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THE OBJECT OF OUR EXPEDITION--A GLIMPSE OF ALASKA THROUGH CAPTAIN WALRUS' GLASS--WE ARE TEMPTED BY OUR RECENT PURCHASE--ALASKAN GAME OF "OLD SLEDGE"--THE EARLY STRUGGLES OF KANSAS--THE SMOKY HILL TRAIL--INDIAN HIGH ART--THE "BORDER-RUFFIAN," PAST AND PRESENT--TOPEKA--HOW IT RE...
call it a canine thermometer. It rises and falls with his feelings, in moments of depression going down to zero between his legs, and again rising when the canine temperature be...
61. CHAPTER III.In my endeavors to place Buffalo Land before the public in its true light, I have felt a desire, as earnest as it is natural, that my readers should feel that the subject has be...
52. CHAPTER XXIII.FROM SHERIDAN TO THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS--THE COLORADO PORTION OF THE PLAINS--THE GIANT PINES--ATTEMPT TO PHOTOGRAPH A BUFFALO--THINGS GET MIXED--THE LEVIATHAN AT HOME--A CHAT WITH...
41. CHAPTER XII.At our request White Wolf and two of his braves gave us a display of their skill--or rather, their strength--in the use of their bows, shooting their arrows at a stake sixty yar...
42. CHAPTER XIII.CHARACTER OF THE PLAINS--BUFFALO BILL AND HIS HORSE BRIGHAM--THE GUIDE AND SCOUT OF ROMANCE--CAYOTE VERSUS JACKASS-RABBIT--A LAWYER-LIKE RESCUE--OUR CAMP ON SILVER CREEK--UNCLE...
58. CHAPTER XXVIII.THE BLOCK-HOUSE ON THE SOLOMON--HOW THE OLD MAN DIED--WACONDA DA--LEGEND OF WA-BOG-AHA AND HEWGAW--SABBATH MORNING--SACHEM'S POETICAL EPITAPH--AN ALARM--BATTLE BETWEEN AN EMIGRA...
39. CHAPTER X.Hays City by lamp-light was remarkably lively and not very moral. The streets blazed with the reflection from saloons, and a glance within showed floors crowded with dancers, th...
45. CHAPTER XVI.BISON MEAT--A STRANGE ARRIVAL--THE SYDNEY FAMILY--THE HOME IN THE VALLEY--THE SOLOMON MASSACRE--THE MURDER OF THE FATHER AND THE CHILD--THE SETTLERS' FLIGHT--INCIDENTS--OUR QUEE...
44. CHAPTER XV.A FIRE SCENE--A GLIMPSE OF THE SOUTH--'COON HUNTING IN MISSISSIPPI--VOICES IN THE SOLITUDE--FRIENDS OR FOES--A STARTLING SERENADE--PANIC IN CAMP--CAYOTES AND THEIR HABITS--WORRY...
47. CHAPTER XVIII.STILL HUNTING--DARK OBJECTS AGAINST THE HORIZON--THE RED MAN AGAIN--RETREAT TO CAMP--PREPARATIONS FOR DEFENSE--SHAKING HANDS WITH DEATH--MR. COLON'S BUGS--THE EMBASSADORS--A NEW...
49. CHAPTER XX.THE CAYOTES' STRYCHNINE FEAST--CAPTURING A TIMBER WOLF--A FEW CORDS OF VICTIMS--WHAT THE LAW CONSIDERS "INDIAN TAN"--"FINISHING" THE NEW YORK MARKET--A NEW YORK FARMER'S OPINION...
38. CHAPTER IX.WE SEE BUFFALO--ARRIVAL AT HAYS--GENERAL SHERIDAN AT THE FORT--INDIAN MURDERS--BLOOD-CHRISTENING OF THE PACIFIC RAILROAD--SURPRISED BY A BUFFALO HERD--A BUFFALO BULL IN A QUANDA...
46. CHAPTER XVII.PREPARATIONS FOR THE CHASE--THE VALLEY OF THE SALINE--QUEER 'COONS--A BISON'S GAME OF BLUFF--IN PURSUIT--ALONGSIDE THE GAME--FIRING FROM THE SADDLE--A CHARGE AND A PANIC--FALSE...
