. Ox-team days on the Oregon Trail /by Ezra Meeker ; revised and edited by Howard R. Driggs. worth of provisions wouldwe give up to the Indians. We believed this policy to beour only safeguard from spoliation, and in that we wereright. Our women folks had been taken over the river withthe first wagon and had gone on to a convenient camp sitenearby. The first show of weapons came from that sideof our little community, when some of the bolder Pawneesattempted to pilfer around the wagons. No blood was 43 44 Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail shed, however, and indeed there was none shed by any of o
. Ox-team days on the Oregon Trail /by Ezra Meeker ; revised and edited by Howard R. Driggs. worth of provisions wouldwe give up to the Indians. We believed this policy to beour only safeguard from spoliation, and in that we wereright. Our women folks had been taken over the river withthe first wagon and had gone on to a convenient camp sitenearby. The first show of weapons came from that sideof our little community, when some of the bolder Pawneesattempted to pilfer around the wagons. No blood was 43 44 Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail shed, however, and indeed there was none shed by any of our party during the entire journey. Soon after wc had leftthe Missouri River wecame to a small bridgeover a washout across theroad, evidently construct-ed by some train justahead of us. The Indianshad taken possession andwere demanding pay forcrossing. Some partiesahead of us had paid,while others were hesi-tating; but with a fewthere was a determinedresolution not to our party came upit remained for that fear-less man, McAuley, toclear the way in shortwere there in considerable. Demanding pay for crossing. order, though the Indiansnumbers. You fellers come right on, said McAuley. Im goinacross that bridge if I have to run right over that Injensettin there. And he did almost run over the Indian, who at the lastmoment got out of the way of his team. Other teamsfollowed in such quick succession and with such a showof guns that the Indians withdrew and left the roadunobstructed. Once I came very near to getting into serious troublewith three Indians on horseback. We had hauled mywagon away from the road to get water, I think, and had Indians and Buffaloes on the Plains 45 become separated from the passing throng. We werealmost, but not quite, out of sight of any wagons or camps. The Indians came up ostensibly to beg, but really torob. They began first to solicit, and afterwards to started to drive on, not thinking they would use actualviolence, as there were ot
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