16 CONTENTS. 



Range The " Bucker," and the " Buster "The Good Cow- 

 Horse Roping for Prizes Snaking a Bear with a Lariat 

 A Good School for Boys Communion with Nature Mak s' 

 Honest Men 304 



CHAPTER XXXI. 



A Montana Roundup Ranges and Ranches on Powder River ; 

 Once the Home of the Buffalo, the Elk, the Antelope; now 

 the Home of the Texas Steer and the Cowboy The Great 

 PIMns in Spring Attire A Gathering of Rustlers" Chuck 

 Outfits "to the Front Early Risers Taming an " Alecky " 

 Steer A Red-Hot Device Branding and Slitting The Run 

 on the Mess Wagon " Cutting Out" and "Throwing 

 Over "A Cruel Process. 327 



