Part 13

Henry, Alexander, Journal of, 118, 161-162.

Hides, of buffaloes, 130-131. White goat, 241.

Hodgson, Mr., Hudson’s Bay Company trader, 91.

Hoofs of white goat, 239-240.

Hornaday, W. T., 120-121, 148, 165.

Horns, of mountain sheep, 181 _n._ Musk-oxen’s, 76, 98-100. Rings on rams’, 208 _n._ White goat’s, 239.

Horses, antelope-hunting on, 197. Buffalo-hunting on, 153-155. Deer-hunting on, 197. Sheep-hunting on, 192-193.

Hostility between sheep and goat, 233-237, 245-246.

Hudson’s Bay Company posts, 37.

Hunter, Dr., 257, 259.

Hunting seasons in Barren Grounds, 44-48, 50-52.

Idaho, white goat in, 247, 250.

India, sheep found in, 182.

Indians, Alaskan, 90, 91, 92. For Barren Ground hunting, 52-53. Buffaloes formerly sacred to, 127. Methods of, in hunting musk-oxen, 47-49. Slaughter of buffalo by, 157-159.

Innuits, musk-ox hunting by, 60-61.

Jackson’s Hole, elk-killing at, 273.

Jones, C. J., experiments in breeding buffalo by, 148.

Kamchatka, sheep found in, 182.

Kentucky, buffaloes formerly in, 122. Domestication of buffaloes in, 147. Skull of musk-ox found in, 85.

Kids of white goat, 271.

Knife for musk-ox hunting, 67.

Kodak, hunting with a, 261.

Kogmolik Indians, 92.

Kookpugmioot Indians, 92.

Lambs of mountain sheep, 208-222.

“Land of Little Sticks,” 17, 36.

Laramie Plains, buffaloes on the, 124, 125.

Lewis, Meriwether, 175-176, 245, 255-257. Confusion of goat and sheep by, 251, 255-260.

Livingston, Mont., mountain sheep seen at, 171-173, 183-184.

London, live musk-ox in, 103.

Loucheaux Indians, 91.

Lydekker, Professor R., 75, 79. “The Royal Natural History” of, 246.

Mackenzie River, musk-oxen not found west of, 86-93.

Maclaine of Lochbuie, the, horns of sheep owned by, 224.

Maps, mistakes in, 244-245.

_Mazama Sericea_, white goat named, 259.

Mexico, mountain sheep in, 181 _n._, 247.

Migrations, buffalo, 137-142. Caribou, in Barren Grounds, 44, 47-48.

Mississippi, buffaloes formerly in, 121.

“Missouri River Journal,” Audubon’s, quoted, 157-159.

Moccasins essential in Barren Ground outfit, 39.

Montana, bison horns from, 166. Mountain sheep in, 225, 226. White goat in, 250, 275.

Moore, Francis, “Voyage to Georgia” of, 121.

Moose [_Alces_], 120.

Mosquitoes in Barren Grounds, 44.

Moufflon, the, of Corsica, 182.

Mt. Evarts, sheep on, 273.

Mountain bison, 126, 135-136.

Mountain sheep [American bighorn, _Ovis canadensis_], 171-226. Color, 179-180. Description, 179-183, 223-224. Distribution, 176, 224. Habitat, 199, 246-247. Height, 224. Hide, 179. Horns, 223-225. Hostility to goat, 233-237, 245-246. Keenness of sight, 219. Lambs, 208-222. Method of hunting, 197-199. Range, 176, 224. Rutting season, 184, 208. Species and subdivisions, 180-182. Weight, 224. White goat and, 233-237, 245-246. White variety [_Ovis dalli_], 181, 201.

Munn, Henry Toke, 47.

Musk-ox of Barren Grounds [_Ovibos moschatus_], 17-106. Action when attacked, 59-60, 73-75. Appearance, 73. Calves, 100, 103, 130-131. Dung of, 100. Flesh, 100, 103. Fur, 97-98, 104-105. Genus, 75-80. Herds of, 97. Hides not valuable, 52. Horns, 98-100, 104, 106. Inaccessibility of, 50. Method of hunting, 56-69. Origin (reputed), 70. Permit necessary for hunting, 51. Range, 76, 79-80, 85-94, 105. Size, 94, 105. Specimens (live), 103.

National Park, Colorado, buffaloes in, 117-118. _See_ Yellowstone Park.

Noonitagmiott Indians, 90.

North Platte River, buffaloes on tributaries of, 126.

Olympic Range, white goat not found in, 250.

Ord, George, 259.

_Oreamnus montanus_ [Rocky Mountain goat], 231, 259, 274.

Oregon, absence of white goat from, 250.

_Ovibos bombifrons_ [Harlan’s musk-ox], 76, 85.

_Ovibos moschatus_ [Barren Ground and Greenland type of musk-ox], 76, 80, 82, 83, 104-105.

_Ovibos pearyi_, 80.

_Ovibos wardi_, 76, 77, 79, 80, 82, 83, 104-105, 106.

_Ovis canadensis_ [American bighorn], 180-181, 208, 223-224. _See_ Mountain sheep.

_Ovis canadensis auduboni_, 181.

_Ovis canadensis dalli_ [Alaskan bighorn], 176, 181 _n._, 223-224, 226, 246.

_Ovis canadensis nelsoni_ [Californian sheep], 223, 224.

_Ovis canadensis stonei_, 223.

_Ovis canadensis typica_ [Rocky Mountain sheep], 223, 259.

_Ovis cervina_, 181.

_Ovis dalli_, 181, 201.

_Ovis fannini_ [Saddleback sheep], 181-182, 213.

_Ovis mexicana_, 181.

_Ovis montana_, 259.

