Rufus B. Sage
Published: 2013-09
Total Pages: 154
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1859 edition. Excerpt: ...ebb. The comany for which I had acted had become bankrupt, and left me a loser to no mconsiderable amount. But, notwithstanding this unfavorable aspect of things, I decided upon returning to the Mountains for the purpose of visiting the diflerent regions adjacent to them. Acting upon this resolution, I expended the means at my immediate command for the procurement of an outfit;--and the beginning of August saw me again en route, accompanied b two experienced moun'taineers--all of us mounted upon hardy mules an well provided for the journey before us. The first four or five days subsequent, our progress was much impeded by successive rains, that rendered the road muddy and ourselves uncomfortable. We were necessitated to raft the Wakarousha, and the Kansas was so swollen it was forded with great difiiculty, ---the water frequently covering the backs of our animals. From that onward we enjoyed pleasant weather and journeyed without further interruption;--nothing occurred worth note, till we reached the Pawnee range, near the head of Big Blue. One morning, while travelling along unconcemedly and at our leisure, having as yet observed nothing to excite our apprehensions, a Pawnee suddenly made his appearance directly in front of us. Such a customer had we been aware of his proximity, would have been most carefully avoided, in a place so dangerous as this; but, as he had first discovered us, it was now too late to give him the slip, and we accordingly permitted his approach, greeting him in a friendly manner. He immediately informed us that the whole conntry was full of his people returning from their summer-hunt, and he invited us to accompany him to the iiillage. This we declined, being unwilling to trust either him or his peo e....