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it to be too egotistical in manner, so we left them at onee, 

 and on returning 1 to town a week afterwards heard that 

 they had come back without killing- a buffalo, although they 

 had seen them in immense numbers. 



I met the same party subsequently in Wyoming, and all 

 expressed themselves delighted with their luck in that region, 

 and some became as enthusiastic as their temperament would 

 permit them in describing the quantity of game they had 

 killed, and the wonderful scenery of the country. Their good 

 fortune was due, however, to their former experience, for they 

 soon learned that Western men cared very little for mere titles 

 or wealth, and paid no more personal respect to their owner?, 

 when they were arrogant, than they would to the simplest citi- 

 zen. They were, in fact, sometimes spoken of in the most dis- 

 respectful manner in their own hearing ; and this taught them 

 that they were not of as much consequence as they deemed 

 themselves to be, so accepting the facts, they made themselves 

 as agreeable to those who accompanied them as cultured gen- 

 tlemen could, and the result was such an amount of pleasure 

 and successful hunting as they had never anticipated. I men- 

 tion this incident for the purpose of showing how differently 

 foreign tourists are treated by those very independent guides 

 when they, in the language of the latter, "put on lugs," and 

 when they are genial and act the part of " hail fellows well met." 

 In selecting guides for a protracted hunt, a good plan 

 would be to make no contracts with them, except for their 

 personal services, and to obtain waggons, horses, and mules 

 from other parties, as the former often charge unusually heavy 

 prices for their teams, and furnish the poorest animals in 

 their herds in the bargain. The majority, however, are 

 honest, and will do all in their power for their patrons, 

 but these are generally off the highways of travel, and 

 are themselves ardent followers of the chase. The services of 

 a good guide ought to be obtained for two or three dollars per 

 day, and if an Indian, for one dollar; and a team and driver 

 ought not to cost more than thirty dollars per week, or five 

 dollars per day. If it is intended to continue the hunt for any 

 lengthened period of time, the best method would be to pur- 



