Show OUR WILD wind INDIANS 0 ONE of the most interesting and reliable works on the wild tribes of the plains is tho the book booc written by colonel dodge and endorsed by gen sherman entitled our wild indians in this volume of pages colonel dodge alms aims to give a truthful account of the red ski skins 1 idof of the present day to vividly describe their actions habits customs re religion lilon manners and amusements as practiced by them now in the uncivilized regions of their thew ir country to give graphic accounts of exciting adventures among theme them to narrate daring exploits and and hair hain hairbreadth breadth escapes n nt st oni only from his own experience but from lat eat that of other white men and of indians also and to record desperate encounters and heroic achievements incident to frontier life in all of this col dodge has succeeded most admirably a and he has produced one of the most thrilling and fascinating a books of personal dar in ing and romantic adventure ills narrative is spiced with many graphic accounts of famous scout and guides of trappers frontiersmen squatters squa aqua men texas cowboys cow boys miners gold border ruffians and desperadoes general sherman has written an introduction tro to the work in lie he says yours is the first attempt of which I 1 have knowledge to treat him the indian as he I 1 exits exists in fact you have had the experience of a third of a century in ab absolute solute contact with the various tribes of our indians from the british line to texas new mexico and arizona hunting with wita them in peace and in war it Is by tar far the best description crip tion extant of the habits manners customs usages ceremonies etc of the american indian as he now is you are hereby authorized to use my name as authority for its publication and circulation cu and I 1 invite all persons to read this book carefully the book is prof profusely illustrated Hust rated lu ith list of steel plates includes es portraits of the author and of gens crook miles ouster mckenzie etc and there are man laux ens ans c ravings on on wo wood od the magnificent ent ont lull page chromo chrom chromolithograph 0 lithograph plates are printed in i n fifteen colors from ninety engrav engraved oddments cd cl S stones Ments nes and represent weapons ord ornaments instruments facsimiles fac similes bIl billidean bf Indian lidian drawings and remarkable objects of interest and curiosity too numerous to mention the smithsonian institute at washing i ton is largely indebted to col dod dodge e for its extensive collection of indian indin objects collected collectedly collect edby by him in in the past thirty throe three years bearg the work is sold only on subscription A jj bancroft co san sall fran agents for the pacific coast ant and eanest ernest S penrose for salt sait lake labb city and nis ais lis its vicinity |