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title	:	Mountain Scouting : A Hand-book for Officers and Soldiers On the Frontiers : Profusely Illustrated and Containing Numerous Notes On the Art of Travel
author	:	Farrow, Edward S.
publisher	:	University of Oklahoma Press
isbn10 | asin	:	0806132094
print isbn13	:	9780806132099
ebook isbn13	:	9780585252094
language	:	English
subject	Indians--Warfare, Scouts and scouting, Mountain warfare, Chinook jargon--Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.
publication date	:	2000
lcc	:	U240.F26 2000eb
ddc	:	978
subject	:	Indians--Warfare, Scouts and scouting, Mountain warfare, Chinook jargon--Glossaries, vocabularies, etc.

Page i Mountain Scouting A Hand-Book for Officers and Soldiers on the Frontiers. PROFUSELY ILLUSTRATED AND CONTAINING NUMEROUS NOTES ON THE ART OF TRAVEL, By Edward S. Farrow, U. S. Army. Assistant Instructor of Tactics at the U. S. Military Academy, and Formerly Commanding Indian Scouts in the Department of the Columbia. FOREWORD BY JEROME A. GREENE UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA PRESS NORMAN

Page ii Inscribed to Oliver Otis Howard, Brigadier and Brevet Major General, U. S. Army As a tribute to his unequaled enterprise and patronage of the art of war, from his affectionate friend The Author. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Farrow, Edward S. (Edward Samuel), b. 1855. Mountain scouting : a hand-book for officers and soldiers on the frontiers / by Edward S. Farrow. p. cm. Originally published: New York : E. S. Farrow, 1881. ISBN 0-8061-3209-4 (alk. paper) 1. Indians of North AmericaWarfareWest (U.S.)Hand books, manuals, etc. 2. Mountain warfareHandbooks, manuals, etc. 3. Scouts and scoutingWest (U.S.) Handbooks, manuals, etc. I. Title U240.F26 2000 978dc21 99-055162 The paper in this book meets the guidelines for permanence and durability of the Committee on Production Guidelines for Book Longevity of the Council on Library Resources, Inc. Published by the University of Oklahoma Press, Norman, Publishing Division of the University. First edition published in 1881. Foreword by Jerome A. Greene copyright 2000 by the University of Oklahoma Press. All rights reserved. Manufactured in the U.S.A. First printing of the University of Oklahoma Press edition, 2000. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Page iii Contents Preface 1 Foreword by Jerome A. Greene 3 I. The Horse 9 II. The Rifle. 25 III. Medical and Surgical Hints 41 IV. Useful Information in Post and Field 62 V. Field Equipage and Supplies 88 VI. Mountain Travel 100 VII. Pack Mules and Packing 111 VIII. Marching 130 IX. Forced Marches 141 X. Crossing Rivers 152 XI. The Camp 164 XII. The Mess 176 XIII. Living off the Country 194 XIV. Indian Character 213 XV. The Trail, Signs and Signals 228 XVI. Skirmishing 239 Appendix I. A System of Swimming 3 II. Rowing 19 III. The Chinook Vocabulary 22

Page 1 Preface The object of my book is to investigate that chain of many minor successes, each link of which must be perfect, in order to insure the success of any expedition. A long and dangerous journey, without the loss of property, comfort, health or life, can only be accomplished after having learned how to prepare for all emergencies; how to avoid unnecessary hardships; and how to find out the capabilities of the country and of the party. I make no claim to discoveries in mountain-craft, nor do I pretend to present any facts which have not occurred to others in similar situations. I have endeavored to present, in small compass, such knowledge as the young officer often acquires by bitter experience and under the most unfavorable circumstances. My book is not intended for officers who have seen service on the frontiers, many of whom are my competent teachers; but for the novice, who is so placed that he must depend upon himself in times of emergency.

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