The extermination of the American bison : with a sketch of its discovery and life history

Abundance 3-7 IV. Character of the species 1. The buffalo's rank amongst ruminants 2. Change of form in captivity 3. Mounted specimeus in museums 4. The calf 5. The yearling 6. The spike bull 7. The adult bull.. 8. The cow in the third year 9. The adult cow 10. The " Wood" or u Mountain Buffalo" 11. The sheddiug of the winter pelage V. Habits of the buffalo VI. The food of the buffalo VII. Mental capacity and disposition of the buffalo VIII. Value to mankind IX. Economic value of the bison to Western cattle-growers. 1. The bison in captivity and domestication 2. Need of an improvement in range cattle 3. Character of the buffalo-domestic hybrid 4. The bison as a beast of burden ; 5. List of bison herds and individuals in captivity 45 Part II.-The extermination I. Causes of the extermination II. Methods of slaughter 1. The "still hunt" 2. The chase on horseback 3. Impounding 47? 4. The surround 4tt0 5. Decoying and driving 5. Hunting on snow-shoes III. Progress of the extermination 484 A. The period of desultory destruction 484 B. The period of systematic slaughter 486 1. The Red River half-breeds 4 a * 2. The country of the Sioux 490 3. Western railways, and their part in the extermination of the buffalo 490 4. The division of the universal herd 492 5. The destruction of the southern herd 492 6. Statistics of the slaughter 4i>8 7. The destruction of the northern herd g. Mi8. 000, pt.