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TESTURES OF CAPTAIN O NNEVILI E p GEOFFRE Y CBA TON EDITION GEOFFRBI CRAYOX EDITION p U, S. A IN TIIE ILOCKY IOUXT A I N X D S T IIE FAR W EST i ICiESTCD F130ikl IIIS JOURNAL AND ILLUSTRATED FROM VAHIOUS OTHER SOURCES WASIIINGTON I I t V I N G 1866 CIIAPTER I. PAGE State of the fur trade of the Rocky Mountains. American enterprises. General Ashley and his associates. Sublette, a famous 1eatler. Yearly rendezvous among tlie mountains. Stratag 211 s and clangers of the trade. Bands of trappers. Indian banditti. Crows ancl B1ackfeet. Mountaineers. Traders of the Far West. Character and habits of the trapper.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31 CHAPTER 11. Departure from Fort 0sage. Modes of transportation. Pack horses. Wagons. Walker and Cerr6 their characters. Buoyant feelings oa launching upon the Prairies. Wild equip nentso f the trnppers. Their gambols anci antics. Difference of character I etwecn the Amcrican and French trappers. Agency of the Kansas. General C1arke. White Plume, the Kansas Chief. hight scene in a traders camp. Colloquy between White Ilurne and the Captain. Bee hunters. Thcir expeditions. Their feucls with the Indians. Bnrgaining talent of White Plume. . . . . . . . . . 43 CIIAPTER 111. Wide prairies. Vegetable procluct ions. Tabular hllls. Slabs of s n lstorie. Nebraska or Platte River. Scanty faro. Euffalo W 8 CONTENTS. PAGE sltu1ls. Wagons turned into boats. Herds of Euffa1o. CliiTs resembling castles. The Chimney. Scotts Bluffs. Story connected with them. The bighorn or ahsahta, its nature and habits. Difference between that and the 6bwoolly sheep, or goat of the mountains. ...................................... 55 CHAPTER IV. An alarm. Crow Indians their appearance mode of approachtheir vengeful errand their curiosity. Hostility between the Crows and B1ackfeet. Loving conduct of the Crows. Laramies Fork. First navigation of the Nebraska. Great elevation of the country. Rarity of the atmosphere its effect on the wood work of wagons. Black Hills their wild and broken scenery. Indian dogs. Crow trophies. Sterile and dreary country. Banks of the Sweet Water. Buffalo hunting. Adventure of Tom Cain, the Irish cook.. ............................................. G4 CHAPTER Magnificent scenery. Wind River Mountains. Treasury of wateis. A stray horse. An Indian trail. Trout streams. The Great Green River Valley. An alarm. A band of trappers. Fontenelle, his information. Sufferings of thirst. Encampment on the Seeds kedee. Strategy of rival traders. Fortification of the camp. The B1ackfeet. Banditti of the mountains. Their character and habits.. ........................................... 77 CHAPTER Sublette and his band. Robert Campbell. Mr. Wyeth and a band of Down casters. Yankee enterprise. Fitzpatrick his adventure with the B1ackfeet. A rendezvous of mountaineers. The battle of Pierres Hole. An Indian ambuscade. Sublettes return.. ................................................... 89 CHAPTER VII. PAGE Retreat of the Blackfeet. Fontenelles camp in danger. Captain Bonneville and the Blackfeet. Free trappers their character, habits, dress, equipments, horses. Game fellows of the mountains their visit to the camp. Good fellowship and good cheer. A carouse. A swagger, a brawl, and a reconciliation.. ...... 107 CHAPTER VIII. Plans for the winter. Salmon River. Abundance of salmon west of the mountains. Nem arrangements. Caches. Cerr6 s detachment. 3Iovements in Pont. enelles camp. Departure of the Blackfeet their fortunes. Wind Mountain streams...
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