They sure were there, and lots of people saw and /or killed them. There are
some references to buffaloes in the Jesuit Relations. They appear in several
of the eastern exploration narratives--I think Lawson may have seen one. I
know that they inhabited the cane brakes of Kentucky--see Hogan, Roseann R.
"Buffaloes in the Corn: James Wade's Account of Pioneer Kentucky," Register
of the  Kentucky Hist. Soc. LXXXIX (1991), 30.

Phil


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From: Gifford J Waters <[log in to unmask]>
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Date: Friday, June 18, 1999 11:45 AM
Subject: Can anyone help?


>A friend of mine is looking for archaeological references documenting the
>presence of buffalo east of the Mississippi River, primarily being
>concerned with the late pre-contact period.  He would also be interested
>in any early historical documents that might refer to buffalos being
>present east of the Mississippi.  Please reply back if you know of any
>such sources.
>Thank you,
>Gifford Waters
>Dept. of Anthropology
>University of Florida
>Gainesville, FL  32611
>