CHAPTER VIII.
Encampments and Battles.
The Renewal of the Battle .-- Peculiarities of the Fight .-- The Rout .-- Encampment in the Indian Village .-- Number of Trappers among the Mountains .-- The New Rendezvous .-- Picturesque Scene of the Encampment .-- The Missionary and the Nobleman .-- Brown's Hole .-- The Navajoes .-- Kit Carson Purveyor at the Fort .-- Trapping at the Black Hills .-- Again upon the Yellowstone .-- Pleasant Winter Quarters .-- Signs of the Indians .-- Severe Conflict .-- Reappearance of the Indians .-- Their utter Discomfiture.
There was now a brief lull in the battle.

The Indians had not left the field and by no means acknowledged a defeat.

With very considerable military skill they selected a new position for the renewal of the fight, on broken ground among a chaos of rocks, about one hundred and fifty yards from the line of their opponents.

They were evidently aware of the strong reserve approaching to join the trappers.

With this reserve it was necessary that the trappers should make the attack, for they could not venture to move on their way leaving so powerful a hostile army behind them.
The Indians manifested very considerable powers of reasoning, and no little strategic skill.