Xfi CONTENTS. 



Prairie Trarellers— Troubles in Fording Streams— Fresh 

 Alarms and their Causes — A Wolfish Frolic — Arkansas 

 Hiver — Pleasing Scenery — Character of the Country — Ex- 

 traordinary Surgical Operation — The ' Pawnee Rock 

 Saluiary Effects of Alarms — New Order of March — Prai- 

 rie Encampment and ' Upholstery' — Hoppling and Teth- 

 ering of the ' Stock' — Crossing the Arkansas — Great Bat- 

 tle with Rattlesnakes — A Mustang Colt and a Mule 

 Fracas—^ The Caches '—Their Origin, and Signification 

 of the Term, ..... 



CHAPTER IV, 



A Desert Plain— Preparation for a ' Water-Scrape'— Acci- 

 dent to a French Doctor— Upsetting of a Wagon and its 

 Consequences -A Pany of Sioux Warriors— The first 

 real Alarm— Confusion in the Camp— Friendly Demon- 

 strations of the Indians— The Pipe of Peace— Squaws 

 and Papooses — An Extemporary Village— Lose our Track 

 —Search after the Lost River — Horrible Prospective— 

 The Cimarron Found at last — A Night of Alarms — In- 

 dian Serenade and Thieving — Indian Diplomacy — Hail- 

 stones and Hurricanes — Position of the Captain of a 

 Caravan — His Troubles, his Powers and Want of Powers 

 •More Indians— Hostile Encounter — Results of the Skir- 

 mish—The ' Battle-Ground'— Col. Vizcarra and the Gros 

 Ventres, •-..., 



CHAPTER V. 



A Beautiful Ravine—' Runners' Starting for Santa Fe 

 Fourth of July on the Prairies — The Ciholero or Buffalo- 

 hunter — Mournful News of Captain Sublette's Company 

 — Murder of Captain Smith and another of the Party by 

 the Indians— Carelessness and Risks of Hunters — Cap- 

 lain Sublette's Peril — Character and Pursuits of the Ci- 

 boleros—HYi^ Art of Curing Meat— Purity of the Atmos- 

 phere—The 'Round Mound' — The Mirage or False 

 Ponds— Philosophy thereof— Extensive and Interesting 

 View— Exaggerated Accounts by Travellers of the Buf- 

 falo of the Prairies— Their Decrease— A ' Stampede ' 

 Wagon Repairing— Rio Colorado or Canadian River 

 Meeting between old Friends— Mexican Escort— Disor- 

 ganizing of the Caravan— Dreadful Thunder-storm— 

 First Symptoms of Civilization — San Miguel— Arrival at 

 Santa Pe— Entry of the Caravan— First Hours of Recrea- 

 tion—Interpreters and Custom-house Arrangements— A 

 Glance at the Trade, etc., . 





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