She was now far advanced in her pregnancy, and had two children to take care of; one four, and the other two years of age.

The latter of course she had frequently to carry on her back, in addition to the burden usually imposed upon the squaw, yet she had borne all her hardships without a murmur, and throughout this weary and painful journey had kept pace with the best of the pedestrians.

Indeed on various occasions in the course of this enterprise, she displayed a force of character that won the respect and applause of the white men.
Mr.Hunt endeavored to gather some information from these Indians concerning the country and the course of the rivers.

His communications with them had to be by signs, and a few words which he had learnt, and of course were extremely vague.

All that he could learn from them was that the great river, the Columbia, was still far distant, but he could ascertain nothing as to the route he ought to take to arrive at it.