Adventures on the Columbia River [microform] : including the narrative of a residence of six years on the western side of the Rocky Mountains, among various tribes of Indians hitherto unknown : together with a journey across the American continent PDF
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Fapon A 1 32X c OP i \ JO UJiNJ ADVENTURES ON THE COLUMBIA RIVER, INCLUDING THE NARRATIVE OF A RESIDENCE OP SIX YEARS ON THE WESTERN SIDE OF THE ROCKY MOUNTAINS, AMONO VARIOUS TRIBES OF INDIANS HITHERTO UNKNOWN: TOOETHF.n WlTIf V JOURNEY ACROSS THE AMERICAN CONTINENT. BY ROSS COX. IN TWO VOLUMES. VOL. II. LONDON: U£NRY COLBURN AND RICHARD BENTLEY, NEW JiURLINGTON STREET. 1831. BIBL»GTH';r« ^ &u PHINTEU BV A. J. VALPV, llEO LION COUBT, FLEET STRKET. —— ; C O N T E N T S THE SECOND YOLIME. CHAPTER T. Tlie party attackoil by the natives at the Wallah WaHah — — — River Two killed Encamp on an island for safety Indians demand two white men as a sacrifice—Ar.riva.l of.a c.hieftain — Hisspeech, and peace restored 1 CHAPTER II. — Anthor andparty lost in a snow-storm Curious iustanco of — — mental abstraction Poor Ponto Arrive at Spokan House A marriage—CJreatravine—Agates— Hot-springs— Kitchen — — garden Indian manner ofhuntingthe deer Method adopted — — by the wolves for the same purpose Horse-racing Great heat 20 CHAPTER III. Letter from Mr. Stuart—His account of New Caledonia — Navigation of the Columbia obstructed by ice Miserable — situation of the party during the winter Author frost-bitten — — — — Amusements DepartureofMr.Keith Hisletters Author and party quit their winter encampmen.t—.Rapi.d c.hange of — seasons Arriveat Fort George '>(» — ^M VI coNTKyrs. CHAPTER IV. — Aiitlior placed inchargeofOakiiiagan Erectsnewbuildings — — there Miisrjnitoes Sagacity of the horses—Rattlesnakes — — — — good food Sarsaparilla Blacksnakes Climate Whirl- — — — winds Handsome situation Character of the tribe Manner — oftrading Extraordinary cures ofconsumption . 70 CFI VPTEU V. — — -Author nearly blinded by hawks Foxes Great number — — of wolves—Tiitir method ofattacking horses Lynxes Bears — — Anecdote of a kidnapping bruin Ingenious plan of getting — — otVbear-^kins Account ofthe horses on the Columbia Great feat performed byone . . . . . .00 CHAPTER Vr. — Letter from the proprietors Author winters at Oakinagan —Letter from Mr. Mackenzie—A number of horses stolen — Successful plan to recover them Description of soil, climate, productions, &c. ofthe lower partof the Colundna . 116 CHAPTER Ml. — Description ofclimate, soil, &c, above the rapids Sketch Leave of various tribes—The Chohoptins—Yackamans—Oakinagans —Sketch1 — — — — — Sinapoiis Spokans Anecdote Pointed-hearts Cause of <he monni — — — war Cootonais Kettle Indians Kamloops, &c, 138 . CHAPTER VIII. — — —Ascent of the Columbia Its lakes Dangerous navigation — .—... High water Arrive at the mountains Melancholy detail oftiie death ofsix ofthe party 102 — — CONTEXTS. vn CHAPTER IX. newbuildings CanoeValleyandRiver—Appearanceofmountains—M'Gil- -liaRbtaeet——tlMeWashnnianrkeler-s amltiavlrsRa,oy'csdk'cRy.o—cMkIon—udnitDaaanni.gnterardHoio.utusisosnei.rt—ueasVtpioe.oclntc^iaonnfg.ipcMaratamy.pmpoeonatr.ahan—rcaefDt.si—f—tAerrAreinnvicee- 70 in si^c oftrees 185 CHAPTER X. — reat number Descent of the Athabasca River Party disappointed in — — — y^nxes Bears receiving provisions Elk River and Lake Join the brigade — — Ian of getting from Lesser Slave Lake Arrive at He a la Ci-osse Dreadful — imbia Great cftects of the opposition between the North-West and Hud- — . 90 son's Bay Companies Sketch ofMr. Peter Ogden . 212 CHAPTER XT. at Oakinagan English river—Pass numerous lakes and rapids—Arrive — — rses stolen at Cumberland House Saskachawaine river Lake Winepic — — — soil, climate, Aurora Borealis River Winepic Meet various parties — — a . 116 Rainy Lake and Fort Death ofan Indian . . 245 CHAPTER XIII. — — pids Sketch Leave Rainy Lake Messrs. M'Gillivray and La Rocque —O—akinagans —Sketch of —Messrs. Wentzcl and M'XeiJl-iircat falls of ts Cause of the mountain Description of Fort ^^'illianl, its iidiabitants, . 138 iVc. 273 CHAPTER XTV. — — us navigation Enter Lake Superior St. Mary's Falls Sketch of Mr. — — incholy detail Johnston Lake Huron--French River Lake Nipising — — . 102 Arrive on the Ottawa A Back-woodsnian Chaudiore Falls
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