CONTENTS. 



INTRODUCTION. 

 PAGE 712. 



Connection of Trapping with other Trades, 8. Observations on the Pur 

 Trade, 9. Season for Trapping, 10. Statistics of the Fur Trade, 11. 



THE TRAPPER'S ART. 

 PAGE 1394. 



I. PRELIMINARIES, 1320. The Dead-fall, 13. Poisoning, 14. Shoot- 

 ing, 14. Steel Traps, 15. Requisites of a good Trap, 15. The Spring- 

 pole, 17. The Sliding-pole, 18. The Clog, 18. Rule for Baiting, 19. 

 Proper Outfit of Traps, 20. Profits of Trapping, 20. 



II. CAPTURE OP ANIMALS, 2178. The Muskrat, 21. The Mink, 23. 

 The Marten, 25. The Sable, 26. The Ermine, 28. The Fisher, 30. The 

 Fox, 32. The Otter, 35. The Sea Otter, 41. The Beaver, 42. The Wolf, 

 47. The Bear, 48. The Raccoon, 50. The Badger, 51. The Wild Cat or 

 Bay Lynx, 53. The Lynx, 56. The Cougar, 58. The Jaguar, 59. The 

 Lion, 81. The Tiger, 62. The Wolverine, 66. The Opossum, 67. The 

 Skunk, 67. The Coypu Rat, 70. The Chinchilla, 71. The Squirrel, 71 

 The Woodchuck or Marmot, 72. The Gopher, 72. The Rat, 74. The 

 Deer, 74. The Moose, 77. 



III. CURING SKINS, 7983. General Rules, 79. Stretching Skins, 80. 

 Board Stretcher, 80. Muskrat Stretcher, 81. Bow Stretcher, 82. Hoop 

 Stretcher, 82. 



IV. LIFE IN THE WOODS, 8494. Outfit for a Campaign on Foot, 84. 

 Outfit for an Excursion by Wagon or Boat, 86. Tent, 87. Stove and Fur- 

 niture, 87. Bed and Bedding, 88. Camp Chest, 89. Cooking, 89. Jerked 

 Meat, 91. Preparations against Insects, 91. Shanty, 92. Trapping Lines, 

 92. Conclusion, 93. 



THE TRAPPER'S FOOD. 

 PAGE 95107. 



The Deer, 95. The Buffalo, 96. The Rocky Mountain Sheep or Big- 

 horn, 98. The Argali, 99. The Prong-horn Antelope, 100. Squirrel 

 Hunting, 101. The Ruffled Grouse, 101. Pinnated Grouse, 102. Sharp- 

 tail Grouse, 103. Cock of the Plains, 103. Dusky Grouse, 104. Canada 

 or Spruce Grouse, 104 White-tailed Ptarmigan, 105. Willow Ptarmi- 

 gan, 105. European Grouse, 107. Water Fowl, 107. 



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