justice to the American Fur = 
state, that, ty throughout th the country, 3 
always found them strenuously opposed to 
ion of spirituous liquors. But, 
pect to the sale 
nent suc- 
ios Kae oO 
doing a ng. 
The fort had a very cool and clean appear- 
oo The great entrance, in — I found 
en er aon assembl ich was 
and about fifteen ‘feet long ma made a 
seat, through w 
swept const 
- | Indian 
Pande 
hich the | posed that their 
antly ; for this country is 
famous for high sce In the course Le 
learned 
(1842. 
people. course of the 
ree call_ ps esti ior boa been cut off 
their return from the C 
nation, and oe other among the Black hills. 
‘on and Mr. Bridger’s 
be setae i able to travel. 
= situation, they w i to 
ror akee eer in ert ‘hostile oe of the 
and the cted diffi- 
esaltiod which spra 
d co 
swept of gras 
were to be fount oe their line of route ; and, 
ors 
nde 
hey disposed of their wagons 
and cattle ae a forts; selling them at the 
in exchange coffee and sugar at one dol- 
lar a pound, and miserable w ut horses 
— died before _ reached the moun- 
a me that he 
had purchased shirts e lower fort 
eighty faites anes 
who interest a peete in the 
this country, had reached — in com- 
pany with Mr. Bridger; ; and the emigran 
were fortunate e nough to obtain: ‘ie services 
tent themselves 
iting o off 
but a few w days previous to our 
The effect of the 
Pod gpoomneties oe 
immedi 
dians had united with the Ogls :3 
yennes, the In great i 
—so far as I could ascertain, to the © 
| amount of eight hundred lo : pesos 
| sere ke an auch Sa 
two | 
the 
ee 
ee 
engagement mt wits Mr. : 
