viii CONTENTS. 



CHAPTEE V. 



PAGE 



WAGGONS ON THE WESTERN WILDS SHOT AT A BUFFALO BY 



THE CAMP-FIRE THE BOSS'S STORY 75 



CHAPTEK VI. 



COON OR SHELL-DRAKE CREEK MUSK-RATS THE SKUNK 



RACOON HUNTING STORY OF A ^KUNK A RECOLLECTION OF 



MINNESOTA ANAS OBSCURA, BLACK DUCK ALARM IN CAMP 



PRAIRIE DOGS FAITHFUL SENTINELS UNWELCOME 



GUESTS ANIMAL BAROMETER . . . . . .105 



CHAPTEE VII. 



AN INDIAN MOTHER DEATH OF THE PAPOOSE BID ADIEU TO 



THE TRADERS VOLUNTEER GUIDE HIS HISTORY EXCITING 



ADVENTURE ENCOUNTER WITH THE GREY WOLF OF THE 



NORTH A TRAPPER'S COURTING -DREADFUL TRAGEDY 

 CONCLUSION OF THE OLD MAN*S STORY . . . .121 



CHAPTEE VIII. 



ECCENTRICITIES OF CATTLE RED-HEADED WOODPECKERS 



STRANGE CAPERS OF AN OLD DOE RATTLESNAKE KILLED BY 



A DEER THE BOBOLINK, OR REED-BIRD TRAIL OF INDIANS 



ATTEMPT TO BURN A BEAR OUT OF A CAVE ROUGHED 



GROUSE OBSTINATE COURAGE OF MY OLD GUIDE . .154 



CHAPTEE IX. 



ANTELOPES THE GARTER-SNAKE THE JAW AND TEETH OF 



SNAKES KILDEES SPRIG-TAIL OR PHEASANT-DUCKS 



ZEAL IN THE STUDY OF NATURAL HISTORY SPOOR OF THE 



BEAR A DAINTY MARAUDER THE VARIEGATED HARE 



THE MISSOURI ENCAMPMENT OF TRAPPERS . . .171 



CHAPTEE X. 



LOOKING FOR GAME ON THE TRACK OF WAPITI DEER 



ENCOUNTER WITH A PUMA AN * OLD BOSS'S ' STORY 



8OULE AND HIS MEN SHAMEFUL TREATMENT OF INDIANS 



RATTLESNAKES DEPARTURE FROM THE CAMP WILD STRAW- 

 BERRIES SHOT AT A BLACK-TAILED DEER BEAR AND 



WOLVES EXCITING ADVENTURE . 192 



