THE WILD HORSES OF AMERICA.
The romances of fifty years ago—Was the horse indigenous
to this country?—The theories of the paleontologists not
satisfactory—Pedigrees of over two millions of years too
long—Outlines of horses on prehistoric ruins, evidently
modern—The linguistic test among the oldest tribes of Indians
fails to discover any word for “Horse”—The horses abandoned
west of the Mississippi by the followers of De Soto about 1541
were the progenitors of the wild horses of the plains 196-204