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  JACK AMONG THE INDIANS.

  OTHER BOOKS

  BY

  GEORGE BIRD GRINNELL.

  JACK, THE YOUNG RANCHMAN, PRICE $1.25

  PAWNEE HERO STORIES AND FOLK TALES, " 1.75

  BLACKFOOT LODGE TALES, " 1.75

  THE STORY OF THE INDIAN, " 1.50

  THE INDIANS OF TO-DAY, " 5.00

  "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.