CONTENTS

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Introduction v
By Howard R. Driggs, telling who Uncle Nick was; of his home in Jackson’s Hole, Wyoming, and the story of how the book came to be written
CHAPTER
1. Pioneer Days 1
A sketch of the pioneer days in the West—Indian troubles—Account of desert tribes and Shoshones
2. My Little Indian Brother 8
How Nick learns the Indian language
3. Off with the Indians 12
Nick joins Washakie’s tribe as adopted son of the chief’s mother—Experience in getting to the tribe
4. The Great Encampment 20
The gathering of the Shoshone nation in Deer Lodge Valley, Montana
5. Breaking Camp 28
Story of the Buffalo hunt—Preparing meat for winter
6. Village Life 33
Winter experiences in the Indian village in Idaho
7. My Indian Mother 39
An Indian mother’s sorrow—How she came to want a white papoose—Love of the red mother for the white child
8. The Crows 44
Struggles of the Shoshones with their rival enemy—Scares and war preparation
9. Papoose Troubles 57
Breaking Indian ponies—A fight with bears
10. A Long Journey 69
Wanderings of Washakie’s tribe through the Idaho country on their trip to market their skins and robes
11. The Snowy Moons 79
Another winter with the Indians—Teaching the Indians the ways of the white man—Days of mourning
12. The Fierce Battle 89
Fight for the buffalo grounds—Description of the battle in which Washakie settled the question of boundary lines
13. Lively Times 98
An accident—Medicine man doctoring and other Indian practices in healing
14. Old Morogonai 106
The old Shoshone arrow maker and his stories of early times—Memories of Lewis and Clark
15. The Big Council 112
Indian chiefs confer as to what shall be done with the white boy
16. Homeward Bound 119
Nick, equipped with ponies and Indian trappings, returns to tell his own story of how he left home
17. The Year of the Move 128
The coming of Johnston’s army to Utah and the leaving of their homes by the people—Nick shows his skill at riding wild horses
18. The Pony Express 139
Nick chosen as a rider—His experiences carrying the mail—Shot by an Indian
19. Johnston Punishes the Indians 157
Nick as a guide for the United States troops—The battle in the desert
20. The Overland Stage 167
Experiences of Nick as a driver of the Overland
21. A Terrible Journey 176
Establishing the mail route from Idaho to Montana—The struggle in the snow
22. My Old Shoshone Friends 192
After experiences with the Indians—Hunting for the Indian mother’s grave—Washakie
23. Trapping with an Indian 197
Nick spends a winter as a trapper—Description of the work
24. Working on the Indian Reservation 202
Nick in government employ—Troubles in getting the tribe to settle down
25. Frontier Troubles 207
Capturing a band of cattle thieves—A chase after Indian horse-thieves—The Jackson’s Hole Indian trouble—Closing words
Glossary 219

Caspar W. Hodgson

The Teton Peaks from Jackson’s Hole, Wyoming. Jackson’s Hole, the last home of Nick Wilson, is situated in a hunting ground which is famous even yet. It was named after Jackson, an old trapper.