Cleveland High School - Beacon Yearbook (St Louis, MO)

Page 26 text:

zqjfazlo the omzrcla 0 the laws lll buffalo wlth 1ts largt tumbtrsomt body and lllltlx bushy httd IS tht hxghtst rtnktng anlmal of tht plaxns l ht dtngtr of stamptdts from tht tnormous htrds and tht txclttmtnt of tht chast wtre thrllllng tptsodts rn tht plonttr days . ig- Buffalo mtat was 1 dthcacy for tht folk ofthe plaxns lor thts rtason many a wlld buffalo chast took plact l xctptlontl was tht youth or man who dld not want to partlttpatt ID thtst thtsts Wtll rtgulattd part1ts compostd of tht txptrltnctd hunttrs only usually partlclpattd IH tht hunt Ont frontltrsmtn Wlllldm Cody was outstandmg ln thest Exptrltnct had taught the plonters that untramtd hunttrs or untramed horsts could accompllsh nothlng ln tht prestnce of buffalo thtst horsts would snort and plungt and nn passlng dtad bodlts of buffalo thty would taltt frtght and gallop baclt to tht wagons Tht vast numbers of thtst anlmals lflltlltd tht lmmlgrants Vvlbtn a htrd of buffalo came runnlng to tht Plattt Rtyer for wattr tvtrythmg would changt Tht tntxre plann would bt blaclttntd by tht htrd and tht sound as of slow rumblnng thundtr would startlt tht sltepy drtytrs Vyltth alertntss they would scan the plalns wlth thelr telescopts and makt out tht outhne of tht herd In thtst casts the only possxblt chance of saftty would bt to drlye ahtad and get out of rangt of the adyanclng hordt 'I ht oxtn would bt urgtd tnto a run and tht wagon tram xtself would hayt tht appearanct of a stampede Whtn tht ammals d1d fmally rtach tht wattr thty would plunge rn and swlm across by thousands So numerous wtre they that they not only changed the color of tht water but tts taste also Eyen though tt was unflt for drmkmg purposts tht plonters had to ust tt for xt was all they could get Today tht buffalo ts practlcally enttxnct on tht plaxns but nt remains a symbol of pxoneer days Ros? KLPTVR I tttrly t l l l l f 0 l V Q l x 3 5' l l x 3 l f H V I 1 1 u 'x yy . A l I 1 I H I xx V' -N 1 7 H I - 5 . I t . A l'i ' 'h' I A I I 'X' 5 4 I 1 H 'X I I ' V - v I I s I i l , , . L v 4 V- 7 - t , hunts and therefore was gtven the sobrtquet Buffalo Bxll. , Q s Im s ' s 1 I s x l . . . y . . l 1 K i Y B 'A l , I 1 x I ' I 1 A . . t.., t . . 3 i I l ! I Y I 7 3 I 7 D 3 7 I I V 1 I B I ! ! ' 3 V I ! I I V3 I 1 Y Y I Y. y ' 1 s 1 I l y u x ' x ' I Q x 1 v 1 I v w . 1 V 1 X Q 'A B Y I 1 ' 1 Y ' ' Y VI 3 1 1 5 I . Y 7 3 Y 7 I V V l . I L l v YB Y l i Y I V I 4 ' ! 3 4 I 3 ' I Y l . V - Y 1 ' . y . , - 4 . l I ,. My

Page 25 text:

That 9 Where The West Begins Out when the hmdcl up l1ttlL fron Out uhcn rhL NYTIIIL dvnllx mllttln lun cr Ihn x when the XXLst hL lnx Out whcn the xun IS 1 llrtln hrl hnr XX hen thL moxu thzt fxll an 1 trifle whltcr XX hun rhp hrmdxof hump ln muy hit tl hnr lhxt s whLn the XX ur hu ink Our when rhL skus an 1 trlflg hlugr Out when lhLfI'lLI'1dShlD N 4 lltxln truer lhxl s when the XXLNI hy ms Out whnn ifnxhnr hnv. LI hlmxm LVL than N llu hur nn uhm xtnim LL flovvlrl an Ihl n x mf n of n 17111 K x wwlnf nl N wnn I M Xu: Q Uut uhm n thn world IN m thy m 1k1n XX hen fund hn xrts vnxth dn pur in mhm lhlt swhnn the XXL I hu mx S1g,,hm an Ihg n mon I IX n im Q huxm ,4-i Xmi 1 mm rnnkw lrnnd mth: ut h :ll rrxm at xx gn In ul hu ms XR IIIRCIIXPX X l f -iis l'IW ' 4 I r A I UWN4 -Q ' ' 'X N 1 -iii 'vp' - . ' ' X u S O faults' lo n .0 at :Nao '::a n 0 ,,. f. 4 ,tv-' Nznereen I ' N 1 f 5 .A . 'f X f . K X I ye X ' ' ' ' 2 4 'N 11 ' ' S gfr, , V,-A V. L 1 I ,I ,Q , Y gl' 1, ' I , . , . A . ,LI 1 1 X ' ' ' ' ' a 4 1 -Q ' H' 2 W 'f ' 1 'L' Z-X 'LL - XVh' ' ' 4 H ' ' ' ' 1 I' N ,- LL F' ' 'YY ' XVh' ' 3 7 1 ' Q 'eg' gg :ml lux uf L.'X J ,L I - 'lhg ' 'P I 'X V' lv 'Qlllm S XX'hcn thunk more uf slnging :md lux of 7 Y XXYH' 'b W' x ' U' .Ll i g Q 1 ICN ul- ev A- ,- 1' -:- , ein x +1-'V 1 vw -if . 'A f 'lk ' I .- . LX. ' it yr 'llll it .1 All V 1' fe' .wp I I If , X I . 5 X! X' XML .X .vw',r'+ V -.f ' -'. v '11 Mfg, 'Ip' XX VU , sl XT I!! V -X K 1 tl I , ' 42.2 1, V Vs -,.5'. '-IAQ! t n.: , -E 3 :' 0.0. o -1 ' I f'?: u. f-

Page 27 text:

ll I - A P I I 'lg' Ig. W'