … Continue reading →

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On the Trail with John Bidwell

Posted on June 18, 2014 by nancyleek

I am on vacation in the Great American West and starting tomorrow I’ll be following in the footsteps of John Bidwell and countless other pioneers who trekked across the Plains. I saw these bison near the road today; here is … Continue reading →

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June 11, 1841

Posted on June 11, 2011 by nancyleek

“Friday, 11th. The oxen had wandered about a 1/2 mile from camp this morning, when a man was sent to bring them in; he soon came running back in great haste, crying “the Indians are driving the oxen off”!! In … Continue reading →

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