The Parting by the Waters, 306
L'ENVOI
ILLUSTRATIONS
Page
Frontispiece
"Now Halting, Dropping on One Knee to Fire," 90
"Blakely Led 'Em across No. 4's Post," 134
The Fight in the Cañon, 220
"Indian Signals beyond Possibility of a Doubt," 242
"Then slowly, They Saw Her Raise Her Right Hand, Still Cautiously Holding the Little Mirror," 263
"They Hustled Her Pony into a Ravine," 270
"Natzie Wrenched Her Hand from that of Blakely, and with the Spring of a Tigress Bounded away," 324
RED MEN AND WHITE
By Owen Wister
Illustrated By Frederic Remington
CONTENTS
PAGE
LITTLE BIG HORN MEDICINE 3
SPECIMEN JONES 36
THE SERENADE AT SISKIYOU 64
THE GENERAL’S BLUFF 82
SALVATION GAP 115
THE SECOND MISSOURI COMPROMISE 131
LA TINAJA BONITA 159
A PILGRIM ON THE GILA 211
ILLUSTRATIONS
PAGE
SPECIMEN JONES Frontispiece
“BOASTING IN INDIAN FASHION” Facing page 6
“HIS HORSE DREW CLOSE, SHOVING THE HORSE
OF THE MEDICINE-MAN” “ 14
“THE HEAD LAY IN THE WATER” “ 34
AN APACHE “ 38
CUMNOR’S AWAKENING “ 52
THE MEXICAN FREIGHT-WAGON “ 58
“‘AIN’T Y’U GOT SOMETHING TO SELL?’” “ 90
THE CHARGE “ 102
“HE HESITATED TO KILL THE WOMAN” “ 112
THE SHOT-GUN MESSENGER “ 122
“‘I’D LIKE TO HAVE IT OVER’” “ 128
“HIS PLAN WAS TO WALK AND KEEP QUIET” “ 148
“‘DON’T NOBODY HURT ANYBODY,’ SAID SPECIMEN
JONES” “ 156
“‘YOU DON’T WANT TO TALK THIS WAY.
YOU’RE ALONE’” “ 204
“EACH BLACK-HAIRED DESERT FIGURE” “ 238
PONY TRACKS
Written And Illustrated By Frederic Remington
CONTENTS
PAGE
CHASING A MAJOR-GENERAL 1
LIEUTENANT CASEY’S LAST SCOUT 22
THE SIOUX OUTBREAK IN SOUTH DAKOTA 49
AN OUTPOST OF CIVILIZATION 58
A RODEO AT LOS OJOS 79
IN THE SIERRA MADRE WITH THE PUNCHERS 109
BLACK WATER AND SHALLOWS 131
COACHING IN CHIHUAHUA 149
STUBBLE AND SLOUGH IN DAKOTA 162
POLICING THE YELLOWSTONE 174
A MODEL SQUADRON 193
THE AFFAIR OF THE —TH OF JULY 206
THE COLONEL OF THE FIRST CYCLE INFANTRY 222
A MERRY CHRISTMAS IN A SIBLEY TEPEE 238
BEAR-CHASING IN THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS 244
ILLUSTRATIONS
PAGE
THE LAST STAND Frontispiece
GENERAL MILES AND HIS ESCORT 3
THE SUPPLY TRAIN 9
UNITED STATES CAVALRY IN WINTER RIG 13
UNITED STATES INFANTRY IN WINTER RIG 17
CHIS-CHIS-CHASH SCOUT ON THE FLANKS 25
“TWO GHOSTS I SAW” 31
WATCHING THE DUST OF THE HOSTILES 35
THE HOTCHKISS GUN 39
A RUN TO THE SCOUT CAMP 45
IN THE TRENCHES 51
THE ADVANCE GUARD—A MILITARY SACRIFICE 55
THE HACIENDA SAN JOSÉ DE BAVICORA 59
EL PATRON 63
THE ADMINISTRADOR OF SAN JOSÉ DE BAVICORA 67
A HAIR-CUT À LA PUNCHER 71
THE MUSIC AT THE “BAILLE” 75
COMING TO THE RODEO 81
WAVING SERAPE TO DRIVE CATTLE 85
TAILING A BULL 89
JOHNNIE BELL OF LOS OJOS 93
WILLIAM IN ACTION 97
MOUNTING A WILD ONE 101
A MODERN SANCHO PANZA 105
MY COMRADE 110
ON THE MOUNTAINS 111
THE CASA CAMADRA 115
SHOOTING IN THE SIERRA MADRE 119
THE INDIAN’S STORY 123
THE CLIFF-DWELLINGS 127
THE PORTAGE 133
BLACK WATER 137
THE FAWN 140
BREAKING A JAM 141
HUNG UP 145
A COACHERO 150
THE START 151
MORNING TOILET 155
HARNESSING MULES 159
A DAKOTA CHICKEN-WAGON 163
ON THE EDGE OF A SLOUGH 164
A CONFERENCE IN THE MUD 166
“DON’T SHOOT!” 168
“MARK—LEFT” 170
“MARK!” 171
TROOPING HOMEWARD IN THE AFTER-GLOW 172
BURGESS, NEARLY FORTY-FIVE YEARS A SCOUT 176
THE BELL-MARE OVER A BAD PLACE 178
DOWN THE MOUNTAIN 181
GETTING GRUB 183
WORKING ON THE DIVIDE 185
BURGESS FINDING A FORD 189
GENERAL GUY V. HENRY, SEVENTH UNITED STATES CAVALRY 194
RIDING SITTING ON LEGS 196
