Chapter II

Departure of the caravan--A storm on the prairie--Arrangement
of the camp--Kanzas Indians--Kanzas river--Indian lodges--
Passage of the river--Buffalo canoes--Kanzas chief--Upper
Kaw village--their wigwams--Catfish and ravens--Return of
Mr. Sublette--Pawnee trace--Desertion of three men--
Difficulties occasioned by losing the trail--Intelligence
of Mr. Sublette's party--Escape of the band of horses--Visit
of three Otto Indians--Anecdote of Richardson, the chief
hunter--his appearance and character--White wolves and
antelopes--Buffalo bones--Sublette's deserted camps--Lurking
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