CONTENTS. Vll 



CHAPTER V. 



The Gray Wolf Number of species Difference in colours The 

 size of the largest variety Its courage A pack kills two of our 

 dogs Retaliation Indians eat the wolf Sagacity of the animal 

 in hunting How a pack drives deer Stratagems resorted to- 

 Satellites of herds of buffaloes and antelopes What wolves live 

 on Useful scavengers Their harmless character to man 

 Famishing wolves attack an Indian Result Afraid of a child 

 Yelps when wounded Their size and character when food is 

 plentiful How they are killed " Wolfers," and their mode of 

 work Their general character Sudden wealth and poverty A 

 lucky " wolfer " A luint with a " wolfer " His peculiar breed 

 of dogs Their speed and stubbornness Six cubs captured, and 

 two wolves killed Pursuit of a coyote Affection of a mother for 

 her young How wolves run when pursued Different breeds of 

 dogs tit for wolf-hunting How it is bunted in portions of the 

 West A spirited wolf-chase How wolves act when trapped 

 The future of wolf-hunting in the West. ..... ll:j 



CHAFIER VI. 



The Prairie AVolf Origin of its name Its position among the 

 Canidce The connecting link between the large wolf and the fox 

 Its burrows Peculiarity of its barking Its form and colour 

 How it is looked upon by plainsmen Where it is very abundant 

 Hunting it on horseback Its speed Best dogs for hunting it 

 Its numbers make it difficult to be hunted by one pack of hounds 

 The heaviness of its brush When it runs best Best horses for 

 the chase Leaves a screaming scent Dashes after it with hounds 

 and horses Kill six in one day Run into encampments of war 

 parties of Indians Rapid retreat A severe fight with the red 

 men A chase on the plains of the Columbia The meet Mongrel 

 dogs and their love of fighting At cover Start two coyotes 

 The pursuit Killed by Indian dogs A mongrel greyhound brings 

 one to bay, and it is shot I shoot one Looking for my party 

 A meet and a run Surprised by Indians Whites versus Indians 

 in the chase Seven coyotes killed Fun and confusion Falls and 

 laughter The relation of Indian dogs to coyotes Their character 

 for hunting Future of coyote hunting. .... 131 



CHAPTER VII. 



The Buffalo Number of species Difference between them Its size, 

 weight, and measurements The gigantic buffalo of prehistoric 

 times Fierce aspect of the modern bison When it is dangerous 

 Courage of the male- Social character of the species Mothers 

 have little affection for the calves Where the females produce 

 their young An abatis of horns Fight between a grizzly bear 

 and a small herd of bulls Defeat of the former A bull rescues 

 a calf from a pack of wolves Another tries to protect a cow from 

 a hunter Cows courageous sometimes A mother charges a hunter 



