Wehavealreadyadvertedtothedangerousnatureofthisneighborhood，infestedby
rovingbandsofCrowsandBlackfeet；towhomthenumerousdefilesandpassesofthe
countryaffordcapitalplacesforambushandsurprise。Thetravellers，therefore，keptavigilanteyeuponeverythingthatmightgiveintimationoflurkingdanger。Abouttwohoursaftermid-day，astheyreachedthesummitofahill，theydiscovered
buffaloontheplainbelow，runningineverydirection。Oneofthemen，too，fanciedhe
heardthereportofagun。Itwasconcluded，therefore，thattherewassomepartyofIndiansbelow，huntingthebuffalo。Thehorseswereimmediatelyconcealedinanarrowravine；andthecaptain，mounting