Xll CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER XV. 



LIFE ON THE PLAINS. 



Courtesies of railroad and military officers Living on the fat of the 

 land The cuisine of the Palmer House eclipsed Sport that 

 is sport A pet fawn A sight for Landseer Lieutenant 

 McCoy Spike-tailed Republicans A banquet in the wilder- 

 ness Buzzing a sentinel A yarn of Indian 'scouts " Soldier 

 heap damn lazy !" Back to my virtuous couch 136 



CHAPTER XVI. 



AFTER THE BUFFALOES. 



We start well equipped Camp at Beaver creek The antelope hard 

 to kill Dr. Black " all broke up " Takes his supper standing 

 Good morning's sport A breakfast fit for the gods Buffaloes 

 at last "Let them have it" The buffaloes take a good deal 

 of killing Sharp's rifles 145 



CHAPTER XVII. 



TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND BUFFALOES. 



Small herds of buffaloes The great herd An early morning hunt 

 "Old reliable" Charges a buffalo My first buffalo lies dead 

 at my feet Back to camp Corporal Brown counsels caution 

 Startled by white men My buffalo weighs fourteen hundred 

 pounds 153 



CHAPTER XVIII. 



THROUGH AN EXTINCT HELL ! 



Another herd of buffaloes An unusual experience A grand leap 

 for life Pursuing the herd Back through the bad lands 

 Black-tail deer Still after the buffaloes Defeated More 

 sport Close quarters The bison yields The hunt is up. . 161 



CHAPTER XIX. 



THE GULF COAST OF FLORIDA. 



Jacksonville A city of orange groves On board the "Pastime'* 

 Mrs. Harriet Beecher Stowe's winter home Hibernia Mag- 

 nolia Palatka "There's an alligator" Fine sport Lake 

 George Manhattan William Astor's orange grove An alli- 

 gator thirty feet long Dr. Spalding's trout St. Augustine, the 

 oldest city in the United States 171 



