37. -- Departure for the rendezvous-A war party of Blackfeet-A mock bustle-Sham fires at night-Warlike precautions- Dangers of a night attack-A panic among horses-Cautious march-The Beer Springs-A mock carousel-Skirmishing with buffaloes-A buffalo bait-Arrival at the rendezvous- Meeting of various bands 38. -- Plan of the Salt Lake expedition-Great sandy deserts- Sufferings from thirst-Ogden's-River-Trails and smoke of lurking savages-Thefts at night-A trapper's revenge- Alarms of a guilty conscience-A murderous victory- Californian mountains-Plains along the-Pacific-Arrival at- Monterey-Account of the place and neighborhood-Lower- California-Its extent-The Peninsula-Soil-Climate- Production-Its settlements by the Jesuits-Their sway over the Indians-Their expulsion-Ruins of a missionary establishment-Sublime scenery-Upper California Missions-Their power and policy-Resources of the country-Designs of foreign nations 39. -- Gay life at Monterey-Mexican horsemen-A bold dragoon-Use of the lasso-Vaqueros-Noosing a bear-Fight between a bull and a bear-Departure from Monterey-Indian horse stealers- Outrages committed by the travellers-Indignation of Captain Bonneville 40. -- Traveller's tales-Indian lurkers-Prognostics of Buckeye Signs and portents-The medicine wolf-An alarm-An ambush The captured provant- Triumph of Buckeye-Arrival of supplies Grand carouse-Arrangements for the year-Mr. Wyeth and his new-levied band. 41. -- A voyage in a bull boat. 42. -- Departure of Captain Bonneville for the Columbia-Advance of Wyeth-Efforts to keep the lead-Hudson's Bay party-A junketing-A delectable beverage-Honey and alcohol-High carousing-The Canadian "bon vivant"-A cache-A rapid move Wyeth and his plans-His travelling companions-Buffalo hunting More conviviality-An interruption. 43. -- A rapid march-A cloud of dust-Wild horsemen-"High Jinks" Horseracing and rifle-shooting-The game of hand-The fishing season-Mode of fishing-Table lands-Salmon fishers-The captain's visit to an Indian lodge-The Indian girl-The pocket mirror-Supper-Troubles of an evil conscience. 44. -- Outfit of a trapper-Risks to which he is subjected- Partnership of trappers-Enmity of Indians-Distant smoke-A country on fire-Gun Greek- Grand Rond-Fine pastures- Perplexities in a smoky country-Conflagration of forests. 45. -- The Shynses-Their traffic-Hunting-Food-Horses-A horse- race- Devotional feeling of the Skynses, Nez Perces and Flatheads-Prayers- Exhortations-A preacher on horseback Effect of religion on the manners of the tribes-A new light. 46. -- Scarcity in the camp-Refusal of supplies by the Hudson's Bay Company-Conduct of the Indians-A hungry retreat-John Day's River-The Blue Mountains-Salmon fishing on Snake River Messengers from the Crow country-Bear River Valley- immense migration of buffalo-Danger of buffalo hunting-A wounded Indian-Eutaw Indians-A "surround" of antelopes.