OVER THE HURDLE BACK TO BACK 197
THROWING A HORSE 199
OVER THE HURDLES IN LINE 201
“WE WERE NOW OUT OF THE SMOKE” 215
OFFICER AND MEN—FIRST CYCLE INFANTRY 225
AMBULANCE CORPS—FIRST CYCLE INFANTRY 231
THE TOAST: “MERRY CHRISTMAS!” 239
WATERING HORSES 245
“DO YOU THINK THIS PONY IS GOING TO BUCK?” 249
DAN AND ROCKS 251
A DANGEROUS PLACE 253
“GONE AWAY” 257
TIMBER-TOPPING IN THE ROCKIES 260
THE BEAR AT BAY 263
THE FINALE 266
THE RETURN OF THE HUNTERS 267
JOHN ERMINE OF THE YELLOWSTONE
By Frederic Remington
Illustrated By The Author
CONTENTS
CHAPTER PAGE
I. Virginia City 1
II. White Weasel 12
III. The Coming of the Great Spirit 23
IV. Crooked-Bear 37
V. The White Medicine 51
VI. John Ermine 65
VII. Transformation 77
VIII. Playing a Man's Part 86
IX. In Camp 101
X. A Brush with the Sioux 115
XI. The Truth of the Eyes 134
XII. Katherine 137
XIII. Playing with Fire 150
XIV. In Love 167
XV. Bringing in the Wolf 178
XVI. A Hunt 198
XVII. A Proposal 217
XVIII. Man to Man 229
XIX. Flight 247
XX. The End of All Things 262
ILLUSTRATIONS
John Ermine Frontispiece
PAGE
The Chairman 5
A Crow 15
"In the middle of the bunch sat Weasel" 31
"He called the boy to him and put his arm around him" 47
Wolf-Voice 84
"'Halt! Who goes there?'" 97
Captain Lewis 105
Major Ben Searles 117
"Bullets kicked up the dust" 127
Katherine 142
The Englishman 144
"'Will you please carry my parasol for me?'" 157
Shockley 182
"He bore the limp form to the sands" 209
"A tremendous bang roared around the room" 239
Ramon 254
THE WAY TO THE WEST
And The Lives Of Three Early Americans
BOONE-CROCKETT-CARSON
By Emerson Hough
Illustrated By Frederic Remington
CONTENTS
BOOK I
THE WAY ACROSS THE ALLEGHANIES
I. THE AMERICAN AX 7
II. THE AMERICAN RIFLE 11
III. THE AMERICAN BOAT 19
IV. THE AMERICAN HORSE 25
V. THE PATHWAY OF THE WATERS 32
VI. THE MISSISSIPPI, AND
INDEPENDENCE 58
VII. ORIGIN OF THE PIONEER 73
VIII. DANIEL BOONE 87
IX. A FRONTIER REPUBLIC 122
BOOK II
THE WAY TO THE ROCKIES
I. DAVY CROCKETT 143
II. AGAINST THE WATERS 185
BOOK III
THE WAY TO THE PACIFIC
I. KIT CARSON 223
II. THE SANTA FÉ TRAIL 260
III. THE OREGON TRAIL 287
IV. EARLY EXPLORERS OF THE
TRANS-MISSOURI 311
V. ACROSS THE WATERS 343
BOOK IV
THE WAY ACROSS THE PACIFIC
I. THE IRON TRAILS 381
II. THE PATHWAYS OF THE FUTURE 413
THE BLACK LION INN
By Alfred Henry Lewis
Illustrated By Frederic Remington
CONTENTS
CHAPTER I. HOW I CAME TO THE INN.
CHAPTER II. THE WINNING OF SAUCY PAOLI.
CHAPTER III. HOW FORKED TONGUE WAS BURNED.
CHAPTER IV. THAT TOBACCO UPSET.
CHAPTER V. THE SIGN OF THREE.
CHAPTER VI. THAT WOLFVILLE CHRISTMAS.
CHAPTER VII. THE PITT STREET STRINGENCY.
CHAPTER VIII. THAT STOLEN ACE OF HEARTS.
CHAPTER IX. CHIQUITA OF CHAPARITA.
CHAPTER X. HOW STRONGARM WAS AN ELK.
CHAPTER XI. THAT SMUGGLED SILK.
CHAPTER XII. THE WIPING OUT OF McCANDLAS.
CHAPTER XIII. HOW JIM BRITT PASSED HIS BILL.
CHAPTER XIV. HOW TO TELL THE LAST FOUR.
CHAPTER XV. HOW MOH-KWA FED THE CATFISH.
CHAPTER XVI. THE EMPEROR’S CIGARS.
CHAPTER XVII. THE GREAT STEWART CAMPAIGN.
CHAPTER XVIII. THE RESCUE OF CONNELLY.
CHAPTER XIX. MOH-KWA AND THE THREE GIFTS.
CHAPTER XX. THE GERMAN GIRL’S DIAMONDS.
CHAPTER XXI. THE LUCK OF COLD-SOBER SIMMS.
CHAPTER XXII. HOW PRINCE RUPERT LOST.
CHAPTER XXIII. WHEN I RAN THE SHOTGUN.
CHAPTER XXIV. WHEN THE CAPITOL WAS MOVED.
CHAPTER XXV. HOW THE FILIBUSTERER SAILED.
CHAPTER XXVI. HOW MOH-KWA SAVED STRIKE-AXE.
CHAPTER XXVII. THE FLIM FLAM MURPHY.