CONTENTS. 1 1 



CHAPTER IX. 



THE ELK, OR WAPITI. 



The Wapiti. Its Range, Haunts, Habits, and Gait. Fierce Contests be- 

 tween the Males. How they may be detected by the "Shaking." 

 Courage of the Elk. Two Men charged by a Couple in Oregon. The 

 Escape. Novel Mode of killing it in the North -west. Thousands 

 never saw Man. When started, said not to stop until it crosses Water. 

 How Herds run when in Flight. Their Speed and Endurance. The 

 Elk as a Roadster and Saddle Animal. Hide-hunters. Great Slaugh- 

 ter of the Animal. Why Hinds lead the Columns. How to Hunt it 

 successfully in the Forest and on the Plains. Dr. Carver's Great Feat. 

 The best Weapons. How to Shoot on Horseback. The most Ex- 

 citing Run I ever had after it. Bagging a Stag. Pursuit of a Hind, 

 and why she was Captured. Escape of a Fawn. Surprised by Indians. 

 The Assembly. Our Plans and Stratagems. A Running Fight. 

 Loss of the Indians. Find Refuge in a Chasm. Death of one of our 

 Men. He is mutilated, and burned to Death. Our Retreat. Suffer 

 from Hunger. Loss of our Camp, and Escape of the Camp Guard. 

 Where we found Safety. A Scalp Dance. Unusual Abundance of 

 large Game. We kill sixty Elks in Colorado. Lassoing Fawns. 

 Visions of the Sport Page 266 



CHAPTER X. 



THE MULE DEER. 



The Mule Deer. Its Haunts and Habits. General Characteristics. Ori- 

 gin of Name. Weight, Size, and Appearance. Why it is called the 

 Jumping Deer. Fire -hunting. Herding of Bucks. Hunting with 

 Hounds. Stalking. Migrations of the Animal. Large Numbers kill- 

 ed by Hunters. A Hunt in the Bitter Root Mountains. Wailing of 

 Squaws. A Visit to an Indian Cemetery. Disappearance of the 

 Mourners. A Retreat. Wolves. Sit up all Night. Fear of Indians. 

 A Visit from them in the Morning. Our Preparations for their Re- 

 ception. Mutual Recognition. The Trapper's Story. Visit the In- 

 dian Camp. The Pipe of Peace. Speeches. A Buffalo Dance. Revis- 

 it the Burial-ground. Mode of Burying the Dead. Mourning Songs 

 of Squaws. Change Camp. Number of Deer captured, and how we 

 Bagged them. Wolves attacking a Stag. Death of Five of them. 

 Change Quarters. Hunting Does and Fawns. Why these keep to the 

 Foot-hills. Our Success with them. Another Visit to the Indian 

 Camp. An Aged Couple deserted. How Indians treat Old People. 

 Their Fate 293 



CHAPTER XL 



THE BLACK-TAILED AND VIRGINIA DEER, AND THEIR VARIETIES. 



The Black-tailed and Virginia Deer, and their Varieties. Range of the 

 Black -tail. Misapplication of Names. Size, Speed, and Jumping 



