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Sometimes carried away on Cakes of Ice......+0+---+ 225 
The Gaits of the Buffalo... .. cc. cece ccc ee ce teeeeeeee 226 
Its Mode of lying down and rising..... Sompedeaeelauie 2am 
Buffaloes caught swimming the Missouri.........+.-.- 227 
Buffalo Tripe......... ipsa la taieiecergieve e410 siseneens: oe 228 
Indian Preference for Carrion..... Sapp ecaystereunyate’ wwaww 228 
Attempts to Entrap Buffaloes at Fort Union........+. 229 
Occasionally Shot near the Fort.......0+:.seeeeeeeee 229 
Buffalo Hunting............ sinew atc veieeseneewesvesnd 2G 
A Wounded Bull.............4. spipicieietiwatevemeys saver: ON 
Burrows of the Swift Fox.......... siaisicrevereeneasipdierevet ede OO 
Buffalo Brains eaten raw by Hunters. ..........+++-+- 238 
Bleached Buffalo Skulls... .....ccceecceceeeecceeces 234 
Buffaloes frequently killed for the Tongue alone....... 234 
Dangerous when Wounded..........eeesseceesereee 284 
Imprudent Daring............020.- eee cccccecseees 20D 
Narrow Escape from a Wounded Bull... ncivasvsevers 236 
Prairie Sunset.........2.cccccccecccerececccesenes 236 
Night Scene on the Prairies........sessecesssecsceee 237 
Signs of the Grizzly Bear..........sccceeccecesevecs 237 
Wolves among the Bushes..........sceeere punedoae 2ST 
Signal for Buffaloes. ...... ccc es cece ences ecccereees Lad 
Bad Water on the Prairies. ........cceceececereeees 239 
Prairie Fuel......... erases ragesesicak re tee seu 289 
Vast Numbers of Bisons on the Prairies.........+0+++ 239 
Statement of Mr. Kipp... ... cece eceseeeccereeeees 239 
Shyness of the Buffalo.........cscceceecscceseesene 240 
Indian Modes of Hunting the Buffalo................ 240 
The Mandan Indians........ccceceeeccseesevececses 241 
Action of the Buffalo when pursued...........e0000+ 242 
Taken by the Indians in Pens.......... seecesenenres 242 
A Buffalo Decov....... eee cece rece ceecsewessensss 248 
Indian Ceremonies.......cccceeccecccecccscecccsce: 244 
Numerous Enemies of the Bison. ........ ccc ccce cess 245 
Indian Method of making Boats......... oeninereaeis BLE 
Various uses of the Buffalo, ............. cee eee vee. 24€ 
