. Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean . NARRATIVE OF 1853. 131 country, with several patches of prairie, one of which, two and a half miles long, and containing,probably, 1,000 acres, was covered with an excellent growth of grass, and at its western borderwas wooded. Here we met a band of about fifty Nez Perces Indians going to hunt, (see sketch.)They have from 250 to 300 horses, most of them splendid animals, in fine condition, and withperfectly sound backs. Women and childre
. Reports of explorations and surveys, to ascertain the most practicable and economical route for a railroad from the Mississippi River to the Pacific Ocean . NARRATIVE OF 1853. 131 country, with several patches of prairie, one of which, two and a half miles long, and containing,probably, 1,000 acres, was covered with an excellent growth of grass, and at its western borderwas wooded. Here we met a band of about fifty Nez Perces Indians going to hunt, (see sketch.)They have from 250 to 300 horses, most of them splendid animals, in fine condition, and withperfectly sound backs. Women and children helped to compose the band, and babies of fifteenmonths old, packed in a sitting posture, rode along without fear, grasping the reins with their tinyhands. We met them in the entrance to a narrow place, a mile in length, leading along thewaters edge; and wishing to have a talk with them, but unwilling to lose the time in returningto the open ground, I invited them to turn around to the first prairie, which Antoine assured mewas not more than a mile or two beyond. The prairie we found to be well grassed, open andwooded. We now made our halt, and while
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