John S. C. (John Stevens Cabot) Abbott
Capitolo 62
he camped for a long time on the waters of head of the river of Arkansas, in
the heart of the Rocky mountains, more than thousand miles from the
point where that stately brook empty in the Mississippi. Them
you compare with the Indians you/he/she had not been as to assure friendly
relationships. Powerful tribes were around them, ready to combine for them
destruction. The men were widely sprinkled in their excursions of harness,
and but few had gone here away to protect the field and the furs already taken.
It is impossible to trace with accuracy the course pursued by these
different ribbons, neither it is a matter of some moment. Kit was
to a duration, it went away with but a man to protect the field. He was fully
aware of his/her danger, and it constituted every possible defended preparation,
owe them is attached. With food in abundance, slipknot-hole properly
systematized, and a number of rifles never ready loaded, any war-party, however
numerous, you/he/she could grab the strong one without the loss of many of their men. And
as we have said, the most daring of these warriors were never prepared to
shows defenseless to hit of rifle.
None of the men it dared to venture himself/herself/themselves away from their field for game.
Fortunately this was not necessary. Games existed in such abundance that,
almost from the door of their fortification, they could shoot some quantity
they had need. They always held an accurate watch. While one slept the other
looked. For one month these two men were in this solitary position. To the
end of that time the Mr. Blackwell, one of the partners in one of these
the consignments, arrive with fifteen fresh men and a very complete equipment.
It was a cheerful reunion and the whole party taking with them their furs,,
started one March to the Salt it jumps, near the head sprinkles of the Platte
river.
These adventurers had been but four days on their run of routing, when a morning
as they was breakfasting, the watch gave the to whine amazing of "Indian."
Every man was immediately on his/her feet available rifle. The horses of the