PS 2050 1857 307372 V, A COPYRIGHT, 1895 BY G. P. PUTNAM'S SONS The knickerbocker Press NEW ROCHELLE, NEW YORK Contents. CHAP. I.—Temperature of the Climate-Root Dig- Mountain Prospects—The Grand Rond-Diffi- culties on Snake River-A Scramble over the Blue Mountains-Sufferings from Hunger- Prospect of the Immahah Valley—The Ex- hausted Traveller I CHAP. II.—Progress in the Valley-An Indian Cavalier-The Captain Falls into a Lethargy -A Nez Percé Patriarch-Hospitable Treat- ment—The Bald Head-Bargaining-Value of an Old Plaid Cloak– The Family Horse—The CHAP. III.--Nez Percé Camp-A Chief with a Hard Name-The Big Hearts of the East- Hospitable Treatment—The Indian Guides- Mysterious Councils—The Loquacious Chief -Indian Tomb-Grand Indian Reception- An Indian Feast-Town Criers-Honesty of the Nez Percés—The Captain's Attempt at CHAP. IV.-Scenery of the Way-lee-way-A Subs- titute for Tobacco-Sublime Scenery of Snake |