Contents. 



CHAPTER XII. 

 THE BISON OR AMERICAN BUFFALO. 



Extermination of the bison My brother and cousin take a hunting trip in Texas 

 Hardships Hunting on the Brazos Many buffalo slain Following four 

 bulls A stampede Splitting the herd Occasional charges A Comanche 

 war party Great herds on the Arkansas Adventure of Clarence King 

 The bison of the mountains At the vanishing point A hunt for mountain 

 bison A trail discovered Skilful tracking A band of six Death of the 

 bull A camp in the canyon . 230-254 



CHAPTER XIII. 

 THE BLACK BEAR. 



Habits of the black bear Holds his own well in the land The old hunters 

 Hunting bear with dogs General Hampton's hunting Black bear at bay 

 A bear catching mice and chipmunks Occasional raids on the farm 

 yard Their weight Those I have killed 255-264 



CHAPTER XIV. 

 OLD EPHRAIM, THE GRISLY BEAR. 



The king of American game Varieties of the grisly Worthlessness of old 

 hunters' opinions Grisly contrasted with black bear Size Habits in old 

 times Habits nowadays Hybernating Cattle killing Horse killing 

 Range cow repels bear Bear kills sheep and hogs Occasional raids on 

 game Killing bison, elk, and moose Eats carrion Old he's sometimes kill 

 cubs Usually eats roots and vegetables Fondness for berries Its foes 

 Den Fond of wallowing She's and cubs Trapping bears Hunting them 

 with dogs Ordinarily killed with rifle 265-295 



CHAPTER XV. 

 HUNTING THE GRISLY. 



Camp in the mountains After the first snow Trailing and stalking a big bear 

 His death Lying in camp Stalking and shooting a bear at a moose car- 

 cass Lying in wait for a bear by a dead elk He comes late in the evening 

 Is killed A successful hunting trip A quarrel I start home alone Get 

 lost on second day Shot at a grisly His resolute charge and death 

 Danger in hunting the grisly Exaggerated, but real Rogers charged Dif- 

 ference in ferocity in different bears Dr. Merrill's queer experience 

 Tazewell Woody's adventures Various ways in which bears attack Ex- 

 amples Men maimed and slain Instances Mr. Whitney's experience A 

 bear killed on the round-up Ferocity of old-time bears Occasional unpro- 

 voked attacks A French trapper attacked Cowboys and bears Killing 

 them with a revolver Feat of General Jackson .... 296-334 



