Jack Among the Indians; Or, A Boy's Summer on the Buffalo Plains
George Bird Grinnell
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JACK AMONG THE INDIANS.
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"JACK'S GUN WAS AT HIS SHOULDER, HE FIRED."--_Page 174_]
JACK AMONG THE INDIANS
OR
A BOY'S SUMMER ON THE BUFFALO PLAINS
BY
GEORGE BIRD GRINNELL
_Author of "Jack, the Young Ranchman," "Pawnee Hero Stories,""Blackfoot Lodge Tales," "The Story of the Indian,""The Indians of To-day," etc._
_Illustrated by_
EDWIN WILLARD DEMING
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NEW YORK
FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY
PUBLISHERS
Copyright, 1900,BY FREDERICK A. STOKES COMPANY
_My Dear Nephews and Nieces_:--
A long time ago, before any of you were born, great herds of buffalo fedon the western plains, and wild Indians lived by hunting them. They atethe flesh, wore the skins as clothing, slept in lodges made from thehides, and fashioned tools from different parts of the buffalo's body.
There were few settlements, and as the buffalo roamed far and wide overthe treeless land, the Indians followed them; for then both were free.Often a tribe was obliged to defend itself against the attacks ofenemies; and its young men often made war journeys into hostile country.Though the daily life of the village was quiet and simple, yet sometimesit was interrupted by most exciting incidents and adventures both ofhunting and fighting.
You listened attentively to the story of "Jack, the Young Ranchman," andI hope that you will like to learn what Jack did the next season, whenhe spent the summer with the buffalo eaters of the Northern Plains,hunted their game, fought their enemies and lived their life.
Your affectionate UNCLE.
NEW YORK, SEPT. 1, 1900.
CONTENTS.
CHAPTER. PAGE. I. BACK TO THE RANCH 1
II. A GLANCE BACKWARD 10
III. GETTING READY 17
IV. THE START 27
V. THE FIRST FRESH MEAT 37
VI. INDIANS OF OLD TIMES 47
VII. AN INDIAN WAR PARTY 57
VIII. DODGING INDIANS 70
IX. A BIGHORN IN CAMP 80
X. BUFFALO 93
XI. IN THE QUICKSANDS 104
XII. RESTING UP 115
XIII. TO FORT BENTON AND BEYOND 123
XIV. THE PIEGAN CAMP 133
XV. INDIANS AT HOME 145
XVI. AN INDIAN FRIEND 154
XVII. AN ENEMY IN CAMP 168
XVIII. THE COUNTING OF A COUP 179
XIX. A STRONG TEMPTATION 187
XX. WHITE WARRIOR, PIEGAN 198
XXI. THE CAMP MOVES 211
XXII. RUNNING BUFFALO 224
XXIII. THE WOUNDING OF FOX EYE 237
XXIV. A MYSTERY OF THE PRAIRIE 252
XXV. THE RELIC OF A FIGHT 265
XXVI. CLOSE QUARTERS WITH A BEAR 273
XXVII. BAPTISTE LAJEUNESSE 286
XXVIII. THE LOST GOLD 293
Jack Among the Indians.
