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the wolves, which were not very long in taking the burden 

 from the prairie. Joe's cow was not as fat as the one I 

 killed ; but still, it was a fine animal. 



We had a delicious meal upon the prairie that, day. 

 Strangers to such a mode of life would have been asto- 

 nished at the quantity of food we put beneath our belts 

 The hunters are generally immense eaters, owing to the 

 severity of their exercise and the bracing climate of the 

 mountains and plains. Joe Blaney and myself were no 

 exceptions. When we had concluded our meal, our sup- 

 ply of meat was just about sufficient for another feast and 

 no more. Not a particle of the delicious "boudins," 

 was left. 



Soon after the meal, we packed up and set out to find 

 a good camping ground for the night. The scenery of 

 the prairie over which we were travelling was rather 

 monotonous. Occasionally we came upon a small stream, 

 muddied by the buffaloes, the banks being somewhat ele- 

 vated. But trees were scarce. ' In the course of our 

 march, we shot a black-tailed deer, and two more buffa- 

 loes, which considerably enlarged our prospects of a suc- 

 cessful expedition. Near an inconsiderable stream that 

 emptied into the Colorado, we came upon a small party 

 of Crow Indians. They were hideously daubed with the 

 war-paint. I knew their chief, Little Robber, and in 

 consequence, the meeting was not attended with any un- 



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