Chapter I: Front Matter

JACK AMONG THE INDIANS.

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GEORGE BIRD GRINNELL.

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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

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 fed on the western plains, and wild Indians lived by hunting them. They ate the flesh, wore the skins as clothing, slept in lodges made from the hides, and fashioned tools from different parts of the buffalo's body.

There were few settlements, and as the buffalo roamed far and wide over the treeless land, the Indians followed them; for then both were free. Often a tribe was obliged to defend itself against the attacks of enemies; and its young men often made war journeys into hostile country. Though the daily life of the village was quiet and simple, yet sometimes it was interrupted by most exciting incidents and adventures both of hunting and fighting.

You listened attentively to the story of "Jack, the Young Ranchman," and I hope that you will like to learn what Jack did the next season, when he 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.