Thrilling adventures among the Indians: comprising the most remarkable personal narratives of events in the early Indian wars, as well as of incidents in the recent Indian hostilities in Mexico and Texas . vages, and hurried on their march. At every stepthey expected to hear the heavy sound of pursuit;but what must appear most extraordinary, they sawno more of the Camanches. But the sufferings of these men were not yet at an provisions and ammunition gradually a while they sustained themselves upon bark androots. Their feet were burnt and torn by the heatedsands or rocks,
Thrilling adventures among the Indians: comprising the most remarkable personal narratives of events in the early Indian wars, as well as of incidents in the recent Indian hostilities in Mexico and Texas . vages, and hurried on their march. At every stepthey expected to hear the heavy sound of pursuit;but what must appear most extraordinary, they sawno more of the Camanches. But the sufferings of these men were not yet at an provisions and ammunition gradually a while they sustained themselves upon bark androots. Their feet were burnt and torn by the heatedsands or rocks, and, finally, they lost their route. Dis-putes ensued: five took one direction and five enduring intense sufferings, one of these partiesarrived among the Creek settlements on the Arkansasriver, where they were kindly received and nurseduntil they had recovered. Of the other five, three foundgraves in the wilderness. The remaining two, afterenduring intense sufferings, succeeded in reaching theUnited States. Of course, all their money had beenabandoned along the way, and it was afterwards ascer-tained that the Camanches had dug up the portionwhich was buried. 236 THRILLING THE MOOSE. ||>imiw| tie JMooge* The Moose* {Cervus alces) inhabits the northernparts of the continents of Europe and America. Onthe American it has been found as far north as thatcountry has been fully explored; its southern rangeonce extended to the shores of the great lakes, andthroughout the New England States. At presentit is not heard of south of the State of Maine, whereit is becoming rare. * It is in Europe frequently called the Elk; but the elk, ( CervusCanadensis,) red deer, wapiti, or stag, is distinguished from themoose by the most striking characters. HUNTING THE MOOSE. 237 The male moose often exceeds the largest horse insize; the females are considerably smaller, and differ-ently coloured. The hair of the male is long andsoft; it is black at the tip, within it is of
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