OSAGES. 41 



This picture represents one of the many thrilling incidents in his 

 life, characteristic of the trapper and pioneer. Finding himself pur- 

 sued by a large party, he hoped, by the aid of a well-bred American 

 horse, to escape a personal encounter; but the Indians, taking advan- 

 tage of the broken country, soon overtook him, and were showering 

 their arrows at him while in full pursuit, using their horses as a 

 shield. Joe, reserving his fire for a favourable moment, selected the 

 war-chief who was foremost, and, with well-directed aim, hit both 

 horse and rider, which caused them to abandon the pursuit. 



Joe was one of the early pioneer residents of Oregon, and one of 

 its first representatives under the provisional government. 



60. 



THE TRAPPER'S ESCAPE. 



(Painted 1851.) 



Joe is seen in the middle ground of the picture, waving his gun in 

 exultation at his lucky escape. 



61. 



BLACK-FOOT INDIANS IN AMBUSH, AWAITING THE 

 APPROACH OF AN EMIGRANT PARTY. 



(Painted 1852.) 



A composition characteristic of Indian warfare. 



OSAGES. 



The territory of this tribe adjoins that of the Cherokees. 



They cultivate some corn, but depend mostly upon the chase for 

 subsistence, and repel all attempts towards civilization. The influence 

 exerted over their neighbours, the Cherokees and Creeks, by the in- 

 troduction of missionary and civilized arts among them, has but little 

 weight with them. 



