Beyond the West: containing an account of two years' travel in the other half of our great continent far beyond the old West, on the plains, in the Rocky mountains, and picturesque parks of Colorado. Also, characteristic features of New Mexico, Arizona, Wyoming, Montana, Idaho ... Oregon, Utah, Nevada, and ... California, the end of the West ... the great continental railroad, together with the ... most wonderful natural scenery in the world .../ by George W. Pine.

INDIAN TRIBES, CHARACTER AND HABITS. 265
" er the general name of Blackfeet are comled several tribes, such as the Surcies. tle
i, the Blo,d Indians, and the Gros Ventries
rairies, who roam about the southern branches
Yellow Stolne and Missouri Rivers, together
me other tribes further north. The bands
g the Wind River Mountains, and the courncent, at the time we are treating, were Gros
of the Prairies, which are not to be conl with the Gros Ventres of the Missouri, who
bout the lower part of the river, and are
r to the white men. This hostile oand keeps
he head waters of the Missouri, and numbers
nine hundred fighting men. Once in the
of two or three years they abandon their
u odes and make a visit to the Arapahoes ot
t ansas. Their route lies either through the
ountry and the Black Hills, or through the
the Nez Perces, Flatheads, Bannacks and
lees. As they enjoy the r favorite state of
y with all these tribes, their expeditions re
o be conducted in the most lawless and prestyle; nor do they hesitate to extend their
ings to any party of white men they meet
,llowing their trail, hovering about tlheir
waylaying and dogging the caravans of the
aders a,d murdering the solitary trapper.
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