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Show DELAWAEE8 KILL A WILD HOESE. CHAPTER XV. Descent of Snow Mountains-Gun for a Walking-stick-Indian Tracks-Examination of Arms-Predicament of the Author-Lecture from Col. Fremont-Wild Horse Killed by Indians-Utah Indian Village-Encampment-Trade for Venison-Camp at Night Surrounded by armed Indians-They Demand Payment for the Horse Killed by the Indians-Col. Fremont's Justice-Indians want Gunpowder-Their Demand Refused -Massacre of the Party Threatened-Defiance-Pacification-Author Trades for a Horse-He Leaves his Colt's Revolver in Camp-Runaway Horse-Author Finds himself in a Sage Bush-Pistol Recovered-Trouble in Perspective-Exchanges Horses -Lame Horse-Author on Foot-Regrets that he was not Educated for a Horse- Breaker. AFTEE descending a very steep mountain, on the snows of which we passed the coldest night I experienced during the journey, the thermometer, at daylight, being 30 degrees below zero, we camped on a creek fringed with willows and interspersed with cotton-wood. The country indicating that there might be game about, our Delawares sallied out in quest of some. We, at this time were on rations of meat-biscuit,* and had killed our first horse for food. Towards night, our hunters returned, and brought with them the choice parts of a fine fat, young horse that they had killed. He was one of three or four wild ones which they discovered grazing some four miles from camp. Our men, in consequence, received a considerable addition to their stock of provisions, which, when cooked, * A preparation made by saturating flour with the juices of boiled beef, and then baked into biscuit. |