51. CHAPTER XXII.A LIVE TOWN AND ITS GRAVE-YARD--HONEST ROMBEAUX IN TROUBLE--JUDGE LYNCH HOLDS COURT--MARIE AND THE VINE-COVERED COTTAGE--THE TERRIBLE FLOODS--DEATH IN CAMP AND IN THE DUG-OUT--W...
40. CHAPTER XI.About midway between our party and the dusky group that stood watching us the four embassadors met. The Indians proved to be a band of Cheyennes, under White Wolf, or, as he is...
48. CHAPTER XIX.STALKING THE BISON--BUFFALO AS OXEN--EXPENSIVE POWER--A BUFFALO AT A LUNATIC ASYLUM--THE GATEWAY TO THE HERDS--INFERNAL GRAPE-SHOT--NATURE'S BOMB-SHELLS--CRAWLING BEDOUINS--"THA...
55. CHAPTER XXV.A SAVAGE OUTBREAK--THE BATTLE OF THE FORTY SCOUTS--THE SURPRISE--PACK-MULES STAMPEDED--DEATH ON THE ARICKEREE--THE MEDICINE MAN--A DISMAL NIGHT--MESSENGERS SENT TO WALLACE--MORN...
43. CHAPTER XIV.How vividly, when one is fairly embarked in any new enterprise, do the events of the first night impress one's imagination, and how indelibly do they fix themselves in the memor...
36. CHAPTER VII.GRIPE'S VIEWS OF INDIAN CHARACTER--THE DELAWARES' THE ISHMAELITES OF THE PLAINS--THE TERRITORY OF THE "LONG HORNS"--TEXANS AND THEIR CHARACTERISTICS--MUSHROOM ROCK--A VALUABLE D...
31. CHAPTER II.When permission was given me to draw upon the journal of our trip for such material as I might desire, it was stipulated that the camp-names should be adhered to. A company on t...
56. CHAPTER XXVI.THE STAGE DRIVERS OF THE PLAINS--OLD BOB--"JAMAICA AND GINGER"--AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE--BEADS OF THE PAST--ROBBING THE DEAD--A LEAF FROM THE LOST HISTORY OF THE MOUND BUILDERS--IND...
35. CHAPTER VI.OFF FOR BUFFALO LAND--THE NAVIGATION OF THE KAW--FORT RILEY--THE CENTER-POST OF THE UNITED STATES--OUR PURCHASE OF HORSES--"LO" AS A SAVAGE AND AS A CITIZEN--GRIPE UNFOLDS THE I...
37. CHAPTER VIII.Next morning, as the first gray darts of dawn fell against our windows, Mr. Colon lifted up a sleepy head and gazed out. Then came that quick jerk into an upright position which...
50. CHAPTER XXI."CREASING" WILD HORSES--MUGGS DISAPPOINTED--A FEAT FOR FICTION--HORSE AND MONKEY--HOOF WISDOM FOR TURFMEN--PROSPECTIVE CLIMATIC CHANGES ON THE PLAINS--THE QUESTION OF SPONTANEOU...
33. CHAPTER IV.We had left the road and were now driving over the fine prairie skirting Webster's Mound, the grass being about a foot high and affording excellent cover. Taking advantage of it...
57. CHAPTER XXVII.OUR PROGRAMME CONCLUDED--FROM SHERIDAN TO THE SOLOMON--FIERCE WINDS--A TERRIFIC STORM--SHAMUS' BLOODY APPARITION AND INDIAN WITCH--A RECONNOISSANCE--AN INDIAN BURIAL GROVE--A CO...
53. CHAPTER XXIV.The giants of the Pythonomorphs of Kansas have been called _Liodon proriger_ (Cope) and _Liodon dyspelor_ (Cope). The first must have been abundant, and its length could not hav...
30. CHAPTER I.THE OBJECT OF OUR EXPEDITION--A GLIMPSE OF ALASKA THROUGH CAPTAIN WALRUS' GLASS--WE ARE TEMPTED BY OUR RECENT PURCHASE--ALASKAN GAME OF "OLD SLEDGE"--THE EARLY STRUGGLES OF KANS...
