When the rest of the officers heard of what Brown and I had done, they all sent us invitations to dine with them at any time.

We returned the compliment by inviting them to drink with us whenever they were dry.

Although I would not advise anybody to follow our example, yet it is a fact that we got more provisions for our whiskey than the same money, which we paid for the liquor, would have bought; so after all it proved a very profitable investment.
On reaching the north fork of the Beaver and riding down the valley towards the stream, I suddenly discovered a large fresh Indian trail.

On examination I found it to be scattered all over the valley on both sides of the creek, as if a very large village had recently passed down that way.

Judging from the size of the trail, I thought there could not be less than four hundred lodges, or between twenty-five hundred and three thousand warriors, women and children in the band.