The treatment required by that frightful disease is precisely the opposite of that which the red man in his ignorance pursues.

When small pox breaks out among them, therefore, the mortality becomes appalling.
The Crow Indians affiliated with the trappers and guided them to a secluded valley, where they established themselves for the winter.

The lodges were made strong and substantial, and it was fortunate that such precautions were taken, for the winter proved one of the severest known for many years.

With their abundance of fuel, they kept enormous fires going and passed the days and nights in comparative comfort.
But it was far different with their stock.

During the severe weather, the only food that could be obtained was the bark of the cottonwood.
The inner lining of this is quite palatable to animals and in cases of extremity it affords temporary sustenance to men.