X CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER V. 

 A PERILOUS EXPERIENCE. 



Three bears anxious for gore The company rattled We try the 

 effect of noise and bluster The grizzlys retire Mike arouses 

 the anger of an old she-bear A race for life Huffman and I 

 to the rescue Two out of three killed A fine view of the 

 Rockies More sport The camp broken up We start for 

 home 43 



CHAPTER VI. 



IN THE BIG HORN MOUNTAINS. 



Away to the mountains The Red River valley A garden in the 

 desert From Bismarck to Glendive The bad lands on the 

 Little Missouri " Hell with the fire out" Four hundred and 

 seventy-three bridges in two hundred and twenty-one miles 

 A drive up the Yellowstone Butchers and buffaloes A word 

 of warning Off to the Big Horn 50 



CHAPTER VII. 



IN THE YELLOWSTONE VALLEY. 



How I shot a duck An August thunder-storm Menu for an epi- 

 cure Rosebud River An old battle ground Lame Deer 

 creek Custer's last camping ground Scaring a coyote Dog- 

 in-the-manger meanness of Crow Indians. ....... 57 



CHAPTER VIII. 



AT THE FORKS OF THE ROSEBUD. 



Good luck with the grouse Interviewed by a Crow scout First 

 sight of the Big Horn mountains Three deer killed with four 

 shots, "deuced clevah!" Fanning the coyotes All loaded 

 forbear Killed, but lost after all Wet groceries for break- 

 fast 65 



CHAPTER IX. 



THE HAPPY HUNTING GROUND. 



Huffman kills a grizzly A night in wet blankets A race for the 

 axe Grand sport Hunting through the snow Effectiveness 

 of the explosive bullet 74 



