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Chapters: Buffalo Soldier Tragedy of 1877, Second Battle of Adobe Walls, Battle of Yellow House Canyon, on the Trail of the Buffalo, Buffalo Jump, Buffalo Hunters' War, Ruby Site, Buffalo Rifle. Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 53. Not illustrated. Free updates online. Purchase includes a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Excerpt: Buffalo Soldier tragedy of 1877 also known as the "Staked Plains Horror" occurred when a combined force of Buffalo Soldier troops of the 10th U.S. Cavalry and local buffalo hunters wandered for days in the dry Llano Estacado region of north-west Texas and eastern New Mexico during July of a drought year. The groups had united forces for a retaliatory attack on regional Native American groups who had been staging raids on white forces in the area, during what came to be called the Buffalo Hunters' War. Over the course of five days in the near-waterless Llano Estacado, four soldiers and one buffalo hunter died. Shaded relief image of the Llano Estacado; the escarpments marking the northern, eastern, and southern edges of the Llano are clearly visibleDue to the telegraph, news of the ongoing event and speculation reached Eastern newspapers where it was erroneously reported that the expedition had been massacred. Later, after the remainder of the group returned from the llano, the same papers declared them "back from the dead." A large band of Comanche warriors and their families, about 170, left their reservation in Indian Territory in December 1876, for the Llano Estacado of Texas. In February 1877 they attacked a group of buffalo hunters and stole their stock while wounding several hunters, one fatally. On March 18, the buffalo hunters struck back and then retreated while the Comanche did the same. The Comanche would continue sporadic raiding over the next several months. This basic event would be called the Buffalo Hunt...More: http://booksllc.net/?id=24262008 ... Read more

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This volume is from 1899 and there are 28 large chapters.

A volume of facts gathered from experience, by Hon. O. J.
Jones, whose eventful life has been devoted to the preserva-
tion of the American Bison and other wild animals; who sur-
vived the perils of the frozen north, the land of the midnight
sun, among eskimos, indians and the ferocious beasts of
North America.
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From the book's Introduction:

It is the mission of this volume to present, from a carefully
kept journal, the thrilling incidents, experiences and observa-
tions, together with the results of the efforts of one who has
devoted the best years of his life to saving from absolute ex-
tinction one of the once most conspicuous, in point of numbers,
of all the large mammals on the North American continent: the
bison, or buffalo as commonly designated.He has also ex-
erted his energies in behalf of the preservation of other
animals of his native country.The field of his labors embraced
all of the great territory extending from the Gulf of Mexico to
and including the frozen wilderness, of the Artic Circle. So re-
markable and full of exciting personal adventure have been
the efforts of Mr. Jones in the direction indicated, that he was
a world-wide reputation, and is familiarly known to the people
of both North America and Europe by his well-earned sobriquet
of " Buffalo Jones".

His travels in the remote regions of the North American conti-
nent are a chapter of hardships, privations and dangers which
rarely fall to any individual in modern times, and show what
indomitable courage, self-possession and determination can
accomplish under the most adverse conditions.At the same
time, "Buffalo" Jones has been a close observer of nature, of
all its physical characteristics.In this volume he presents the
results of his investigations.The reader will find here many
things which will be new to him, and that the book is of thrilling
interest, and is instructive as well.
- Henry Inman
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This digital document is an article from Indiana Business Magazine, published by Curtis Magazine Group, Inc. on June 1, 1991. The length of the article is 739 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Buffalo tale: a ranch near the little town of Buffalo produces a different kind of burger. (Indiana)
Author: Dorene Jackson
Publication: Indiana Business Magazine (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 1, 1991
Publisher: Curtis Magazine Group, Inc.
Volume: v35Issue: n6Page: p77(1)

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This volume is from 1917.

A few excerpts from the book:

Indian history begins with the advent of the white people
upon this continent. Much of what has been written about the pre-Columbian period is but a repetition of old fancies, legends and traditions. There are a few mounds or graves with their contents some inscriptions and some pottery resembling present tools and implements common to the world. Excepting these and his descendants and their legends the pre-Columbian Aboriginal stands a mythe. The mounds or earth works found in New York, Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio and elsewhere were for defence, residence or burial places. Built along streams they were frequently in the vicinity of rich alluvial soil where corn or other crops were easily raised.

