THE BUFFALO. 213

The Buffalo. The Buffalo, which must not be confused with
the Bison, is similar in appearance to an ox, which it often
exceeds in size. It has no hump on its shoulder as the
Bison has, but it has much longer horns, horns that often
measure three feet in length, and is much fiercer in their use.
The Indian Buffalo will attack the hunter when it is brought to
bay, and unless the hunter can despatch him as he approaches,
there is no chance for him at close quarters. These Buffaloes,
however, may be tamed and are often trained to and employed
in useful service.

Hunting the C@Ptain Brown gives the following account of
Indian a Buffalo hunt which took place at Keshennagar,
Buffalo. in Hindostan, when four gentlemen on horseback

chased a herd of seven buffaloes and a calf for a long distance.

« After having followed them three miles, the young one separated

from the herd, and joined some tame cattle belonging to a

neighbouring village. It was killed by the party, who after-

wards continued the pursuit of the old ones, when they
were overtaken in a high grass jungle four miles farther off.

They were quickly driven from this place, and closely followed

for more than six miles over a plain: at length the party

succeeded in separating one buffalo from the herd. Here
the encounter began. After receiving several wounds, he
still continued his flight; he suddenly halted, and kept his
pursuers at bay; after a short interval he again fled, and was
pursued and wounded as before, carrying the spears sticking
in his back and sides for several hundred yards. Lieutenant

White, of the 15th Native Infantry, rode up very close to

him, threw his spear, and wounded the animal in the loins.

His horse being much exhausted, was unable to wheel round

before the buffalo turned about and charged with such vigour,

that both horse and rider were overthrown, and lay many yards
distant. Fortunately, the lieutenant received no material injury ;
and when the animal approached he had the presence of
mind to lie flat on his back. The beast approached, but