1 CONTEXTS. 



PAGE 



subsequently devoured by wolves A comrade ;tnd myself kill one 

 in Wyoming A grizzly invades the camp The midnight alarm 

 and hunt I wound a cub and am chased by the dam The retreat 

 Indian anecdote of the affection of a grizzly for her young 

 Horseback hunt with (Jreasers in California Our trophies Death 

 of a horse, and wounding of its rider We lasso two cubs Which 

 is the king of beasts, the lion or the grizzly ? . . . .2*2 



CHAPTER III. 



The Black Bear Different varieties Their haunts, habits, and general 

 characteristics Affection of mothers for their cubs Gravid females 

 never seen Migrations of the bear Character of its flesh Its 

 game qualities Abundance of the animal in the West The best 

 dogs for chasing it How to hunt it Its acuteness of nose and 

 expertness in swimming Captured by steamers frequently in 

 1'uget Sound Why it is not hunted much A hunt with Indians 

 The scenes and incidents of a potlatch Capture of several 

 bears Tripped up while stalking a male Explosion of gun A 

 rude raft, a wild ride, and a collision with a barricade A bad 

 ducking I kill a bear and receive a bad wound in the arm A 

 canoe trip and a hard bump Reach camp and have my wound 

 dressed Return of the hunters An Indian festival How Indians 

 cook young bears I am mistaken for a bear by hunters, and shot 

 at Anecdotes of men attacked by bears A bear hunt which 

 results in being treed The release, and death of the besieger 

 How a doctor captured a bear "Water versus courage A public 

 singer and an imaginary bear The remuneration given for keeping 

 his adventure silent. 51 



CHAPTER IV. 



The Cougar Variety of its names Size, weight, strength, colour, 

 and general characteristics Its peculiarities when treed How 

 farmers kill it Anecdotes of its courage A light with a wolf and 

 a bear- Desperate struggle between a cougar and an unarmed man 

 in Oregon- Two kittens captured Death of the dam A wild 

 cougar plays with a man in Washington Territory His fright and 

 escaj i An episode in Minnesota My first cougar A weird 

 funeral ceremony among the Digger Indians Why the Calil'ornians 

 are called Tar Heads My next capture, and another form of an 

 Indian funeral A hunt in the Cascade Range Death of a cougar 

 My companion wounded Legend of an enchanted lake A 

 cougar cripples nn Indian Dangerous character of the animal 

 The best time for hunting it A night hunt and its serious result 

 Death of two cougars Other members of the cat family- - 

 Difference between lynxes and true cats How to distinguish them 

 Lynx hunts 1 kill four in one month Characteristics of the 

 genus Lynx-hunting as a sport. ...... 



