XVIII LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS. 



THE EXTERMINATION OF THE AMERICAN BISON — Continued. 



Pago. 

 Plate XVI. Cree Indians impounding buffaloes. (Eeproduced from Prof. 



H. Y. Hind's "Red River, Assiniboine, and Saskatchewan 

 Expedition") 478 



XVII. The surround. (From painting by George Catlin in the Na- 



tional Museum) 482 



XVIII. Indians on snow-shoes hunting buffaloes. (From painting 



ing by George Catlin in the National Museum) 484 



XIX. Where the millions have gone. (From painting by J. H. 



Moser in the National Museum)... 508 



XX. Sketch map of the hunt for buffalo 534 



XXI. Trophies of thehunt. (Drawn from specimens in the Na- 



tional Museum, and reproduced from the "Cosmopolitan 

 Magazine," by permission 542 



XXII. Map illustrating the Extermination of the American Bison. 



(Prepared by William T. Hornaday) 548 



THE PRESERVATION OF MUSEUM SPECIMENS. 



FlG. 1. Gutta-percha atomizer 556 



2. Galvanized sheet-iron tank 557 



2a. Showing adjustment of lid of tank 557 



3. Section across back of door 557 



4. Section across junction of door 557 



(Figs. 3 and 4 are from architect's plans of cases for the National 



Museum.) 



