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CHAPTER IV. 

 ON THE CATTLE RANGES J THE PRONG-HORN ANTELOPE. 



Riding to the round-up The open plains Sights and sounds Gophers, prairie 

 dogs, sharp-tail grouse, antelope The cow-camp Standing night guard 

 Dawn Make an antelope hunt An easy stalk A difficult stalk Three 

 antelope shot The plains skylark The meadow lark The mocking-bird 

 Other singers Harsher wilderness sounds Pack rats Plains ferret, Its 

 ferocity The war eagle Attacks antelope Kills jack-rabbit One shot 

 on wing with rifle 55~73 



CHAPTER V. 

 HUNTING THE PRONG-BUCK ; FROST, FIRE, AND THIRST. 



Hunting the prong-buck Long shots Misses Winter weather A hunt in 

 December Riding in the bitter cold The old hunter's tepee A night in z. 

 line camp An antelope herd Two bucks shot Riding back to ranch 

 The immigrant train Hunting in fall Fighting fire A summer hunt 

 Sufferings from thirst Swimming cattle across a swollen stream Wagon 

 trip to the Black Hills The great prairies A prong-buck shot Pleasant 

 camp Buck shot in morning Continue our journey Shooting sage fowl 

 and prairie fowl with rifle . 74~99 



CHAPTER VI. 

 AMONG THE HIGH HILLS ; THE BIGHORN OR MOUNTAIN SHEEP. 



A summer on the ranch Working among the cattle Killing game for the ranch 

 A trip after mountain sheep The Bad Lands Solitary camp The old 

 horse Manitou Still-hunt at dawn Young ram shot A hunt in the Rocky 

 Mountains An old bighorn stalked and shot Habits of the game . 100-1 10 



CHAPTER VII. 

 MOUNTAIN GAME ; THE WHITE GOAT. 



A trip to the Bighole Basin Incidents of travel with a. wagon Camp among 

 the mountains A trip on foot after goats Spruce grouse Lying out at 

 night A climb over the high peaks Two goats shot Weary tramp back 

 A hunt in the Kootenai country Hard climbing among the wooded 

 mountains Goat shot on brink of chasm Ptarmigan for supper Goat 

 hunting very hard work Ways and habits of the goats Not much 

 decrease in numbers 111-130 



