M.

Macoun, Prof. John, 524, 526. "Manitoba and the great Northwest," 524, 526. Maryland, 378. McCormick, Hon. R. C., 514, 516, 518. McGillycuddy, Dr. V. T., buffaloes owned by, 462. McNaney, Mr. James, 421, 424, 467, 534, 537, 538, 540, 542. Meat of the buffalo, 446, 448. Mental capacity of the American bison, 429-434. Merrill, Dr. J. C., 530, 545. Mexico, 381. Migrating habits of the buffalo, 389, 420, 424-425. Miles City, Montana, 531, 534, 541. Miller, Mr. Roswell, courtesies extended by, 530. Minnesota, 385. Mississippi, 380. Monograph on "The American Bison," 387. Montana, 421, 508, 509, 510, 511. "Mountain buffalo," 407-412. Mounted skins of buffaloes, 396, 412, 546-548. Museum, National, 395, 527, 546. Musselshell River, 535, 539.

N.

National Museum, live buffaloes at the, 395, 463, 527. mounted buffaloes in the, 396, 397, 401, 402, 405, 406, 407, 546-548. Nelson, Mr. E. W., 385. New Mexico, 383. New York, 385. Northern herd, destruction of the, 502-513. Northern Pacific Railway, 502, 507, 511, 513. courtesies extended by, 530. Northwest Territories (British), 384, 408, 489, 523.

O.

Ohio, 385. Omaha Indians, buffalo hunting by, 477. Oregon, 389. Oregon trail, 491.

P.

Partello, Lieut. J. M. T., 509. Peace River, buffaloes on the, 524. Pelage of the American bison, 396, 414, 415, 442, 453. Pemmican, 447. Pennsylvania, the buffalo in, 386, 387, 420, 485. Pennsylvania Railway, courtesies extended by, 530. Phillips, Mr. Henry R., courtesies extended by, 531, 545. "Plains of the Great West," 389, 391, 409. _Poa tenuifolia_, 429. Porcupine Creek, buffaloes on, 512, 522, 532. Products of the buffalo, 434-451. Protection of American animals, 435, 520, 521. the bison possible, 435, 520.

R.

Ranch, LU-bar, 532, 543. the HV, 534, 544. Railways, influence of the, in buffalo slaughter, 490-493, 507. Rank of the American bison, 393. Reasoning faculty of the bison, 429-430. Recuperative power of the bison, 426. Red Buttes, 531. Red River half-breeds, 474, 488. "Red River Settlement," 436, 450, 474, 475. Regan, the Hon. Mr., 518. Robe of the American bison, 441-445, 453, 470. best season for taking, 442. preparation of the, 442, 443, 470. trade in, 513. utilization of, 411, 505. value of, 394, 444, 445. varieties and classification of, 443, 444. Ross, Mr. Alexander (_see_ "Red River Settlement.") "Running" buffaloes, 470. Running power and habits of the buffalo, 422, 430, 431. Russell, Mr. L. S., 534, 536, 537, 538.

S.

Sage brush, 547. Sand Creek, Montana, 534, 535, 538. Schulz, Dr., on the buffalo in Athabasca, 523-524. Secretary of War, favors extended by, 530-545. Shufeldt, Dr. R. W., on mountain buffaloes, 411. Sibley, Hon. H. H., 474. "Sioux City Journal," quotation from, 503. Sioux Indiana, destruction of buffaloes by, 490, 497, 500, 505. Slaughter of the buffalo, 486-513. Smith, Mr. V., 510, 512. Smithsonian Butte, 539. Smithsonian Institution expedition for buffaloes, 522, 529-546. Snow-shoes, hunting buffaloes on, 484. Southern buffalo herd, destruction of, 492-502. "Spike" bull buffalo, 401. "Star, Washington," description from the, 546-548. Starin, Mr. J. H., buffaloes owned by, 463. Statistics of the slaughter of the southern herd, 498-502. buffaloes now living, 458-461, 525. Stephenson, Dr. William, 522. Still hunt, 465-510. _Stipa comata_, 429. _sparica_, 428. _viridula_, 429. Stub-horn bull, killed by author, 542.

T.

Tepee, hides required for a, 505. Temper of the bison, 434. Tennessee, 388. Texas, existence the bison in, 374, 381, 501, 502. Thompson, Lieut. C. B., 545. Thompson, Mr. Frank, courtesies extended by, 530. "Times, Kansas City," quotation from, 461.

U.

Ullman, Mr. Joseph buffalo product handled by, 394. Utah, 383. Utilization of the buffalo, 437.