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A plentiful hunting camp—Shoshonie hunters—Hoback's River—Mad River—encampment near the Pilot Knobs—a consultation—preparations for a perilous voyage |
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A consultation whether to proceed by land or water—preparations for boat-building—an exploring party—a party of trappers detached—two Snake visitors—their report concerning the river—confirmed by the exploring party—Mad River abandoned—arrival at Henry's Fort—detachment of Robinson, Hoback and Rezner to trap—Mr. Miller resolves to accompany them—their departure |
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Scanty fare—a mendicant Snake—embarkation on Henry River—joy of the voyageurs—arrival at Snake River—rapids and breakers—beginning of misfortunes—Snake encampments—parley with a savage—a second disaster—loss of a boatman—the Caldron Linn |
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Gloomy council—exploring parties—discouraging reports—disastrous experiment—detachments in quest of succor—caches, how made—return of one of the detachments—unsuccessful—further disappointments—the Devil's Scuttle Hole |
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Determination of the party to proceed on foot—dreary deserts between Snake River and the Columbia—distribution of effects preparatory to a march—division of the party—rugged march along the river—wild and broken scenery—Shoshonies—alarm of a Snake encampment—intercourse with the Snakes—horse-dealing—value of a tin kettle—sufferings from thirst—a horse reclaimed—fortitude of an Indian woman—scarcity of food—dog's flesh a dainty—news of Mr. Crooks and his party—painful travelling among the mountains—snowstorms—a dreary mountain prospect—a bivouac during a wintry night—return to the river bank |
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An unexpected meeting—navigation in a skin canoe—strange fears of suffering men—hardships of Mr. Crooks and his comrades—tidings of M'Lellan—a retrograde march—a willow raft—extreme suffering of some of the party—illness of Mr. Crooks—impatience of some of the men—necessity of leaving the laggards behind |
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Mr. Hunt overtakes the advanced party—Pierre Dorion, and his skeleton horse—a Shoshonie camp—a justifiable outrage—feasting on horse flesh—Mr. Crooks brought to the camp—undertakes to relieve his men—the skin ferry-boat—frenzy of Prevost—his melancholy fate—enfeebled state of John Day— |