The Europeans found the Indians self sustaining and self
reliant with tribal Governments, many forms of worship and
many superstitutions with ample clothing of skins and furs
and food fairly well supplied. They were wild men and women
to whom the restrains of a foreign control became as bonds of steel. In 1832, George Catlin, the eminent ethnologist from
observation gave the rank and grades of men in the various
Indian tribes which with some slight modifications for local
forms and necessities were general. The United States since
establishing the reservation system has done much towards
doing away with these grades. The Indian agents then and
now approve or reject the selection of chiefs if any be selected and when there is a chief his power is nominal. No matter who selects or approved him. The constant hunt for the mere necessities of life by the Indians has removed the old sense of dependence on the chief.

The following are the grades given by Mr. Catlin :

1. War chief the first man of the Nation. The first to
whom the pipe is handed on all occasions even in Councils or
treaties. The man who leads in battle is first in war, speaks
first in councils of war and second in peace councils or treaties.

2. Civil Chief, the head man of the Nation except in
times of war, speaks first and smokes second in peace
councils is chief orator of the Nation.

3. Warrior, a man who is not chief, but has been on war
parties and holds himself ready at all times for war.

4. Braves, young men not distinguished as warriors, but
known and admitted to be courageous, who stays at home to
protect their homes and firesides.


THE SUN DANCE

This barbarous custom of the Sioux was their acid test to
find a warrior fitted to be War Chief. Those who joined the
dance were expected to be ready to commence at the rising
of the sun, having everything in readiness the day before. One end of a rope was fastened to a tree, the other end to a post about twenty feet distance. And all those wishing to show their bravery and test their qualifications for warriors did so in the following manner: They cut slits in the skin on their breasts at a distance of two inches apart and passed a strong cord or a piece of rawhide through between the flesh and outer skin, with which they securely tied to the rope that was stretched from the tree to the post. In this manner they were expected to dance from sun to sun without being liberated from the rope to which they were fastened, unless they could release themselves by literally tearing loose. If they succeeded in tearing the flesh and skin thus releasing themselves, they were brave and worthy of a great chieftain. But if they failed to endure the torture or fainted as was often the case, they were called Squaw-men and under no circumstances could they be known as the great warriors of the tribe until they could under-go this horrible treatment. The great old warrior John Gaul had great scars on his breast, the results from that test. The last dance they had of this kind was about thirty years ago. ... Read more

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William Frederick "Buffalo Bill" Cody (February 26, 1846 ? January 10, 1917) was an American soldier, bison hunter and showman. He was born in the Iowa Territory (now the American state of Iowa), near Le Claire. He was one of the most colorful figures of the American Old West, and mostly famous for the shows he organized with cowboy themes. Buffalo Bill received the Medal of Honor in 1872. ... Read more

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Gale proudly presents the completely revised and updated version of the acclaimed “Grzimek's Animal Life Encyclopedia” set. Hailed by many as the best reference work on animals ever published, a legacy left to us by famed zoologist and animal lover Bernhard Grzimek, this set is renowned for its scientific reporting and coverage, and serves as a major point of reference for researchers, students, and those hoping to satisfy their curiosity about the animal kingdom. Information can be found on life cycles, predators, food systems, overall ecology and much more. Staying true to the original scientific pedigree, Gale enlisted prominent advisors and contributors from the international scientific community to incorporate recent developments in our knowledge of the animal world.

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This text is the result of the first Symposium in a series of three, organized by the International Cooperative Research Network on Buffalo, with the objective to exchange research and experiences in producing and marketing buffalo products and to highlight their specificity. Buffalo products were discussed in sessions on: milk products; meat and typical products; genetic and environmental aspects and Certification of production. Information on these subjects is given for the Mediterranean region which should be of importance to many developing countries as well. ... Read more