The Life and Adventures of James P. Beckwourth, Mountaineer, Scout, Pioneer, and Chief of the Crow Nation of Indians |
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advance American Fur Company arrived As-ne-boines attack AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF JAMES battle battle-axe beaver Beckwourth Black Feet Black Foot boats brave buffalo Camanches camp Captain charge Cheyennes chief Colonel companion Crow language Crow nation Crow village dead death despatches discovered distance Dog Soldiers encamped enemy engaged escape father fight fire Fitzpatrick Fort Cass friends gave Green River guns head horses hundred Indians inquired Jim Beckwourth journey killed knew leave lives lodge look lost Louis Medicine Calf medicine lodge miles morning mountains mourning never night ourselves packs party passed Pawnee peltry Pine Leaf prairie proceeded rejoicing replied rifle river robes rode Santa Fé savages scalps shot Snakes soon Spirit started Sublet thousand told took trade trading-post trail trappers trapping tribe village warriors whisky whole wife winter wished woman women wounded Yellow Stone
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Page 240 - Why so slow ? — do you wait till I shrink from the pain ? No — the son of Alknomook will never complain. Remember the wood where in ambush we lay, And the scalps which we bore from your nation away : Now the flame rises fast, you exult in my pain; But the son of Alknomook can never complain.
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Page 55 - ... which they were willing to undergo; but who could bear up against actual starvation? I encouraged them all in my power, telling them that I bore an equal part in their sufferings; that I too was toiling for those I loved, and whom I yet hoped to see again; that we should all endeavor to keep up our courage, and not add to our misfortunes by giving way to despondency. Another night was passed amid the barren rocks. The next morning the fearful proposition was made by some of the party for the...
Page 402 - We proceeded in an easterly direction, and all busied themselves in searching for gold ; but my errand was of a different character : I had come to discover what I suspected to be a pass. It was the latter end of April when we entered upon an extensive valley at the northwest extremity of the Sierra range. The valley was already robed in freshest verdure, contrasting most delightfully with the huge snow-clad masses of rock we had just left. Flowers of every variety and hue spread their variegated...
Page 402 - I at once saw, would afford the best waggon-road into the American Valley approaching from the eastward, and I imparted my views to three of my companions in whose judgment I placed the most confidence. They thought highly of the discovery, and even proposed to associate with me in opening the road. We also found gold, but not in sufficient quantity to warrant our working it ; and, furthermore, the ground was too wet to admit of our prospecting to any advantage.