B Bach, E. W., 201 Baggley, George F., 273 Baker, Sergt. William, 121 Bannock Indians, 59; description, 65, 86 ff.; trail, 88; defeat, 157 Barlow, Capt. J. W., survey, 137 ff. Baronett, C. J., 105; rescued Everts, 134; bridge, 184; road, 208 Bauer, Dr. C. Max, 270 Beaman, J. W., 138 Bear Paw Mountains, 187, 190 Bear River, 110 Beartooth Range, 30 "Beaver Dick" (Richard Leigh), 283 Bechler River, 27, 259 Beehive Geyser, 131, 197 Biddle, Lake, 292 Biddle, Nicholas, 50, 285, 290 Big Game Ridge, 47, 296 Big Hole, battle of, 170 ff., 180, 187 Bigfoot, Chief, 156 Bighorn Basin, 88, 112 Bighorn River, 32, 37, 42 ff., 55, 68, 290 Bison Peak, 261 Bitter Root Range, 67, 102, 170 Blackfeet Indians, 37; attack Colter, 52 ff.; description, 67, 74, 88, 98 Black Kettle's village, 157 Blacks Fork of Green River, 108 Blaine, Sen. James G., 136 Bonaparte, Napoleon, 28 Bonneville, Capt. B. L. E., 99; describes bison, 153; 232 Boone and Crockett Club, 235 Bottler, Frederick, 105; stock range, 162; ranch, 180 Boutelle, Capt. F. A., 268 Bowles, Samuel, 226 Bozeman, John, 158 Bozeman, Montana, 117, 138, 142, 176, 180, 205 Bozeman Pass, 55 Bozeman Trail, 161 Bradbury, John, 57 Brackenridge, Henry M., 37, 57 ff. Bridger, James (Jim), 80, 98, 101; ancestors, 106; description, 106 ff.; nicknames for, 110; Indian wives, 110; tall tales, 110 ff.; death of, 115, 283 Brooks Lake, 44 Brothers, Henry J., 217 Bryant, Dr. Harold, 270 "Buckskin Charley," (Charles Marble), 198, 283 Buffalo Ranch, 87 Bumpus, Dr. Hermon C., 270 Burgess, Felix, 247 Burlington Route, 202 Burns, A. E., 247
C Cabeza de Vaca, description of bison, 153 Cache Creek, 104 California, 141; climate of, 239; University of, 270 Camas Creek, 94 Campfire Club of America, 235 Canyon Creek, Nez Percé fight Seventh Cavalry, 185, 186 Carnegie Geophysical Laboratory, 264 Carpenter, Frank, 172 ff. Carpenter, Ida, 172 Carpenter, Robert E., 205, 244 Carrington, Campbell, 138, 139 Carrington, Henry B., 110 Carson, Kit, 285 Cassidy, "Butch," 163 Castle Geyser, 131 Catholic Church, 174; services, 217 Catlin, George, 144, 221 ff. Cauliflower Geyser, 251 Cheyenne Indians, description, 70, 157, 187 _Chicago Journal_, 139 Chicken Ridge, 47, 296 Child, H. W., 201 Chittenden, Hiram M., 210 Chittenden Road, 210 Chivington, Col. J. M., 157 Cinnabar, 199 ff., 259 Civil War, 103, 120, 153, 157 Claggett, William H., 137; sponsored Park Bill, 140 ff. Clark, Dr. Dan E., 162 Clark, Capt. Philo, 193 Clark, William, 42 ff.; Colter reports to, 50, 57, 285 ff. Clarks Fork, 42, 50, 88, 184, 259, 286, 290, 298 Clearwater River, 35; battle of, 169 Clematis Gulch, 182, 202 Cody, William F. "Buffalo Bill," 151; nickname, 153; description, 233 Coffeen, Hon. Henry H., 208 Cole, Sen. Cornelius, 140 Colter, John, ancestors, 35 ff.; joins Lisa, 37; discovery of Park, 38 ff.; attacked by Blackfeet, 52; guide for Henry, 56; reaches St. Louis, 57, 100; route, 283 ff. Colter Creek, 36 Colter's Hell, 40, 45, 50, 291 Colter's Peak, 58 Colville Reservation, 191 Community Chapel, 217 Condon, David de L., 270 Conger, Patrick A., 242 Conness, Sen. John, 225 Connor, Col. Patrick, 157 Conservation, 217 ff., 225; Pres. Roosevelt's Governor's Conference, 229 Continental Divide, 25, 37, 45; Colter crossed, 47, 99, 102, 118, 163, 259, 296 Cook, Charles W., 116, 118 Cooke, Montana, 208, 247, 259 Coronado, Francisco, 153 Cottage Hotel, 205 Counter, Hub, 196 Cowan, George F., 172 ff., 283 Cowan, Mrs. George F., describes Chief Joseph, 174 Crampton, Louis C., 211 Crazy Horse, Chief, 158, 162 Creamer, Phil, 106 Crook, Gen. George, 158 Crosby, Gov. John S., 193, 243 Crow Indians, 37, 54, 59, 86, 88, 104, 150, 184 ff., 240 Custer, Col. George A., 152, 157; defeated, 158 Cougar Creek, 88