CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER I. 



RANCHING IN THE BAD LANDS. 



The northern cattle plains Stock-raising 

 Cowboys, their dress and character My 

 ranches in the Bad Lands of the Little Mis- 

 souri Indoor amusements Books Pack- 

 rats Birds Ranch life The round-up 

 Indians Ephemeral nature of ranch life 

 Foes of the stockmen Wolves, their rav- 

 agesFighting with dogs Cougar My 

 brother kills one One killed by blood- 

 hounds The chase one of the chief pleasures 

 of ranch life Hunters and cowboys Weap- 

 ons Dress Hunting-horses Target-shoot- 

 ing and game shooting 9 



CHAPTER II. 



WATER-FOWL. 



Stalking wild geese with rifle Another goose 

 killed in early morning Snow-goose shot 

 with rifle from beaver meadow Description 

 of plains beaver Its rapid extinction- 

 Ducks Not plenty on cattle plains Teal 

 Duck-shooting in course of wagon trip to 



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