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No. CCCXCIV. AUGUST, 1848. Vol. LXIV.
| Life in the "Far West." Part III. | 129 |
| Art—its Prospects. Cleghorn's Ancient and Modern Art | 145 |
| Kaffirland. | 158 |
| The Caxtons. Part V. | 171 |
| Modern Tourism. | 185 |
| Eighteen Hundred and Twelve. | 190 |
| The Blue Dragoon. | 207 |
| Laurels and Laureates. | 220 |
| The Horse-dealer. | 232 |
| Sketches in Paris. | 248 |
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La Bonté and his companions proceededup the river, the Black Hillson their left hand, from which severalsmall creeks or feeders swell the watersof the North Fork. Along these theyhunted unsuccessfully for beaver "sign,"and it was evident that the springhunt had almost entirely exterminatedthe animal from this vicinity. FollowingDeer Creek to the ridge of theBlack Hills, they crossed the mountainon to the waters of the MedicineBow, and here they discovered a fewlodges, and La Bonté set his first trap.He and old Luke finding "cuttings"near the camp, followed the "sign"along the bank until the practised eyeof the latter discovered a "slide,"where the beaver had ascended thebank to chop the trunk of a cottonwood, and convey the bark to its lodge.Taking a trap from "sack," the oldhunter after "setting" the "trigger,"placed it carefully under the water,where the "slide" entered the stream,securing the chain to the stem of asappling on the bank; while a stick,also attached t