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and heavy rifle which is so deadly in the hands of a 

 Kentucldan, and the others with double-barrelled 

 guns. As for the Canadians, they were content 

 with old-fashioned French duck-guns with flint 

 locks. Eugene carried a bowie-knife as well, and, 

 instead of our European costumes, we had all 

 mounted Indian dresses — tight pantaloons made of 

 tanned deer's hide, a hunting-shii-t of the same 

 material, and doubled-soled moccasins. Broad- 

 brimmed felt hats completed our masquerading, 

 under which no one could have recognised Messrs. 

 Daniel Simonton, of New York ; George Sears, of 

 Boston; Horace Mead, of Philadelphia; Fortune Del- 

 mot, of Paris ; and the author of this book. As for 

 the Canadians, their names were Duquesne, Bonnet, 

 and Gemmel. 



"We had started from St. Louis with the intention 

 of hunting with the Sioux Indians and the Foxes. 

 We expected to pass two months in the tents, and 

 to return to civilisation with an ample stock of 

 spoils and trophies. 



Mr. Daniel Simonton and myself were riding at 

 the head of the party, talking of hunting, game, and 

 all manner of things, and letting our horses go their 

 own pace, with the bridles hanging loosely over 

 their necks. " So you've never seen buffalo, my 

 good friend. Well, I think I can safely promise 

 you that to-morrow you shall have that pleasure. 

 This is the fourth time I've been this way, and in 



