. The back-woodsmen; or, Tales of the borders; a collection of historical and authentic accounts of early adventure among the Indians. ter stocked with the bodies of the men had been severelyshattered by fatigue and hunger, it did not take longto recruit. McClellan regained his strength andvigor in an astonishingly short time, and was soonable to hunt with the rest. On the second day of November the party en-camped at a beautiful spot on the Platte River; and,as the surrounding country abounded in game, theydetermined to erect a hut at this place and remainthrough the winter. Pre
. The back-woodsmen; or, Tales of the borders; a collection of historical and authentic accounts of early adventure among the Indians. ter stocked with the bodies of the men had been severelyshattered by fatigue and hunger, it did not take longto recruit. McClellan regained his strength andvigor in an astonishingly short time, and was soonable to hunt with the rest. On the second day of November the party en-camped at a beautiful spot on the Platte River; and,as the surrounding country abounded in game, theydetermined to erect a hut at this place and remainthrough the winter. Previous to carrying this pur-pose into execution, they set about to lay in provis-ions. They met with the most uncommon two days hunt they killed thirty-two buffaloes,and, shortly after, shot fifteen more. A comfortable cabin was built, and the travelers,well-provided with every thing necessary for the en-joyment of their new life, occupied their quarters forsome weeks without any thing occurring to disturbtheir repose. One morning, however, they were rudely arousedfrom their dreams of security and comfort by a terrible. ROBERT McCLELLAN ON THE PLAINS. 175 yell, repeated several times, and, looking through thecracks between the logs of their habitation, they saw,to their great alarm, a number of Indian warriors,hideously painted and completely armed, emergingfrom behind trees and bushes, and approaching thehut, evidently with hostile intent. The men sprang for their weapons, and, quicklyloading their rifles, stood , silently awaiting the or-ders of their leader. McClellan, who was now inhis element, was not slow to grasp the situation,and, while he put together his rifle, which he hadtaken to pieces the evening before, proposed that themud should be knocked out from between the logs, soas to afford a view of the enemy and enable the mento fire with precision. Although it was not thought that peaceable con-clusions could be reached, it was decided to hold aparley before
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