52

CHAPTER IX.

Enroute to Wyoming; the Indians Demand Toll; the Fight; a
Buffalo Stampede; Tragic Death of Cal Surcey; An Eventful
Trip. 58

CHAPTER X.

We Make a Trip to Nebraska; the "Hole in the Wall Country;"
a Little Shooting Scrape; Cattle on the Trail and the Way to
Handle Them; a Bit of Moralization. 66

CHAPTER XI

A Buffalo Hunt; I Lose My Lariat and Saddle; I Order a Drink for
Myself and My Horse; a Close Place in Old Mexico. 72

CHAPTER XII.

A Big Mustang Hunt; We Tire Them Out; the Indians Capture
Mess Wagon and Cook; Our Bill of Fare Buffalo Meat without
Salt. 82

CHAPTER XIII

On the Trail with Three Thousand Head of Texas Steers; Rumors
of Trouble with the Indians; at Deadwood, S. D.; the Roping
Contest; I Win the Name of "Deadwood Dick;" the Shooting
Match; the Custer Massacre; We View the Battlefield; Government
Scouts; at Home Again. 88

CHAPTER XIV.

Riding the Range; the Fight with Yellow Dog's Tribe; I am Captured
by the Indians and Adopted into the Tribe; My Escape;
I ride a Hundred Miles in Twelve Hours without a Saddle;
My Indian Pony; "Yellow Dog Chief;" the Boys Present Me
with a New Outfit; in the Saddle and on the Trail Again. 98

CHAPTER XV.

On a Trip to Dodge City, Kan.; I Rope One of Uncle Sam's
Cannon; Captured by the Soldiers; Bat Masterson to My
Rescue; Lost on the Prairie; the Buffalo Hunter Cater; My
Horse Gets Away and Leaves Me Alone on the Prairie; the
Blizzard; Frozen Stiff. 106

CHAPTER XVI.

The Old Haze and Elsworth Trail; Our Trip to Cheyenne;
Ex-Sheriff Pat F. Garret; the Death of Billy the "Kid;" the
Lincoln County Cattle War. 116

CHAPTER XVII.

Another Trip to Old Mexico; I Rope an Engine; I Fall in Love;
My Courtship; Death of My Sweetheart; My Promised Wife;
I Must Bear a Charmed Life; the Advent of Progress; the
Last of the Range. 123

CHAPTER XVIII.

The Pullman Service; Life on the Rail; My First Trip; a Slump
in Tips; I Become Disgust