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THE LAST STAND Frontispiece
GENERAL MILES AND HIS ESCORT 3
THE SUPPLY TRAIN 9
UNITED STATES CAVALRY IN WINTER RIG 13
UNITED STATES INFANTRY IN WINTER RIG 17
CHIS-CHIS-CHASH SCOUT ON THE FLANKS 25
“TWO GHOSTS I SAW” 31
WATCHING THE DUST OF THE HOSTILES 35
THE HOTCHKISS GUN 39
A RUN TO THE SCOUT CAMP 45
IN THE TRENCHES 51
THE ADVANCE GUARD—A MILITARY SACRIFICE 55
THE HACIENDA SAN JOSÉ DE BAVICORA 59
EL PATRON 63
THE ADMINISTRADOR OF SAN JOSÉ DE BAVICORA 67
A HAIR-CUT À LA PUNCHER 71
THE MUSIC AT THE “BAILLE” 75
COMING TO THE RODEO 81
WAVING SERAPE TO DRIVE CATTLE 85
TAILING A BULL 89
JOHNNIE BELL OF LOS OJOS 93
WILLIAM IN ACTION 97
MOUNTING A WILD ONE 101
A MODERN SANCHO PANZA 105
MY COMRADE 110
ON THE MOUNTAINS 111
THE CASA CAMADRA 115
SHOOTING IN THE SIERRA MADRE 119
THE INDIAN’S STORY 123
THE CLIFF-DWELLINGS 127
THE PORTAGE 133
BLACK WATER 137
THE FAWN 140
BREAKING A JAM 141
HUNG UP 145
A COACHERO 150
THE START 151
MORNING TOILET 155
HARNESSING MULES 159
A DAKOTA CHICKEN-WAGON 163
ON THE EDGE OF A SLOUGH 164
A CONFERENCE IN THE MUD 166
“DON’T SHOOT!” 168
“MARK—LEFT” 170
“MARK!” 171
TROOPING HOMEWARD IN THE AFTER-GLOW 172
BURGESS, NEARLY FORTY-FIVE YEARS A SCOUT 176
THE BELL-MARE OVER A BAD PLACE 178
DOWN THE MOUNTAIN 181
GETTING GRUB 183
WORKING ON THE DIVIDE 185
BURGESS FINDING A FORD 189
GENERAL GUY V. HENRY, SEVENTH UNITED STATES CAVALRY 194
RIDING SITTING ON LEGS 196
OVER THE HURDLE BACK TO BACK 197
THROWING A HORSE 199
OVER THE HURDLES IN LINE 201
“WE WERE NOW OUT OF THE SMOKE” 215
OFFICER AND MEN—FIRST CYCLE INFANTRY 225
AMBULANCE CORPS—FIRST CYCLE INFANTRY 231
THE TOAST: “MERRY CHRISTMAS!” 239
WATERING HORSES 245
“DO YOU THINK THIS PONY IS GOING TO BUCK?” 249
DAN AND ROCKS 251
A DANGEROUS PLACE 253
“GONE AWAY” 257
TIMBER-TOPPING IN THE ROCKIES 260
THE BEAR AT BAY 263
THE FINALE 266
THE RETURN OF THE HUNTERS 267
PONY TRACKS