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Rio Grande Deer-Largesto on Record. There
are wandering over the prairies in the vicinity of
our camp on the Rio Grande a large number of
the finest large horned cattle in the world. "Our
Volunteers" wishing for fresh stake. would
make some Of them occasionally bite the dust
An order came, that no more "killing beef" must
take place, and no more beef was killed. Scout
ing parties now went out for venison: some good
shots were fortunate enough to kill one. Il was
dragged into camp and duly divided up among
the knowing ones ofthe regiment When day
light appeared, suspicious got out that beef had
been killed. this was stoutly denied and the report
was contradicted by the assertion, that deer had
been killed weighing over eight hundred pounds.
This caused universal surprise, especially among
certain officers, who demanded to see the horns.
After great deal of delay they were produced,
and examined by court martial, who soIemnly
decided, that the venison of the Rio Grante had
horns perfectly smooth, and resembling those of
the or species, in other parts of the world. q.


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