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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1913 Excerpt: ...various mishaps. In the Bear River valley the Indians had started some antelope, after their usual manner, with yells and feathers and flags flying. This started the two mules of the cart, which ran down her horse, the cart passing over both horse and rider. Another day her horse stepped in a wasps' nest, and she was thrown with her feet hanging in the stirrup. Again in crossing the Snake River she grew dizzy, and was about to fall when her husband called: "Look at the deer coming down the mountain; we will have fresh meat for supper." Mrs. Spalding righted herself. "Keep your eye on the mountain!" he continued. She understood and crossed safely. It will have been noted how constantly the question of food occurs in the letters at the sacrifice of what might have been more interesting matter. But explorers and adventurers, like an army, move on the belly. "22nd. Left the Fort yesterday, came a short distance to the crossing of the Snake River, crossed and encamped. The river has three branches, divided by islands as before. The first and second places were very deep, but we had no difficulty in crossing on horseback. The third was deeper still; we dare not venture on horseback. This being a fishing post of the Indians, we easily found a canoe made of rushes and willows on which we placed ourselves and saddles (the two women), when two Indians on horseback, each with a rope tied to the canoe, towed us over. 0, if father, mother and the girls could have seen us in our snug little canoe floating on the water. We were favorites of the company. No one else was privileged to ride on it. I wish I could give a correct idea of this little bark. It is simply bunches of rushes tied together and attached to a frame made of a few sticks of small ...