. The animal kingdom; based upon the writings of the eminent naturalists, Audubon, Wallace, Brehm, Wood and others. Mammals. THE INDIAN PONY. 415 nor fed ; in winter he is an animated skeleton, sustaining a bare existence on Cottonwood branches; but when spi'ing brings out the tender grass, he is soon in condition " worthy to be trusted to the ; After endurance, the best quality of the Indian pony is his sureness of foot. He climbs rocks like a mule, he plunges down precipices like a buffalo, and crosses swamps like an elk. The amount of work got out of him by the Indians is co
. The animal kingdom; based upon the writings of the eminent naturalists, Audubon, Wallace, Brehm, Wood and others. Mammals. THE INDIAN PONY. 415 nor fed ; in winter he is an animated skeleton, sustaining a bare existence on Cottonwood branches; but when spi'ing brings out the tender grass, he is soon in condition " worthy to be trusted to the ; After endurance, the best quality of the Indian pony is his sureness of foot. He climbs rocks like a mule, he plunges down precipices like a buffalo, and crosses swamps like an elk. The amount of work got out of him by the Indians is considerable, and in Indian hands and with Indian bits he is tractable. But he does not receive civilization any better than his master. According to General Dodge, " he is either a morose, ill-tempered brute, hard to manage, and always dangerous, or he degen- erates into a fat, lazy, short-breathed cob, fit only for a baby or an octogenarian. Prosperity spoils him, and his true character and value are best displa3'ed in ; Among the Indians a " pony " is the standard of value by which the price of wives and other chattels is Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Craig, Hugh. New York : Johnson & Bailey
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