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Author: Campion, J. S.
Title: On the frontier : reminiscences of wild sports, personal adventures, and strange scenes /
Print source: On the frontier : reminiscences of wild sports, personal adventures, and strange scenes / by J. S. Campion, with eight illustrations.
Campion, J. S.
London: Chapman & Hall, 1878.
Publication Info: Pittsburgh: University of Pittsburgh, Digital Research Library
2007-12-04
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Subject terms:
Frontier and pioneer life--West (U.S.)
Hunting--Kansas.
Hunting--Colorado.
Indians of North America--Colorado River Valley (Colo.-Mexico)
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Contents
[Front Cover]
[Front Matter]
[Title Pages]
[Dedication]
Preface
Contents
List of Illustrations
Chapter I. Origin versus Experience -- Seeking Advice -- "Jack" -- Our Outfit -- [...]
Chapter II. An unwelcome Visitor and a Warm Reception -- St. [...]
Chapter III. The Republican river -- Valley Bluffs and their Formation -- [...]
Chapter IV. Tightening Girths -- The upland Plain -- "The Cattle upon [...]
Chapter V. Lost -- Where is the Camp? -- We tighten our [...]
Chapter VI. Skinning a Buffalo -- A Panorama of Life and [...]
Chapter VII. A solitary Elk -- A careless Sentinel -- Preparations for [...]
Chapter VIII. We make a Sensation -- Indian Hostilities -- A kind [...]
Chapter IX. The Pottowattomic Country -- An Indian Camp -- Old Acquaintances -- [...]
Chapter X. Quarter-racing -- Old Double S. -- The Wager -- The [...]
Chapter XI. More Denver -- The Indian Scare -- Preparations -- My Camp -- [...]
Chapter XII. The Bar-room -- My Bargain -- A Momentous Question -- [...]
Chapter XIII. "The best Dog in the World" -- Nip and [...]
Chapter XIV. The Scenery -- Our Winter Quarters -- A lean-to -- [...]
Chapter XV. A Drove of Turkeys -- A fat Buck -- Coming [...]
Chapter XVI. The Beaver -- Trappers and Ex-trappers -- Captain [...]
Chapter XVII. A white World -- The Animals gone -- A Gale -- [...]
Chapter XVIII. Gray Mountain Wolves -- The Traps again -- Caught --A [...]
Chapter XIX. The Start -- Unsatisfactory Travelling -- The Camping [...]
Chapter XX. A Table-land -- A dreary View -- Breaking the [...]
Chapter XXI. The Utes -- A Deer Hunt -- Nip and the [...]
Chapter XXIII. Games Drives -- Old Silver Medal -- A Ute Diana -- [...]
Chapter XXIV. A Desert View -- Salt Grass -- The Caves -- A [...]
Chapter XXV. The Pinch of the Journey -- Marl Springs -- The [...]
Chapter XXVI. The Colorado Bottoms -- Coal -- Climate -- Gum -- The Mojave [...]
Chapter XXVII. A Fight -- Irratabe -- A Case of Possession -- The [...]
Chapter XXVIII. Acapulco -- The Bay -- The Women -- The Fandango -- Beauty [...]
Chapter XXIX. Mojave M.D.'s -- Three Mistakes -- Polyandry -- A Westernised [...]
Chapter XXX. Indian Campaigning -- Apache-Yumayas -- The General gives his [...]
Chapter XXXI. Face to Face -- Pah-Squal -- A joint Breakfast -- [...]
Chapter XXXII. The three Rancheros -- The two W.'s -- Our Arrangements -- [...]
Chapter XXXIII. A Council -- The big White War Chief -- A [...]
Chapter XXXIV. The Lone Oak -- A Surprise -- We open the [...]
Chapter XXXV. Apachedom -- Is Truth stranger than Fiction? --What Trappers [...]
Chapter XXXVI. Caution of the Apaches -- Their Bends -- The Rancho -- [...]
Chapter XXXVII. Pi-Nole turns his Toes up -- A sad [...]
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