CONTENTS. IX 



CHAPTER IX. 



PAGB 



The Wapiti Its range, haunts, habits, and gait Fierce contests 

 between the males How they may be detected by the " shaking " 

 Courage of the elk Two men charged by a couple in Oregon 

 The escape Novel mode of killing it in the North-west Thousands 

 never saw man When started said not to stop until it crosses 

 water How herds run when in flight Their speed and endurance 

 The elk as a roadster and saddle animal Hide-hunters 

 Great slaughter of the animal Why hinds lead the columns How 

 to hunt it successfully in the forest and on the plains Dr. Carver's 

 great feat The best weapons How to shoot on horseback The 

 most exciting run I ever had after it Bagging a stag Pursuit of 

 a hind, and why she was captured Escape of a fawn Surprised 

 by Indians The assembly Our plans and stratagem A running 

 fight Loss of the Indians Find refuge in a chasm Death of 

 one of our men He is mutilated and burned to death Our retreat 

 Suffer from hunger Loss of our camp and escape of the camp 

 guard Where we found safety A scalp dance Unusual abundance 

 of large game We kill sixty elks in Colorado Lassoing fawns 

 Visions of the sport 224 



CHAPTER X. 



The Mule Deer Its haunts and habits General characteristics 

 Origin of name Weight, size, and appearance Why it is called 

 the jumping deer Fire hunting Herding of bucks Hunting 

 with hounds Stalking Migrations of the animal Large num- 

 bers killed by hunters A hunt on the Bitter Root Mountains 

 Wailing of squaws A visit to an Indian cemetery Disappearance 

 of the mourners A retreat Wolves Sit up all night Fear of 

 Indians A visit from them in the morning Our preparations for 

 their reception Mutual recognition The trapper's story Visit 

 the Indian camp The pipe of peace Speeches A buffalo dance 

 Revisit the burial-ground Mode of burying the dead Mourn- 

 ing songs of wailing squaws Change camp Number of deer 

 captured, and how we bagged them AVolves attacking a stag 

 Kill five of them Change quarters Hunting does and fawns- 

 Why these keep to the foot-hills Our success with them Result 

 of five days' hunting Another visit to the Indian camp An aged 

 couple deserted How Indians treat old people Their i'ate . . 247 



CHAPTER XI. 



Thfi Black-tailed and Virginia Deer and their varieties Range of the 

 black-tail Misapplication of names Size, speed, and jumping 

 power Character of its flesh Its abundance Great numbers 

 slaughtered annually Objection of pot-hunters to hounds Best 

 kind of dogs for hunting it in the forests Packs in the North- 

 west Use of deerhounds Where to find the black-tail The white- 

 tailed deer Its haunts and habits Difference between it and the 

 black-tail when running before hounds Its instrusive character 

 and abundance How farmers keep it away from their crops 

 Antipathy between sheep and deer Fondness for salt and sulphur 



