CONTENTS. 13 



CHAPTER XVII. 



En Route to the Village Again A Water-Soaked Country "Oh, 

 What a Fall was There, My Countrymen!" Walking on Slip- 

 pery Logs More Rain Wet Indians "Semo He Spile de 

 Grouse" A Frugal Breakfast High Living at Home A 

 Bear He did a Fishing Go; but He was Caught Instead of 

 the Fish, and His Skin is Bartered to the Unwashed 

 Siwashes. . 132 



CHAPTER XVIII. 



John and His Family " At Home " An Interesting Picture of 

 Domestic Economy Rifle Practice on Gulls and Grebes 

 Puzzled Natives " Phwat Kind of Burds is Them?" A day 

 on the Columbia The Pallisades from a Steamer Photo- 

 graphing Bad Lands from a Moving Train. . . 142 



CHAPTER XIX. 



Deer Hunting at Spokane Falls Ruin Wrought by an Over- 

 loaded Shotgun : A Tattered Vest and a Wrecked Watch 

 Billy's Bear Story The Poorest Hunter Makes the Biggest 

 Score A Claw in Evidence A Disgusted Party. . 146 



CHAPTER XX. 



A Fusilade on the Mule Deer Two Does as the Result A Good 

 Shot Spoiled View from the Top of Blue Grouse Mountain 

 A Grand Panorama ; Lakes, Mountains, Prairies and Forests 

 Johnston's Sto-y Rounding Up Wild Hogs A Trick on 

 the Dutchman A Bucking Mule and a Balky Cayuse Falls 

 of the Spokane River 153 



CHAPTER XXI. 



Hunting the Grizzly Bear Habitat and Characteristics A Camp 

 Kettle as a Weapon of Defense To the Rescue with a Win- 

 chester Best Localities for Hunting the Grizzly Baiting 

 and Still-Hunting A Surprise Parly in the Trail Two Bull- 

 eyes and a Miss Fresh Meat and Revelry in Camp. . 164 



