The Encyclopaedia Britannica; ..A dictionary of arts, sciences and general literature . 1^. THE AMERICAN BISON. William F. Cody, Buffalo Bill (, in theseSupplements), The passing of the buffalo wasin itself a necessity, and did more to settle theIndian problem than anything else. With thefailure of his food-supply the tireless raider of theplains was perforce confined to his reservation,where a paternal government gratuitously andperiodically distributed cattle and clothing. BISSAGOS OR BIJUGA ISLANDS, a group ofsmall volcanic islands off the west coast of Africa,opposite the mouth of the
The Encyclopaedia Britannica; ..A dictionary of arts, sciences and general literature . 1^. THE AMERICAN BISON. William F. Cody, Buffalo Bill (, in theseSupplements), The passing of the buffalo wasin itself a necessity, and did more to settle theIndian problem than anything else. With thefailure of his food-supply the tireless raider of theplains was perforce confined to his reservation,where a paternal government gratuitously andperiodically distributed cattle and clothing. BISSAGOS OR BIJUGA ISLANDS, a group ofsmall volcanic islands off the west coast of Africa,opposite the mouth of the Rio Grande, under Por-tuguese protection. Many of the islands appearto be thickly settled by a savage, low-caste negrorace, who cultivate maize, bananas and palms,and feed cattle and goats, which constitute theirchief wealth. Bassao, one of the group, on whichthere is a Portuguese settlement, has a populationof 8,000. It carries on a large trade in slaves,also in rice, wax, hides, etc. See Senegambia,Vol. XXI, p. 661. BISSELL, Edwin Cone, a religious writer; bornat Schoharie, New York,
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