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He could not endure the idea of encountering the difficulties of the mountain, and swore he would rather face all the Blackfeet in the country. He was overruled, however, and the party began to ascend the mountain, striving, with the ardor and emulation of young men, who should be first up. M'Lellan, who was double the age of some of his companions, soon began to lose breath, and fall in the rear.
The Blackfeet never softened. They were many in number, and proud and scornful, and did not stoop even to pretend friendship. The Three Forks region became known as one of the most dangerous places in the beaver country. All the Upper Missouri River, from the Yellowstone River on, was dangerous by reason of the widely roaming Blackfeet.
Often they went without the knowledge of their parents, and poorly provided, without food or extra moccasins. They would get to the enemy's camp, watch the ways of the young men, and so learn about going to war, how to act when on the war trail so as to be successful. Also they came to know the country. The Blackfeet men often went off by themselves to fast and dream for power.
On the following day his party commenced setting their traps, intending to proceed up the river at a slow pace in order to allow the main party to overtake them. The men sent out to set their traps had not gone from the camp over two miles before they were fired upon by a party of Blackfeet Indians and compelled to retreat.
Kit Carson joined a party of fifty men which was bound for the country occupied by the Blackfeet Indians, and which lies on and adjacent to the head waters of the Missouri River. The party met with very poor success in catching beaver, but had their fill of annoyances from the tribe of savages already referred to.
The Blackfeet remained secure in their intrenchment. At last Jim Beckwith lost patience. "You are all fools and old women," he said to the Crows; "come with me, if any of you are brave enough, and I will show you how to fight." He threw off his trapper's frock of buckskin and stripped himself naked like the Indians themselves.
Although Captain Mackintosh paid him every attention, grateful to him for the service he had rendered, the old man, however, appeared at length to grow weary of inactivity, and began to speak of taking his departure with Greensnake for the north. "It is seldom nowadays that I come near the country of the Blackfeet," he said, addressing Captain Mackintosh.
Likewise from the wild west of the great river, from the domain of the Uncpapas, the Blackfeet, the Minneconjous, the Ogallalas, came others; for the alarm of rapine and of massacre had spread afar.
Pellmell they rushed after him, caught up with him, swarmed against the brush and rock walls the Blackfeet met them stanchly, and gave way not an inch and the fighting was terrible. But over the barricade poured the Crows.
"What have become of the Blackfeet, boy?" were his first words. "I saw the Crees spring from under cover to attack them. Have they killed the treacherous vermin?" "No, father," answered Laurence. "Our friends made them prisoners. We will spare their lives, and pray God to soften their hearts." "What is that you say?" asked Michael.
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