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Eastern Woodland Buffalo. Once Common in southwest Virginia. “In the days of our boyhood and youth, Buffaloes roamed over the small and beautiful prairies of Indiana and Illinois, and herds of them stalked through the open woods of Kentucky and Tennessee; but they had dwindled down to a few stragglers … towards the years 1808 and 1809, and soon after entirely disappeared … Now you must direct your steps to the ‘Indian Country’, and travel many hundreds of miles beyond the fair valleys of the Ohio, towards the great rocky chain of mountains which forms the backbone of North America … Some idea of the immense numbers of Bison to be still seen on the wild prairies, may be formed from the following account, given to us by Mr. Kipp, one of the principals of the American Fur Company. ‘While he was traveling from Travers’ Bay to the Mandan nation in the month of August … he passed through herds of Buffalo for six days in succession. At another time, he saw the great prairie near Fort Clark on the Missouri River, almost blackened by these animals which covered the plain to the hills that bounded the view in all directions, and probably extended further.’” Audubon

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