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Page 79
... out , stopped the firing , explained the matter , and then severely flogged the Indians who had re- turned the mail - carrier's fire . But the mischief had been done . The mail - carrier reported his having been fired at THE CHEYENNES . 79.
... out , stopped the firing , explained the matter , and then severely flogged the Indians who had re- turned the mail - carrier's fire . But the mischief had been done . The mail - carrier reported his having been fired at THE CHEYENNES . 79.
Page 106
... fire , and heard the relation of their childish adventures . The weather was so pleasant that no tent was spread . The willows were bent , and the buffalo - robes spread over them . Underneath were laid other robes , on which my Indian ...
... fire , and heard the relation of their childish adventures . The weather was so pleasant that no tent was spread . The willows were bent , and the buffalo - robes spread over them . Underneath were laid other robes , on which my Indian ...
Page 121
... fires and gleam the tomahawks of the savages - Kootenays , Pen d'Oreilles , Cœur d'Alenes , Blackfeet , Flat - heads , Spokanes , Pelouses , Bannocks , and Shoshones will be involved . " This disaffection , says the agent , " began to ...
... fires and gleam the tomahawks of the savages - Kootenays , Pen d'Oreilles , Cœur d'Alenes , Blackfeet , Flat - heads , Spokanes , Pelouses , Bannocks , and Shoshones will be involved . " This disaffection , says the agent , " began to ...
Page 137
... fire - arms , and several other things relating to their advantage , " the Illinois were so terrified that , although they were several thousand strong , they took to flight " with horrid cries and howlings . " On being reassured by ...
... fire - arms , and several other things relating to their advantage , " the Illinois were so terrified that , although they were several thousand strong , they took to flight " with horrid cries and howlings . " On being reassured by ...
Page 187
... fire - water , and had given away every- thing in their country for it ; that it had destroyed many of his warriors , and would soon destroy the rest ; that his tribe was too small and his warriors too few to go to war with the tribes ...
... fire - water , and had given away every- thing in their country for it ; that it had destroyed many of his warriors , and would soon destroy the rest ; that his tribe was too small and his warriors too few to go to war with the tribes ...
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