Muscovy Duck as food,239.To cook.—See Duck.
Musquaw.—See Bear.
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Natural Advantages utilized by the Trapper,149.
Natural History.Necessity of its study in the art of Trapping,148.
Neatsfoot Oil for Fire Arms,227.
NET:—
" Bat fowling,70.
" Bird catching,70.
" Clap,72.
" Decoy,72.
" Fish, use of,241.
Net for the head,257.
" Fowling,70.
Net traps,70,73,75,80,83,85.For Tiger, Puma, or Wild Cat,35.Spring,80.The upright,85.Wild Duck,94.Wild Goose,175.
Netting attachment for Hat brim,258.
NEWHOUSE TRAP, THE,138.
Night-hunting,217,218.
Night-fishing,239.
Nooses:—Horse hair,41.In hedge,42.On hoops,40.On string,40.
NOOSE TRAPS,39.
Nooses, wire,41.
Northwest Fur Company,280.
Nutting in Mid-winter,212.
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Oar-locks, simple,266.
Oat-meal as food,236.
OBSERVATIONS ON THE HISTORY OF FURS AND THE FUR TRADE,278.
Oil, Fish.—Used in trapping,151.How obtained,151.
Oil of Amber.—Used in the art of trapping,152.
Oil of Ambergris.—Used in the art of trapping,152.
Oil of Anise:—Its use in the art of trapping,152.
Oil of Cinnamon:—Its use in the art of trapping,152.
Oil of Fennel:—Its use in the art of trapping,152.
Oil of Fenugreek:—Its use In the art of trapping,152.
Oil of Lavender:—Its use in the art of trapping,152.
Oil of Rhodium:—Its use by trappers,151.
Oil of Skunk:—Its use by trappers,151.
Oil:—For fire arms,227.For light,227.
Oil of Partridge:—Its use,227.
Oil of Pennyroyal:—For insect bite,255.
Ointment for Bruises and Wounds,255.
OINTMENT FOR INSECT BITES,255.
OLD-FASHIONED SPRINGLE,58.
Olive Oil in cooking,236.
OPOSSUM,201.Nature and habits of,202.Trapping the,201.Hunting the,202.Directions for skinning,203.Uses of skin,286.Value of skin,284.
OTTER:—Nature and habits of,202.Trapping the,186.Directions for skinning,189.How to tan the skin,277.Use of skin,286.Value of skin,284.
OWL TRAP,88.
Owl:—Used in connection with bird lime as decoy,98.
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Paint as a water-proof covering,236.
Painter, the.—See Puma.
Panther, the.—See Puma.
Paper Cone used as a trap,96.
Partridge,42,238.As food,238.Fat for fire arms,227.Snares,39, etc.To cook deliciously,233.
Peltry:—Fortunes founded on,281.Cities built up on,281.
PENDENT BOX, BIRD TRAP,91.
Pennyroyal for insect bites,255.
Pepper Tea as a remedy,257.
Percussion Cap used in lighting lire,234.
Peshoo, the.—See Lynx.
Phosphorescent wood used in night-hunting,218.
Phosphorus lantern for catching fish,241.
Pickerel fishing,240.
" Spearing,241.
" Trap for,121.
" To cook,233.
Pigeon Net-trap,72.
Pigs carried off by Bears,170.
Pine Log Canoe.—See Dug-out.
Pinnated Grouse,238.
Pitch for stopping leaks,261,264,266.
PIT-FALL TRAPS.—For large game,31.For small game,125,127,131.Barrel,127.Box,131.For Muskrat,133.
PLAN OF TRAPPING CAMPAIGN,225.
Plates, substitutes for,232,235.
Platform snare.61.
Poachers, or trap robbers,229.
POACHER'S SNARE,48.
Pocket compass,227.
POCKET HAT BRIM,258.
" Sun-glass,234.
Poisoned arrows,26.
POISONING,222.
Pop-corn as bait for Quail,54.
Portable boats,259.
Portable food & cooking utensils,230,235.
Portable drinking cup,231.Hat brim,258." With netting attached,258.Snares,50,52.Stove,228,235.
Pork as food,231.
" Fritters,251.
" " To make,232.
"Possum."—See Opossum.
Potatoes as food,235.
Pouched Rat.—See Gopher.
Powder used in lighting fire,234.
Prairie Hen,238.
Prairie Whistle,74.
Precautions in handling steel traps,156.
PREFACE,3.
Preparation of skins for market,272.
Preserve jar used as trap,135.
Price Current of American Furs,284.
Prime fur, best season for,147.
Prof. Blot outdone in cooking,232.
Profit in selling furs,233.
