Contents

Articles

Coal and Coal Shales: A Paleontological View
 Bruce R. Erickson

Dismounting the Sioux
 Forrest W. Daniel

Lignite, Strip Mining, and Reclamation: A Bibliography

Annual Report of the Superintendent 1974 Fiscal Year
 James E. Sperry

Features

Historic Buildings of North Dakota: Coghlan House -- North of Rolla

Authors' Gallery

Northern Plains Reviews

Editor's Choice: Fur Trade Buttons
 Nick G. Franke