. The young Nimrods in North America : a book for boys . INDIANS. rIMIE buffaloes were not disturbed on the day the camp was moved, as-*- Captain Bailey did not think it prudent to go out till something wasknown of the number of Indians in the neighborhood and their disposi-tion. There could be very little doubt of their unfriendly feeling, afterthe attack on the ambulance, and therefore an assault might be looked forwhenever the Indians felt strong enough to capture the camp withouttoo great a loss. Just about sunset a friendly Indian came in and reported the buffa-loes some twelve or fifteen
. The young Nimrods in North America : a book for boys . INDIANS. rIMIE buffaloes were not disturbed on the day the camp was moved, as-*- Captain Bailey did not think it prudent to go out till something wasknown of the number of Indians in the neighborhood and their disposi-tion. There could be very little doubt of their unfriendly feeling, afterthe attack on the ambulance, and therefore an assault might be looked forwhenever the Indians felt strong enough to capture the camp withouttoo great a loss. Just about sunset a friendly Indian came in and reported the buffa-loes some twelve or fifteen miles to the south-west, and said they werebeing pursued by a band of a hundred or more Iviowas and half thatnumber of Arapahoes. Farther to the west there were other herds ofbuffaloes, and he was not aware that they had been hunted by anybody,either white or red. A consultation was held, and it was determined tomove in the direction of the new herds for the double purpose of avoid-ing an encounter with the Indians, and securing a hunting-ground where. MOVING INTO THE NE\V CAMP. PRODUCTS OF THE PLAINS. 243 the animals had not been pursued as much as those in the immediateneighborhood. At daylight the teams were under way, and the new camp was formedin a locality where there was an excellent supply of wood and water,under the shelter of some cliffs that overhung the creek, and cut off allapproach in that direction. Captain Baileys party and the wagon-trainhad joined their forces, and as they moved into the camping-ground thelong procession of vehicles presented an imposing picture. There wereno indications that anybody had been there recently, and it was confi-dently expected that the hunters would have everything their own wayfor a few days at least. The grass was thick and sweet in the valley, but on the hills surround-ing it there was very little vegeta-tion. A plant peculiar to the plainsgrew in the vicinity, and the boyswere interested in the uses that theteamsters made of
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