10.-- Black Feet in the Horse Prairie-Search after the hunters- Difficulties and dangers-A card party in the wilderness- The card party interrupted-"Old Sledge" a losing game- Visitors to the camp-Iroquois hunters-Hanging-eared Indians 11. -- Rival trapping parties-Manoeuvring-A desperate game- Vanderburgh and the Blackfeet-Deserted camp fire-A dark defile-An Indian ambush-A fierce melee-Fatal consequences-Fitzpatrick and Bridger-Trappers precautions -Meeting with the Blackfeet-More fighting-Anecdote of a young-Mexican and an Indian girl. 12. -- A winter camp in the wilderness-Medley of trappers, hunters, and Indians-Scarcity of game-New arrangements in the camp-Detachments sent to a distance-Carelessness of the Indians when encamped-Sickness among the Indians- Excellent character of the Nez-Perces-The Captain's effort as a pacificator-A Nez-Perce's argument in favor of war- Robberies, by the Black feet-Long suffering of the Nez- Perces-A hunter's Elysium among the mountains-More robberies-The Captain preaches up a crusade-The effect upon his hearers. 13. -- Story of Kosato, the Renegade Blackfoot. 14. -- The party enters the mountain gorge-A wild fastness among hills- Mountain mutton-Peace and plenty-The amorous trapper-A piebald wedding-A free trapper's wife-Her gala equipments-Christmas in the wilderness. 15. -- A hunt after hunters-Hungry times-A voracious repast- Wintry weather-Godin's River-Splendid winter scene on the great-Lava Plain of Snake River-Severe travelling and tramping in the snow-Manoeuvres of a solitary Indian horseman-Encampment on Snake River-Banneck Indians-The horse chief-His charmed life. 16. -- Misadventures of Matthieu and his party-Return to the caches at Salmon River-Battle between Nez Perces and Black feet-Heroism of a Nez Perce woman-Enrolled among the braves. 17. -- Opening of the caches-Detachments of Cerre and Hodgkiss Salmon River Mountains-Superstition of an Indian trapper- Godin's River- Preparations for trapping-An alarm-An interruption-A rival band- Phenomena of Snake River Plain Vast clefts and chasms-Ingulfed streams- Sublime scenery-A grand buffalo hunt. 18. -- Meeting with Hodgkiss-Misfortunes of the Nez Perces- Schemes of Kosato, the renegado-His foray into the Horse Prairie-Invasion of Black feet-Blue John and his forlorn hope-Their generous enterprise-Their fate-Consternation and despair of the village-Solemn obsequies-Attempt at Indian trade-Hudson's Bay Company's monopoly-Arrangements for autumn- Breaking up of an encampment. 19. -- Precautions in dangerous defiles-Trappers' mode of defence on a prairie-A mysterious visitor-Arrival in Green River Valley-Adventures of the detachments-The forlorn partisan -His tale of disasters.