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Bridge— We become Beasts of Burden— Mr. O'B. objects, but is over- 

 ruled by The Assiniboine—" A Hard Road to Travel"— Miseries of 

 driving Pack-horses— An Unwelcome Discovery — The Trail Ends- 

 Lost in the Forest— Our Disheartening Condition— Council of War- 

 Explorations of The Assiniboine, and his Report— A Feast on Bear's 

 Meat— How we had a Smoke, and were encouraged by The Assiniboine 264 



CHAPTER XV. 

 We commence to Cut our Way— The Pathless Primeval Forest— The Order 

 of March- Trouble with our Horses : their Perversity— Continual 

 Disasters— Our Daily Fare— Mount Cheadle— Country Improves only 

 in Appearance— Futile Atterayjt to Escape out of the Valley— A 

 Glimpse of Daylight— Wild Fruits— Mr. O'B. triumphantly Crosses 

 the River — The Assiniboine Disabled — New Arrangements — Hopes of 

 Finding Prairie-Land — Disappointment —Forest and Mountain Every- 

 where False Hopes again — Provisions at an End— Council of War — The 



Assiniboine Hunts without Success— The Headless Indian—*' Le Petit 

 Noir " Condemned and Executed — Feast on Horse-flesh — Leave Black 



Horse Camp Forest again — The Assiniboine becomes Disheartened — 



The Grand Rapid— A Dead Lock— Famishing Horses— The Barrier — 

 Shall we get Past ?— Mr. O'B. and Bucephalus— Extraordinary Escape 

 of the Latter— More Accidents— La Porte d'Enfer— Step by Step— The 

 Assiniboine Downcast and Disabled— Mrs, Assiniboine takes his Place 

 The Provisions give out again — A Dreary Beaver Swamp — The Assini- 

 boine gives up in Despair — Mr. O'B. begins to Doubt, discards Paley, 

 and prepares to become Insane— We kill another Horse— A Bird 

 of Good Omen— The Crow speaks Truth— Fresher Sign— A Trail— 

 The Road rapidly Improves — Out of the Forest at last ! . . . 286 



CHAPTER XVL 

 On a Trail Again— The Effect on Ourselves and the Horses— The Changed 

 Aspect of the Country -Wild Fruits— Signs of Man Increase- 

 Enthusiastic Greeting— Starving again— Mr. O'B. finds Caliban— His 

 Affectionate Behaviour to him — The Indians' Camp — Information 

 about Kamloops— Bartering for Pood— Clearwater River— Cross the 

 Tliompson— The Lily-berries- Mr. O'B. and The Assiniboine fall out- 

 Mr. O'B. flees to the Woods — Accuses The Assiniboine of an attempt to 

 Murder him— Trading for Potatoes— More Shushwaps— Coffee and 

 Pipes— Curious Custom of the Tribe— Kamloops in Sight— Ho ! for 

 the Fort— Mr. O'B. takes to his Heels— Captain St. Paul— A Good 

 Supper— Doubts as to our Reception— Our Forbidding Appearance— 

 Our Troubles at an End — Rest 311 



CHAPTER XVII. 



Kamloops — We discover True Happiness — The Fort and Surrounding 

 Country— The Adventures of the Emigrants who preceded us— 

 Catastrophe at the Grand Rapid— Horrible Fate of Three Canadians— 

 Cannibalism— Practicability of a Road by the Yellow Head Pass— 



