12 CONTENTS. 



Power. Character of its Flesh. Its Abundance. Great Numbers 

 slaughtered Annually. Objection of Pot-hunters to Hounds. Best 

 Kind of Dogs for hunting it in the Forests. Packs in the North-west. 

 Use of Deer-hounds. Where to find the Black-tail. The White-tail- 

 ed Deer. Its Haunts and Habits. -Difference between it and the Black- 

 tail when running before Hounds. Its Intrusive Character and Abun- 

 dance. How Farmers keep it away from their Crops. Antipathy be- 

 tween Sheep and Deer. Fondness for Salt and Sulphur Springs. Best 

 Weapon for hunting it. The Spotted and White Deer. The Former a 

 Great Pet. The Latter supposed to be a Wandering Spirit by the In- 

 dians. Where found. The Virginia Deer. Its Feeding-grounds. Best 

 Time for stalking it. How to stalk it. The Dwarf Deer. Its Haunts, 

 Habits, and Numbers. Different Methods of hunting Deer. A Day's 

 Hunting in the Woods with Hounds. Number Captured. A Fortnight 

 in the Forests of Washington Territory. Our Camp and Hunting Expe- 

 rience. Extraordinary Abundance of Fur, Fin, and Feather. Incidents 

 of Sport and Camp Life. Merry Times. Attacked by a Buck. Lost in 

 the Forest. Actions of a Man when lost. How I reached Camp. Ex- 

 cursions after Fin and Feather. Homeward bound. A Grand Hunt- 

 ball. The Ball-room and the People. An Original Band. The Terpsi- 

 choreans, and now they were put through their Figures. Ball-room 

 Scenes and Repasts. A Hunt-dinner. Rambling once more. A Pleas- 

 ant Reminiscence Page 323 



CHAPTER XII. 



THE ANTELOPE, OB PRONG-HORN. 



The Prong-horn. Its Haunts, Range, and Abundance. Character of its 

 Food. Its fear of Woods. Its Position in Natural History. General 

 Characteristics. Strange Growth of its Horns. Its Glandular System. 

 Is easily Tamed. Sterility when Domesticated. Its Speed. Cours- 

 ing it with Greyhounds. Vigilance of the Animal. A Herd on Guard. 

 Best Means of stalking it. Great Curiosity of Males. Weeps when 

 wounded. Twenty-four killed by one Dog. A Day's Coursing on the 

 Laramie Plains. Lassoing Fawns. The best Dogs for the Chase. 

 How experienced Hounds hunt the Antelope. Stalking and its Re- 

 sult. Playful Fawns. Stags and Wolves. Fate of the Antelope.. 363 



CHAPTER XIII. 



THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN GOAT. 



The Rocky Mountain Goat. Position in Natural History. Its Classifica- 

 tion. Supposed to be a Goat-antelope. Its Appearance, Haunts, and 

 Habits. Character of its Hair. Vigilance of Sentinels. Its Nimble- 

 ness. Fear of the Lowlands. Getting Scarce. Flocks in Flight- 

 First Introduction to the Goat. A March with Indians. A Stalk in 

 the Cascade Range. Its Result. Disappointment. A Ram killed. 

 Skin spoiled by a Fall. A Hunt in Montana. Sharp Terriers. Their 



