a, 171;
his political standing in the East, 172;
always wanted to make the world better, 174, 219;
his hunting trip in the Big Horn Mountains, 175-88;
shoots a grizzly, 185-88;
returns to Elkhorn, 202-05;
threatened by Maunders, 207, 208;
makes campaign speeches in New York, 208;
night ride of, 216, 217;
depression of, 217-19;
starts a reform, 219, 222;
in winter on the ranch, 223-28;
hunts mountain sheep, 228-32;
forms stockmen's association, 231-34.
Returns to New York and works on "Hunting Trips of a Ranchman," 235,
239;
his derby hat, 239;
illness of, 240, 241;
swims the Little Missouri, 249-52;
and his ranching companions, 252, 253;
a capable ranchman, 255;
intolerant of dishonesty and ineffectiveness, 256, 257;
how esteemed by the ranchmen, 257, 258;
and the buttermilk, 259;
and the neighbors, 260-64;
tries cooking again, 265;
trailing cattle, 268-70;
his horsemanship, 270, 271;
gentles the Devil, 271-75;
on the round-up, 275-307;
breaks bronco, 287-89;
tries Ben Butler, 289-91;
breaks point of shoulder, 290, 291, 293;
attends dinner at Mrs. Cummins's, 293, 294;
in the stampede, 295-97;
rescues Englishman with lasso, 297, 298;
his enjoyment of the cowboy life, 305, 306;
interviewed at St. Paul, 308, 309;
his life at Elkhorn, 310-12, 316, 317;
adventure with Wadsworth's dog, 315, 316;
relations with the Marquis, 336-42, 345-49;
did not intend to enter Dakota politics, 350, 351;
adventure with Indians, 353, 354;
his attitude toward the Indians, 355, 356;
breaks his arm, 359;
writes articles for press, 359;
and Mrs. Ferris, 363, 364;
anger at theft of boat, 365-71;
undertakes _Life_ of T. H. Benton, 371;
on a thief hunt, 372-86;
representative of stockmen's association, 392-95;
his cattle prospects, 395-97;
continues his _Life_ of Benton, 397-99;
his enjoyable summer of 1886, 401, 402;
his influence over the cowboys, 403;
Fourth of July oration, 407-11;
restlessness of, 412;
feelings at prospect of war with Mexico, 413-15;
what he got from the Western life, 416;
his human sympathy, 417;
holds up train, 418, 419;
goes goat hunting with John Willis, 419-24;
terminates engagement with Sewall and Dow, 424-28;
becomes engaged to Edith Carow, 426;