Identifier: rockymountainlif00sagerich (find matches)
Title: Rocky Mountain life; or, Startling scenes and perilous adventures in the far West, during an expedition of three years
Year: 1857 (1850s)
Authors: Sage, Rufus B., 1817-1893
Subjects: Hunting -- United States Rocky Mountains West (U.S.) -- Description and travel
Publisher: Boston : Wentworth and Co.
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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hbors in morality. The ^iioux and Chyennes are farmore chaste, and never indulge in the low practices commonwith the Arap-ahos. Virtue with the former is guarded by the strictest vigilance andjedousy, while with the latter it is made the minister of lust and is prosti-tuted for a paltry bribe. As yet no effort has been made for their im.provement, though I regard themas more susceptible of civilization than any other of the prairie tribes. Theyappear to be great admirers of the manners, customs, arts, and mode of liv-ing prevalent among the whites, and only lack the requisite instruction tobecome their successful imitators. The camp at which we are at present located consists of four lodges,—three of whites, and one of Black foot Indians. Each of the whites has his squaw wife, and the usual accompaniment ofruddy faced children. In regard to the latter, I must say they were morebeautiful, interesting, and intelligent than the same number of full-bloods,—either of whites or Indians.
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A Blackfoot Chief.—Pao-e 214. BEARS. 217 These men were living after the fashion of their new-found relatives, andseemed to enjoy themselves as well as circumstances would admit. Theyhad a number of horses, with the requisite supply of arms and ammunition,—ithe sure sources of wealth and comfort in a country abounding with game. The Indian family were relatives by marriage, and were one of some fif-teen lodges of Blackfeet among the Arapahos, who forsook their own na-tion, on account of its uncompromising hostility to the whites. Quite anumber of these Indians have also joined the Sioux and Nesperces, for alike reason. We were entertained very kindly by our new friends who spared no effortto render our stay agreeable. Among the delicacies set before us, wasone deserving of notice,—it consisted of the fruit of prickly pears (cacti)boiled in \vater for some ten or twelve hours till it became perfectly soft,when it was compressed through a thin cloth into the fluid in which it hadb

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