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Title
The Extermination of the American Bison
Author
William Temple Hornaday
Year
1889
Publisher
US Government Printing Office
Location
Washington D.C.
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CONTENTS
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PREFATORY NOTE.
Page.
Part I
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The life history of the bison
373
I.
Discovery of the species
373
II.
Geographical distribution
376
III.
Abundance
387
IV.
Character of the species
393
1.
The buffalo's rank amongst ruminants
393
2.
Change of form in captivity
394
3.
Mounted specimens in museums
396
4.
The calf
396
5.
The yearling
401
6.
The spike bull
401
7.
The adult bull
402
8.
The cow in the third year
406
9.
The adult cow
406
10.
The "Wood" or "Mountain Buffalo"
407
11.
The shedding of the winter pelage
412
V.
Habits of the buffalo
415
VI.
The food of the buffalo
426
VII.
Mental capacity and disposition of the buffalo
429
VIII.
Value to mankind
434
IX.
Economic value of the bison to Western cattle-growers
451
1.
The bison in captivity and domestication
451
2.
Need of an improvement in range cattle
452
3.
Character of the buffalo — domestic hybrid
454
4.
The bison as a beast of burden
457
5.
List of bison herds and individuals in captivity
458
Part II.
— The extermination
464
I.
Causes of the extermination
464
II.
Methods of slaughter
465
1.
The "still hunt"
465
2.
The chase on horseback
470
3.
Impounding
478
4.
The surround
480
5.
Decoying and driving
483
5.
Hunting on snow-shoes
484
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
488
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
498
7.
The destruction of the northern herd
502
IV.
Legislation to prevent useless slaughter
513
V.
Completeness of the wild buffalo's extirpation
521
VI.
Effects of the disappearance of the bison
525
VII.
Preservation of the species from absolute extinction
527
Part III.
— The Smithsonian expedition for specimens
529
I.
The exploration for specimens
529
II.
The hunt
534
III.
The mounted group in the National Museum
546
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
Group of buffaloes in the National Museum
Frontispiece
Head of ball buffalo
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382
Slaughter of buffalo on Kansas Pacific Railroad
do
392
Buffalo cow, calf, and yearling
do
398
Spike bull
do
398
Bull buffalo
do
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Bull buffalo, rear view
do
406
The development of the buffalo's horns
do
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A dead bull
do
442
Buffalo skinners at work
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Five minutes' work
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Scene on the northern buffalo range
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Half-breed calf
do
454
Young half-breed bull
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Half-breed buffalo (domestic) cow
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458
The still-hunt
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The chase on horseback
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472
Cree Indians impounding buffalo
do
478
The surround
do
482
Indians bunting buffaloes on snow-shoes
do
484
Where the millions have gone
do
500
Trophies of the hunt
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542
MAPS.
Sketch map of the hunt for buffalo
do
534
Map illustrating the extermination of the American bison
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