32. CHAPTER III.We had three or four days to spend in Topeka, as it was there that we were to purchase our outfit for the buffalo region. With the latter purpose in view, we were wandering alon...
34. CHAPTER V.A short time after supper, Tenacious Gripe appeared with the mayor of the city, who wished to make the acquaintance of the Professor. The two august personages bowed to each oth...
54. PART II--GEOLOGY.The geology of this region has been very partially explored, but appears to be quite simple. The following description of the section along the line of the Kansas Pacific Railro...
29. CHAPTER XXIX.OUR LAST NIGHT TOGETHER--THE REMARKABLE SHED-TAIL DOG--HE RESCUES HIS MISTRESS, AND BREAKS UP A MEETING--A SKETCH OF TERRITORIAL TIMES BY GRIPE--MONTGOMERY'S EXPEDITION FOR THE...
59. CHAPTER XXIX.OUR LAST NIGHT TOGETHER--THE REMARKABLE SHED-TAIL DOG--HE RESCUES HIS MISTRESS, AND BREAKS UP A MEETING--A SKETCH OF TERRITORIAL TIMES BY GRIPE--MONTGOMERY'S EXPEDITION FOR THE...
20. CHAPTER XX.THE CAYOTES' STRYCHNINE FEAST--CAPTURING A TIMBER WOLF--A FEW CORDS OF VICTIMS--WHAT THE LAW CONSIDERS "INDIAN TAN"--"FINISHING" THE NEW YORK MARKET--A NEW YORK FARMER'S OPINION...
22. CHAPTER XXII.A LIVE TOWN AND ITS GRAVE-YARD--HONEST ROMBEAUX IN TROUBLE--JUDGE LYNCH HOLDS COURT--MARIE AND THE VINE-COVERED COTTAGE--THE TERRIBLE FLOODS--DEATH IN CAMP AND IN THE DUGOUT--WA...
1. CHAPTER I.THE OBJECT OF OUR EXPEDITION--A GLIMPSE OF ALASKA THROUGH CAPTAIN WALRUS' GLASS--WE ARE TEMPTED BY OUR RECENT PURCHASE--ALASKAN GAME OF "OLD SLEDGE"--THE EARLY STRUGGLES OF KANS...
19. CHAPTER XIX.STALKING THE BISON--BUFFALO AS OXEN--EXPENSIVE POWER--A BUFFALO AT A LUNATIC ASYLUM--THE GATEWAY TO THE HERDS--INFERNAL GRAPE-SHOT--NATURE'S BOMB-SHELLS--CRAWLING BEDOUINS--"THA...
28. CHAPTER XXVIII.THE BLOCK-HOUSE ON THE SOLOMON--HOW THE OLD MAN DIED--WACONDA DA--LEGEND OF WA-BOG-AHA AND HEWGAW--SABBATH MORNING--SACHEM'S POETICAL EPITAPH--AN ALARM--BATTLE BETWEEN AN EMIGRA...
18. CHAPTER XVIII.STILL HUNTING--DARK OBJECTS AGAINST THE HORIZON--THE RED MAN AGAIN--RETREAT TO CAMP--PREPARATIONS FOR DEFENSE--SHAKING HANDS WITH DEATH--MR. COLON'S BUGS--THE EMBASSADORS--A NEW...
21. CHAPTER XXI."CREASING" WILD HORSES--MUGGS DISAPPOINTED--A FEAT FOR FICTION-- HORSE AND MONKEY--HOOF WISDOM FOR TURFMEN--PROSPECTIVE CLIMATIC CHANGES ON THE PLAINS--THE QUESTION OF SPONTANEO...
27. CHAPTER XXVII.OUR PROGRAMME CONCLUDED--FROM SHERIDAN TO THE SOLOMON--FIERCE WINDS--A TERRIFIC STORM--SHAMUS' BLOODY APPARITION AND INDIAN WITCH--A RECONNOISSANCE--AN INDIAN BURIAL GROVE--A CO...
