A book of the United States : exhibiting its geography, divisions, constitution and government ..and presenting a view of the republic generally, and of the individual states; together with a condensed history of the land ..The biography ..of the leading men; a description of the principal cities and towns; with statistical tables .. . AL GEOGRAPHY. 181 Among1 the Flat-heads, Cootonais, and Spokans, whose lands are ratherthickly wooded, there are not more than sufficient for their actual use, andevery colt, on arriving at the proper age, is broken in for the saddle. Butin the countries inhabit
A book of the United States : exhibiting its geography, divisions, constitution and government ..and presenting a view of the republic generally, and of the individual states; together with a condensed history of the land ..The biography ..of the leading men; a description of the principal cities and towns; with statistical tables .. . AL GEOGRAPHY. 181 Among1 the Flat-heads, Cootonais, and Spokans, whose lands are ratherthickly wooded, there are not more than sufficient for their actual use, andevery colt, on arriving at the proper age, is broken in for the saddle. Butin the countries inhabited by the Wallah Wallahs, Nez Perces, and Shosho-nes, which chiefly consist of open plains, well watered and thinly wooded,they are far more numerous, and thousands are allowed to go wild. Theirgeneral height is about fifteen hands, which they seldom exceed; and poniesare very scarce. Those reared in the plains are excellent hunters, and theswiftest racers; but are not capable of enduring the same hardships asthose bred in the vicinity of the high and woody districts. Seven hundredor a thousand wild horses are sometimes seen in a band; and it is saidthat in parts of the country belonging to the Snake Indians, bands varyingfrom three to four thousand are frequently seen; and further to the south-ward, they are far more Wild Horses. The Indian horses are never shod ; and owing to this circumstance, theirhoofs, particularly of such as are in constant work, are nearly worn aAvaybefore they are ten or eleven years old, after which they are unfit for anylabor except carrying children. They are easily managed, and are seldomvicious. An Indian horse is never taught to trot. The natives dthis pace, and prefer to it the canter or light gallop. They are hard task-masters; and the hair-rope bridles, with the padded deer-skin saddles whichthey use, lacerate the mouths and backs of the unfortunate animals in sucha manner as to render them objects of commiseration. In summer heyhav
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