_Ovis nelsoni_, 181, 187.

_Ovis stonei_, 177, 181.

Panics among buffaloes, 136-137.

Pawnee Indians, buffalo skins sacred to, 127.

Peary, Lieutenant, musk-ox captured by, 105. Musk-oxen killed by, 76-79, 93.

Pemmican, from dried buffalo meat, 156. Scarcity of, in the North, 49.

Philadelphia, white goat in Zoölogical Gardens at, 231, 237-238.

Piccolo, Padre, 250.

Pike, Warburton, 47, 62, 74, 94. Musk-ox heads owned by, 100.

Pine, patches of, in Land of Little Sticks, 36.

Platte River, buffaloes on tributaries of, 125-126.

Prairie bison (_Bos bison typicus_), 165.

Protection, government, of musk-oxen, 51.

Provision question in musk-ox hunting, 36-38.

Provisions in Barren Grounds, 62-63.

Rae, J., Hudson’s Bay Company factor, 99.

Railroads, effect of, on buffaloes, 113-116.

Ram seen at Livingston, Mont., 171-173, 183-184.

“Records of Big Game,” R. Ward’s, 104, 165, 223-224, 274.

Red Desert Country, buffaloes in, 126.

Red River, buffaloes on the, 162.

Red River half-breeds, buffalo hunts of, 117, 154-155.

Rings on rams’ horns, 208 _n._

Robinson, John (“Uncle Jack Robinson”), 124.

Rocky Mountain goat [_Haplocerus montanus_ or _Oreamnus montanus_], 231, 259, 274. _See_ White goat.

Rocky Mountain sheep [_Ovis canadensis typica_], 223, 259.

“Royal Natural History, The,” Lydekker’s, 246, 247.

Rubbing-stones, buffaloes’, 131, 163.

_Rupicapra americana_, white goat termed, 259.

Rutting season, buffaloes’, 131-132. Mountain sheep’s, 184, 208.

Saddleback sheep [_Ovis fannini_], 181-182, 213.

Salt Lake Valley, buffaloes in, 124.

Salvatierra, Padre de, 250.

Saw Tooth Range, white goat in, 247.

Schwatka, Frederick, 60, 61, 93.

Serows, Rocky Mountain goat member of same group as, 274.

Sheep. _See_ Mountain sheep.

Shoshone Indians, sheep-hunting on horses by, 193.

Siberia, fossil remains of musk-oxen found in, 85.

Skulls of musk-oxen, 75-76, 80, 82, 83.

Slaughter of buffaloes in America, 114-119.

Sledge, description of, in Barren Ground outfit, 40-41.

Sledge-dogs, methods of harnessing, 60-61. Scarcity of, in North, 38-39.

Snowfall in Barren Grounds, 35.

Snows, effect on buffaloes, 124, 137.

Snow-shoes, Barren Ground, 35.

Spitzbergen, musk-oxen unknown in, 93.

Stone, Andrew J., report as to western range of musk-oxen, 86-93.

Stouch, Major G. W. II., 143.

Stringer, Rev. I. O., 89, 90.

Strouds, 53, 54.

“Surround” method of hunting buffalo, 150-153.

Sweetwater River, buffaloes on, 126.

Tail, lack of, in mountain sheep, 182.

Tea an essential in Barren Ground outfit, 39-40.

Tennessee River southern boundary of buffalo range, 121.

Tepee in Barren Ground outfit, 55, 57, 64.

Teton Range, sheep-hunting in, 209-222.

Tibet, sheep found in, 182. White goat in, 239.

Tobacco, necessity of, in Barren Ground outfit, 39-40.

Tooyogmioot Indians, 90.

Tracks made by white goat, 239-240.

Travelling, methods of, in Barren Ground hunting, 62-63.

Trees, absence of, from Barren Grounds, 35-36.

“Tripping” snow-shoes, 35.

_Vaches_ (_vaches sauvages_), 120.

Virginia, domestication of buffaloes in, 147.

“Voyage to Georgia,” Moore’s, 121.

Ward, Rowland, 79. “Records of Big Game” by, cited, 104, 165, 223, 274.

Washakie Needle, mountain sheep on the, 186-196.

Washington (state), white goat found in, 250.

White goat [_Oreamnus montanus_], 227-273. Color, 242-243, 274. Description, 239-242. Food, 249. Habitat, 231, 245-251. Hair, 257. Height, 274. Hide, 241. Horns, 258. Hostility to sheep, 233-237, 245-246. Immigration from Asia, 232-233, 245-246. Kids, 271. Lewis’s error about, 251, 255-260. Method of hunting, 260. Origin, 232-233. Relationship to chamois, 232. Sheep and, 233-237, 245-246. Size, 242. Species, 232, 259. Specimens (live), 231, 237-238. Track made by, 239-240. Various Latin names for, 259. Weight, 241, 274.

Whitney, Casper, musk-ox head taken by, 100.

Whitney, William C., live musk-ox bought by, 103.

Wild cows, elk called, 120.

Wood bison [_Bos bison athabascæ_], 117, 123, 165.

Wool of musk-ox, 97-98, 104-105.

Wycliff, Robert, 147, 148, 149.

Wyoming, bison horns from, 166. Mountain sheep in, 185, 225, 226. White goat not found in, 245, 248.

Yancey, John, 252.

Yellowstone Park, bison horns from, 166. Buffaloes in, 117-118. Game in, 273.

Yoke, breaking buffaloes to the, 149.

Young, of buffaloes, 132-135, 146-147. Of mountain sheep, 208-222. Of musk-oxen, 100, 103. Of white goat, 271.

Zoölogical gardens, musk-oxen in, 103.

Zoölogical Gardens, Philadelphia, white goat in, 231, 237-238.

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