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Show 116 JOURNEY FROM OREGON, tu-ms, and some had thei1· faces st1·iped, and spotteu, with black and white, the colors of wa1·. Some of them wet·c~ al~o hat'l'ang· ing lc,udly about their misfot·tune, and telling how bad the AmP.I'i· cans we 1·e, and how very bad were theit• own hearts. In the eve· ning. Capt. Grun-t said to them, through his intet•pt·etet·, that, as his countrymen and our's were friendly, and as we lwd Le~n travel· · ing together, we were then, all like one people, and that whatever act they committed against one, would be felt equally by the other, and tt·eated accoi·dingly. At dusk, we brought our animals cl0se, and tied them up, between the line of our camps and the Rive1·. Du1·ing the night, we k.ept up a vigilent guard, and fortunately were not disturbed. On the 1st of June, we arrived opposite Fort Boise, where we remainecl fou1· days, while Capt. Gmut was re-arranging, and dis· posing of some of his packs. The Digget·s followed us here from theit· village on the Brule. By this time, it was generally known by the Indian~ in the neighborhood, that there was a small party of Americans in their country; and their numbers increasing, about our carnp, gave us reason to suppose, that they still cherished some hostile intention. We had little fear r...,r ou1· personal safety, but wet·e somewhat uneasy on account of ou1· animals. We were con· fident~ that il' they undertook to take them in the night, we must loose part, at least. In the evening, Capt. Grant again addresl;)ed them, through his interpreter. In summing up their gl'ievances, they accused one of the . las'. Emigration, who had his horses stolen, ·or taking others in their stead, fi'Om an innoceut Indian; and complained, that is was very bad, in that American, to make one man sulfer fot· what anoth· er had doae. "Very true," replied the Captain; '·I am glad to "find you agree1ng with me. That was ·a bad man·, and you "would be equally so, were you to make these men, who have ncve1· "injut:ed you, suffer, in any way~ fiJI' the wrongs and losses you have "rece ived from others •• , To this they would not reply, and he con· tinued: "He who touk your horses, I say, was a bud man, but "the men who killed your people did well. Those who were killed ''were thieves, and they deserved to die. Do you act as they act· "ed, and you shall be treated in the same manne1·. If you wish to "steal a.ny of these horses, it is good. Come this very night. "You will find many of them loose on the prairie, far from ou.r "camps. Those only that are swift and strong, we willl\eep here. "You need not come for them; we never sleep. But remember WITH SOME OF ITS INCIDENTS. 117 •'this: if youcome,whet·evet· you go, we will foll,>w you. If, in "the moming, one of our horses is mi:,s:ng, we wil[ follow vou. " "VVe will not only re :ake out· own, but will drive away yout·'s also. "\Ve \Viii not be content with de.-:;twying ylJut· villag ( ~s; but, in "ordet· to rid ourselves, and every one else, of such thieves and "pests, we will wipe yuu from the face uf the earth. Go away "now, and come to-night if you wish. But remember; I have but ''one tongue. I talk straiP·ht." r> The Indians took him at his wot·d. Our horses, excepting a few, were allowed to wander, unguarded, over the prairie, but n<me of them were disturbed. These people afwnvan.ls brought us (ish, and whatevet· else they had to sell, and we traded with them. They appeared to have abandoned all idea of distut·uing us, and we had nd more dif11cultv with !hem. " On the 6th of June, we left Fort Boise, and traveled up Snake Rivet'; on the South side. On the 8th, we noticed a Comet in the North West. We obser-ved \t With a common could not be mistaken. ter, for many days. spy glass, and it was so distinct, that we It continued to appear, in the same quar· On the 1Oth, at the middle of the day, we came to the place, where emigt·ants generally cross over to the Nor~h side of the rive!'. There was some dPmand in our camp for horse-shoes and hot·se· shoe nails·, and one of the party, who reported himself to be an ex· eel lent swimmer, and at the same time, something of a brave, had ~een saying ftw several days previous, that he knew where a lut·ge let of such a1·ticles had been bUJ·ied on an island, at this ct·ossing,, and promised, Lesides, when we came to the place, to swim over and get them. VVc now reminded him of his p1·o:nise. He hesitated a little, but finally consented, by anothe1· person n~rrecing to accompany him. It was but a short swim to the i8land, aml the pet·son who went. with him made it easily; but he, whPn he had got ab(JUt two thirds of the way over, became frightened, strangled, and ealled for help. His companion in the ent.e rpt·ise, assisted him f to the shore, and he began to sea:·ch fot· the hidden treusu res: but time had -obliterated the marl\s, eithel' from the place, OJ' frorn his memory; and the seat·ch was in vain. Hrs companwn became sat· isfied, in a few minutes, and t·etu rned; but he who was the leader in the entet·prise,.and was such an excellent s\\-irnrner, und above all, who was so b1·ave, shrank fi·om the dangers of another voyage. He had now, neither co~fidence in his craft, nor crew. He was |