. Camp-fires of a naturalist [microform] : the story of fourteen expeditions after North American mammals, from the field notes of Lewis Lindsay Dyche, , , professor of zoology and curator of birds and mammals in the Kansas State University. Dyche, Lewis Lindsay, 1857-1916; Dyche, Lewis Lindsay, 1857-1916; Mammals; Mammals; Naturalists; Zoology; Mammifères; Mammifères; Naturalistes; Zoologie. Tfl !l) i: it o p 15. CHAPTER VII. In Indian TerritoryâA Frontier FiddlerâLife in a Dugoutâ Wild Turkeys, Wildcats, and other Wild ThingsâSurviv- ing a BlizzardâAn Indian DanceâAn Embarrassed Pr
. Camp-fires of a naturalist [microform] : the story of fourteen expeditions after North American mammals, from the field notes of Lewis Lindsay Dyche, , , professor of zoology and curator of birds and mammals in the Kansas State University. Dyche, Lewis Lindsay, 1857-1916; Dyche, Lewis Lindsay, 1857-1916; Mammals; Mammals; Naturalists; Zoology; Mammifères; Mammifères; Naturalistes; Zoologie. Tfl !l) i: it o p 15. CHAPTER VII. In Indian TerritoryâA Frontier FiddlerâLife in a Dugoutâ Wild Turkeys, Wildcats, and other Wild ThingsâSurviv- ing a BlizzardâAn Indian DanceâAn Embarrassed Pro- fessorâSuccessful HuntingâThe Extinction of the Wild Turkey. [n^N the approach of the next Christmas va- cation, Dyche arranged to make a collec- tion of the noblest game-bird in the world, the American wild turkey. With Professor Robinson, a veteran quail and rabbit hunter, he started for the Indian Territory, and a raw Decem- ber day found the two at Caldwell, Kansas, wrestling with a mob of hackmen and omnibus drivers. This was the terminus of the railroad leading to the land of the Indians. Engaging a light wagon, drawn by a stout pair of " buckskin" ponies, they reached Pond Creek just at dusk on the following day. A " dance" was in pro- gress, and had been going on for the last twenty-four hours. A tall Arkansan, called " Short" on account of his size, was sawing away industriously at a fiddle, producing sounds which, by a good stretch of a vivid imagination, might be called music. The vigour of the dancers was evidence that his well-meant efforts were fully appreciated by the congregated cowboys and their partners. It was the event of the 07 m .r' 5; I ll m I :!l ll ':U\)\ I i ! i r â f' H u 1 ll- â & if. 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 work.
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