16. CHAPTER XVI.BISON MEAT--A STRANGE ARRIVAL--THE SYDNEY FAMILY--THE HOME IN THE VALLEY--THE SOLOMON MASSACRE--THE MURDER OF THE FATHER AND THE CHILD--THE SETTLERS' FLIGHT--INCIDENTS--OUR QUEE...
6. CHAPTER VI.OFF FOR BUFFALO LAND--THE NAVIGATION OF THE KAW--FORT RILEY--THE CENTER-POST OF THE UNITED STATES--OUR PURCHASE OF HORSES--"LO" AS A SAVAGE AND AS A CITIZEN--GRIPE UNFOLDS THE I...
9. CHAPTER IX.WE SEE BUFFALO--ARRIVAL AT HAYS--GENERAL SHERIDAN AT THE FORT--INDIAN MURDERS--BLOOD-CHRISTENING OF THE PACIFIC RAILROAD--SURPRISED BY A BUFFALO HERD--A BUFFALO BULL IN A QUANDA...
26. CHAPTER XXVI.THE STAGE DRIVERS OF THE PLAINS--"OLD BOB"--JAMAICA AND GINGER--AN OLD ACQUAINTANCE--BEADS OF THE PAST--ROBBING THE DEAD--A LEAP FROM THE LOST HISTORY OF THE MOUND BUILDERS--IND...
15. CHAPTER XV.A FIRE SCENE--A GLIMPSE OF THE SOUTH--'COON HUNTING IN MISSISSIPPI-- VOICES IN THE SOLITUDE--FRIENDS OR FOES--A STARTLING SERENADE--PANIC IN CAMP--CAYOTES AND THEIR HABITS--WORR...
23. CHAPTER XXIII.FROM SHERIDAN TO THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS--THE COLORADO PORTION OF THE PLAINS--THE GIANT PINES--ATTEMPT TO PHOTOGRAPH A BUFFALO--THINGS GET MIXED--THE LEVIATHAN AT HOME--A CHAT WITH...
13. CHAPTER XIII.CHARACTER OF THE PLAINS--BUFFALO BILL AND HIS HORSE BRIGHAM--THE GUIDE AND SCOUT OF ROMANCE--CAYOTE VERSUS JACKASS-RABBIT--A LAWYER-LIKE RESCUE--OUR CAMP ON SILVER CREEK--UNCLE...
17. CHAPTER XVII.PREPARATIONS FOR THE CHASE--THE VALLEY OF THE SALINE--QUEER 'COONS--A BISON'S GAME OF BLUFF--IN PURSUIT--ALONGSIDE THE GAME--FIRING FROM THE SADDLE--A CHARGE AND A PANIC--FALSE...
25. CHAPTER XXV.A SAVAGE OUTBREAK--THE BATTLE OF THE FORTY SCOUTS--THE SURPRISE-- PACK-MULES STAMPEDED--DEATH ON THE ARICKEREE--THE MEDICINE MAN--A DISMAL NIGHT--MESSENGERS SENT TO WALLACE--MOR...
7. CHAPTER VII.GRIPE'S VIEWS OF INDIAN CHARACTER--THE DELAWARES, THE ISHMAELITES OF THE PLAINS--THE TERRITORY OF THE "LONG HORNS"--TEXANS AND THEIR CHARACTERISTICS--MUSHROOM ROCK--A VALUABLE D...
8. CHAPTER VIII.THE "GREAT AMERICAN DESERT"--ITS FOSSIL WEALTH--AN ILLUSION DISPELLED--FIRES ACCORDING TO NOVELS AND ACCORDING TO FACT-- SENSATIONAL HEROES AND HEROINES--PRAIRIE DOGS AND THEIR...
4. CHAPTER IV.CHICKEN-SHOOTING CONTINUED--A SCIENTIFIC PARTY TAKE THE BIRDS ON THE WING--EVILS OF FAST FIRING--AN OLD-FASHIONED "SLOW SHOT"--THE HABITS OF THE PRAIRIE CHICKEN--ITS PROSPECTIVE...
5. CHAPTER V.10. CHAPTER X.12. CHAPTER XII.11. CHAPTER XI.14. CHAPTER XIV.2. CHAPTER II.24. CHAPTER XXIV.3. CHAPTER III.