One half of the tribe perished.

The dead were left unburied, as the savages endeavored to flee in all directions from the fearful pestilence.
A month passed slowly away before Mr.McCoy with his party reached the fort.

Very opportunely he brought a fresh supply of animals; having purchased a number at Fort Walla Walla.

The united band returned to the Green river.

Here Mr.Carson joined a party of one hundred trappers who, in their strength, were to plunge into the very heart of the Blackfeet country, on the Yellowstone river.
Arriving at the region where they were to set their traps, they divided into two companies of fifty men each.