. The back-woodsmen; or, Tales of the borders; a collection of historical and authentic accounts of early adventure among the Indians. the rest ran along the bank,and, making for -the other boats, crowded aroundthem, offering the same friendly token. These Indians, it now appeared, belonged to theArickara nation, one of those with which the Siouxwere at war. Far from opposing the whites, theywelcomed them with joy, knowing that they couldsecure from them, by trading, a quantity of firearmsand ammunition. The voyagers encamped thatnight as the guests of the savages. Provisionswere furnished, pa
. The back-woodsmen; or, Tales of the borders; a collection of historical and authentic accounts of early adventure among the Indians. the rest ran along the bank,and, making for -the other boats, crowded aroundthem, offering the same friendly token. These Indians, it now appeared, belonged to theArickara nation, one of those with which the Siouxwere at war. Far from opposing the whites, theywelcomed them with joy, knowing that they couldsecure from them, by trading, a quantity of firearmsand ammunition. The voyagers encamped thatnight as the guests of the savages. Provisionswere furnished, partly from the boats and partlyfrom the stores of the war-party, the evening wasdevoted to feasting, the greatest hilarity prevailed;and, following the festivities, the whites were enter-tained until after midnight by the songs and dancesof the warriors. The hope of carrying on a successful and lu-crative business among the tribes was, however,speedily dissipated. On the following morning anIndian came running into the camp, and communi-cated the very unwelcome information that a boatwas coming up the river. This Mr. Hunt and his. ROBERT McCLELLAN ON THE PLAINS. 141 party knew to be one of the crafts of their rival,Manual Lisa, whose company they had previouslydeclined, and whom they were very anxious, particu-larly at the present time, to avoid. The boat, on its arrival, proved to contain and a detachment of his party. He immedi-ately sought an interview with Hunt, who receivedhim with coldness and distrust. During the inter-view, McClellan, who had not forgotten the outrageput upon him several years before by Lisa, stoodregarding his enemy with very black looks, andseveral times felt impelled to carry his formerthreat into execution; but, reflecting that it wouldnot be wise to provoke, on account of a merelypersonal grievance, an outbreak in which both bandsmust inevitably become involved, he forebore toabide by his hostile intention, though still resolvingto do his ut
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