Chapter I: Preface

The following sketches were made at different times and during various cruises in the States. The earlier ones are fairly close records of the scenes and incidents which they profess to describe. My movements in the country referred to in the two latter were, however, too desultory to admit of similar treatment; in some cases I traversed the same ground two or three times, and remained for weeks without gleaning anything that would be of interest to the ordinary reader. In the trips detailed in this part of the book, therefore, I have occasionally introduced characters and materials that do not strictly belong in the situations assigned to them. In fact, my object has been rather to present two characteristic studies of local colour than bare records of the travels that afford a pretext for them.

CONTENTS.

CHAPTER I. PAGE THE YELLOWSTONE PARK.--I. 1

CHAPTER II.

THE YELLOWSTONE PARK.--II. 23

CHAPTER III.

QUAIL SHOOTING IN THE SIERRAS 41

CHAPTER IV.

A GLIMPSE OF SONORA 60

CHAPTER V.

THE WINCHESTER WATER MEADS 87

CHAPTER VI.

ON PEND D'OREILLE LAKE 100

CHAPTER VII.

ANIMAS VALLEY.--I. 120

CHAPTER VIII.

ANIMAS VALLEY.--II. 135

CHAPTER IX.

ANIMAS VALLEY.--III. 154

CHAPTER X.

ANIMAS VALLEY.--IV. 175

CHAPTER XI.

ANIMAS VALLEY.--V. 193

CHAPTER XII.

ANIMAS VALLEY.--VI. 215

CHAPTER XIII.

A CRUISE IN NORTHERN MEXICO.--I. 235

CHAPTER XIV.

A CRUISE IN NORTHERN MEXICO.--II. 256

CHAPTER XV.

A CRUISE IN NORTHERN MEXICO.--III. 268

CHAPTER XVI.

A CRUISE IN NORTHERN MEXICO.--IV. 277

CHAPTER XVII.

A CRUISE IN NORTHERN MEXICO.--V. 285

CHAPTER XVIII.

A CRUISE IN NORTHERN MEXICO.--VI. 301

SADDLE AND MOCASSIN.