CONTEXTS. 1 1 



CHAPTER IX. 



THE ELK, OB 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 hi 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 Hiud, 

 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 

 targe Game. — We kill sixty Elks in Colorado. — Lassoing Fawns. — 

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CHAPTER X. 



THE MULE DEER. 



The Mule Deer.— Its Daunts 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 tbem 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. — 

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CHAPTER XL 



TUE BLACK-TAILED AND VIBGINIA DEEB, AND THEIB VABIETIES. 



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

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