PRONGHORN Antelope,221.Nature and habits of,221.How hunted and trapped,221,238.
Provisions, to protect from Wolves,237.
Ptarmigan, to cook,233.Trap for,75.How hunted and trapped,239.Various species of,230.
PUMA:—Bait for,20,31,32,163.Nature and habits of,161.Peculiarities of,20.Traps for,17,20,23,29,31,33,141.Trapping the,161.Directions for skinning,164.Use of skin,286.Value of skin,284.
Pumice Stone, used in finishing skins,276.
"PUNKEY."—Description of the Insect,256.Severity of bites,256.Ointment for bites,255.Serious effects of bites on the intemperate,257.
Punk Tinder, used in lighting fire,234.
"Pusher."—See Mud stick.
Putty, for stopping leaks,261.
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Quail, bait for,40,54.
" Snares,39,40,41, etc.To cook deliciously,233.
Quotations of the Fur Market,284.
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RABBIT:—As food,238.Bait for,203.How to skin,204.Nature and habits of,203.Salt as bait for,109,Traps for,43,64,103.Use of fur,286.Value of fur,284.Varieties of,203.
RACCOON:—As a pet,173.Nature and habits of,172.Trapping the,172.Traps for,110,116,141.Hunting the,172.Directions for skinning,175.How to tan the skin,277.Use of the fur,285.Value of the fur,284.
Rat:—Snares for,43.Trapping the,125.Traps for,43,125,127,128,131,138.
Rations for a Campaign,230.
Raw Furs.—See Furs.
Recipe for insect ointments,255.Boot grease,228.For cooking,230.For curing skins,272.For tanning skins,276.
Red Fox.—See Fox.
Red Fox.—Value of skin,284.Use of skin,285.
Red Pepper Tea as a remedy,257.
Red Squirrel.—See Squirrel.
Remedies for insect bites,255.For chills,257.
Requisites of a good steel trap,138.
" For snaring,39.
" For a good trapping ground,225.
" For a trapping campaign,227.
Revolver,227.
Reynard outwitted by a dead-fall,111,113.
RHODIUM, Oil of:—Its use by the trapper,151.
Rice as food,236.
Rifle and Shot Gun combined,227.Oil for,227.
RIFLE TRAP,20.
Roasting, recipes for,233.
Rocky Mountain Sheep.—See Big Horn.
"Roughing it,"230.
Rubber blanket,236.How used,250.
Ruffed Grouse.—See Partridge.
Rum on a trapping campaign,257.
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Sage Cock, the,238.
Sale of furs by the Hudson's Bay Company,282.
Salmon, spearing,239.
" Spear,239.
Salmon Trout, spearing,239.
Salmon, to cook deliciously,232.
Salt as bait for Deer,218.As bait for Rabbit,109.
Salt Lick, the,218.
Sandpaper used in softening skins,276.
Salt Pork as food,231.
SCENT BAITS,149.
" Compound,150,153.
Scented baits for birds,240.
Scented baits for fish,240.
Season for Deer hunting,218.
Scow,267.
Season for trapping,147.
Selection of trapping ground,225.
Self-amputation as a means of escape with captured animals,144.
Self-amputation, to prevent,144,145.
Self-raising flour,235.
SELF-SETTING TRAPS,110,125,127,131.
SHANTY:—Bark.—See Bark Shanty."Home."—See Log Shanty.Log.—See Log Shanty.
Sheeting as tent material,247.Water-proof, preparation for,247.
Shellac Varnish used in water-proofing,234.
SHELTER:—The trapper's remarks on,226.
Shelter tent,247.Details of construction,242.
Shingle stretchers for skins,274.
"Shipping furs,"281.
SHOOTING AND POISONING,222.
Shot-gun Trap,20.
Shot-gun combined with rifle,267.
Shoulder basket,234,226.
SIEVE TRAP,65.
Silver Fox,154.Value of skin,284,285.
Skinning animals, hints on,272.
Skins:—Stretchers for,273.To dry,272,276.To soften,276,277.To tan,276.Value of,284.Use of,285.
SKUNK,195.Adventure with,196.As food,238.Nature and habits of,195.Trapping the,195.Traps for,43,111,114,141.To eradicate odor of,152,198.Oil of, used in trapping,151.Directions for skinning,198.Use of skin,286.Value of skin,284.
Sled, Indian.—See Toboggan.
SLIDING POLE,145.
Slippery Elm used for bird-lime,98.
"Small Game" as food,237.
Smell, acute sense of, in animals,148.
Smoking the steel trap,128.
Smouldering birch bark to drive away insects,230.
Smudge, the,230,256.
