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numbers, and it may not be many years
before it will be rare to find a small herd.
The hides and tongues are considered
very valuable, and it is for these, the
Bisons are killed. Sometimes, a party of
hunters will surround a herd of Bisons and
in a short time slay them all. This kind
of hunting, however, is very dangerous.
It often happens that horses and men are
killed by the furious beasts.