1843.] 
went directly to our hearts. 
The edge 
the wood, for several miles along the river, 
amps, where the 
lazily from eh: fies, Seas which the wo- 
g n this 
sam —— in order to re 5 vet 
imals on its luxuriant ner ater their 
lei} journey, std hard 
men were pied in preparing the evening 
meal, and the children playing in me me ;|u 
and herds of cattle, grazing about in the bot- 
ada of quie poor, bs aa civil- 
ized comfort, that made a rare sight for the 
traveller in such a remote wilderne 
In common with all the rea gc temas ey 
ma At 
of the ower end 
of this extensive bottom, the rive 
through a 
oping t ain before night, 
we continued our march mie the valley, 
10 , until we 
So very ea —_ difficult for the gun and 
saa e did not reach the summit 
ant 
_ ‘oosi ‘absolutely es to descend 
o the valley for water and grass ; and we 
e 
weak being PSR Bh left to pass or night 
= the ip. ith n 
supper. ‘ road, in the ‘monn 
ing, presented an mee ted appearance. We 
found that we had e ed near ot large 
party of 
anether party 
the valley had resumed its 
and the tar jigs off along the mountains 
rie obtag side, the road continuing di- 
e 
ibaa 6c bs hour’s travel we met séveral | m 
Shoshonee 
CAPT. FREMONT’S NARRATIVE. 
mokes were rising | forem 
‘bows and arrows,— 
pre the 
travel along the comparatively aes cota Sioux 
olu At the <2 
s|w 
body of th 
e ie 
hor oa a 
n to a}. 
g poisonous 
ing| whieh i derired by peculiar 
f | denly a single horseman emerged from it at 
| full speed, followed by another, and another, 
and warriors caret dressed for war, with the 
long red stre s of their 
a 
een paren into a sudden satel 
arance of our flag, which, among 
these people, is as an emblem of 
e 
few 
the . quieted aie excitement 
whole band, increasing e 
€ gave 
blankets, red ae blue cloth, fie ‘kni ves, 
and tobacco, and “ee usual other articles of 
Indian t hem a 
a considerable iatiety of of differ- 
ent among legis service-berries 
dant 
were the most d: several kts 
seeds, which meoant eat with 
pleasure, as any kind a: cogendie food was 
Ila e, for the first 
gratifying to us. e her 
5 
He ngage ‘he Indi to 
un — an e ian 
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