SNARE.—Box,55.Double box,56.Fig. Four,62.Hawk,43.Hedge,42.Hoop,40.Humming-bird,99.Knotted string,52,53,54.Pasteboard box,56.Platform,61.Poacher's,48.Portable,48,50,52.Quail,53.Rat,43."Simplest,"52.Springle,58,60.Stovepipe,120.Tree,42.Triangle,42.Twitchup,43.Wood Chuck,43.
SNARES, OR NOOSE TRAPS,37.
Snaring, requisites for,39.
Snow Grouse, the,238.
SNOW-SHOES,267.
Snow-shoe race,267.
Softening skins,276,277.
Sores resulting from insect bites,257.
Soups, recipes for,236.
Spearing fish,239,241.
Spearing Muskrats,183.
Spider for cooking,233.
Spoons,235.
Spring-bed,249.
SPRINGLE,58,60.
Spring-net Traps,80.
Spring-pole, the,144.
Spring, to temper,84.
Spruce Bark Canoes,264.
Spruce boughs as bedding,250.
Spruce Grouse,238.
SQUIRRELS,211.As food,238.Nature and habits of,211.Traps for,43,103,106,107,110,116,128,140.Various species of,213.To cook,233.Use of skins,286.
STEEL TRAPS,137.Caution in handling,149.Concealing in the woods,229,Various modes of setting,144.Requisite number for a campaign,227.To set for rats,128.To select judiciously,138.Requisites of,138.Hints on baiting,143.
Steel Trap spring, to set with lever,142.
STEEL TRAPS AND THE ART OF TRAPPING,137.
Still hunting,217.
Stimulants,257.
Stone Dead-fall,29.
Storing traps in the woods,229.
Stove, portable,228,235.
Stovepipe fish-trap,120.
St. Paul, Minn., and the Fur Trade,281.
STRETCHERS FOR SKINS,273.
Strychnine poisoning,222.
Sucker wire nooses,41.
Sugar of lead used in water-proofing,247.
Sun-glass,234,235.
Sweet Cicely as bait for fish,240.
SWEET FENNEL.—Oil used in trapping,152,
Sweet Oil and Tar Ointment for insect bites,255.
Swinging bed,249.
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Table knife and bowl trap,135.
Table showing sale of furs by Hudson Bay Company,282.
Tallow, mutton, as ointment,255.
Tame Geese as decoys,75.
TANNING SKINS,276.Mixtures,276,277,278.With the hair on,276.Simple,278.
Tar and Sweet Oil ointment for insect bites,255.
Tar for water-proofing,264.
Tea,236.
" Red pepper, as a remedy,257.
Teal Ducks as food,239.To cook.—See Duck.
"Telescope" Drinking Cup,231.
Tempering iron spring,84.
TENTS,246.House-tent,246.Fly-tent,247.Half-tent,247.Shelter-tent,247.Materials,247.Water-proof preparation for,247.Fire-proof preparation for,247.To carpet with spruce,250.To clear of gnats and musquitoes,230.
TENT CARPETING,250.
Thimble used with bowl as Mouse trap,136.
Tiger captured with bird lime,35.
Tiger trap,31.
Tinder,234.
Tip-ups,240.
Toaster, an extemporized,233.
TOBOGGAN, OR INDIAN SLEDGE,269.
Tools required on a trapping campaign,227.
Tools required for canoe building,259.
Torch for the head, used in night hunting,218.
"Touch-wood " used in lighting fire,234.
Trail. The.—Its value to the trapper,153.Various modes of making,153.
TRAP.—Arrow,23,25.Barrel.125,127.Bird,65,70,73,75,88,90,91,96.Bow,23,25,116.Bowl,135.Box,55,56,88,90,91,103,106,109,110.Brick,66.Cage,76,134.Cob house,67.Coon,110,116,141.Coop,33,67,70.Crow,96.Dead-fall,17,107,111.Decoy,72,76,94.Double ender,109.Down-fall,26.Duck,94,95.Fish,120.Fish hook,95.Fly,136.Fool's-cap,96.Garotte,114.Gun,20.Harpoon,26.Hawk,42,93.Hook,95.Jar,135.Mole,119,120.Mouse,130,131,134,135.Net,70,73,75,80,83,85.Owl,88.Partridge,43, etc.Pendent Box,91.Pitfall,11,125,127,131.Ptarmigan,75.Quail,39,40,41,53.Rabbit,43,64,103.Rat,43,125,127,128,131,138.Rifle,20.Self-setting,110,125,127,131.Sieve,65.Spring net,80,83,85.Steel,140.The "Newhouse,"140.Tree,42,91.Upright net,85.Wild Duck,94,95.Wild Goose,75.Woodchuck,43.