The fleet horses for hunting, were brought up and saddled.
Lieutenant Fremont, Kit Carson and L.Maxwell mounted for the chase.
Maxwell was a veteran pioneer, who had been engaged as hunter for the expedition.
The herd were about half a mile distant from the company.

The three hunters rode quietly along, till within about three hundred yards of the herd, before they seemed to be noticed by the buffaloes.

Then a sudden agitation and wavering of the herd was followed by precipitate and thundering flight.

The fleet horse can outstrip the buffalo in the race.
The three hunters plunged after them at a hard gallop.

A crowd of bulls, gallantly defending the cows, brought up the rear.