Chapter III

Arrival at the Platte river--Wolves and antelopes--Anxiety of
the men to see buffalo--Visit of two spies from the Grand
Pawnees--Forced march--A herd of buffalo--Elk--Singular
conduct of the horses--Killing a buffalo--Indian mode of
procuring buffalo--Great herd--Adventure with an Indian in
the tent--Indian feat with bow and arrow--Notice of the
Pawnee tribes--Disappearance of the buffalo from the plains
of the Platte--A hunting adventure--Killing a buffalo--
Butchering of a bull--Shameful destruction of the game--
Hunters' mode of quenching thirst, 157