There had been an accident in the creek with the powder supply, and for the moment there were only two charges left in the whole outfit.

Hitherto they had been living on ample supplies of meat, though they were on short rations of journey-cake, for their stock of meal was low.

But that night they had supped poorly, for one of them had gone out to perch a turkey, since powder could not be wasted, and had not come back.
"I reckon we're the first as ever concluded to winter in Kaintuckee," he said between his puffs.

"Howard and Salling went in in June, I've heerd.
And Finley?
What about Finley, Dan'l ?" "He never stopped beyond the fall, though he was once near gripped by the snow.

But there ain't no reason why winter should be worse on the O-hio than on the Yadkin.