nd appeared more like
a party roaming through the forest for pleasure than doomed captives,
for such their captors held them, and only delayed their death, that
they might enjoy the horrid feast in their village at leisure. They
journeyed on, and the second day when the savages halted they were
astonished to see them, instead of kindling a fire, touch a burning
torch to what they had taken for springs of water that bubbled up from
the base of a rugged range of hills, but which blazed with a clear,
strong flame on being touched with fire, and by which the savages
cooked their supper, by placing it on a forked stick and holding it in
the flame.[3]

[3] This curious phenomena was at that time entirely unknown to
the white man, but has since been discovered to exist four
hundred miles east of the land of the Amachuba.

The captives gathered around the singular phenomena with astonishment,
which so amused the Indians that, taking a burning stick, they ran from
place to place lighting the curious liquid where it bubbled up in jets,
until fifty fires were blazing around them, lighting the forest with
brilliancy. On examining this liquid they found it clear, and having
the appearance of pure spring water. The Pah-Utahs gave them to
understand that it flowed unceasingly, and was much used by them for
light and heat. It was a great curiosity, and elicited a great deal of
speculation as to what uses it might be applied if it could be conveyed
to the haunts of civilization. That night they slept quite soundly,
considering the circumstances under which they were placed, and arose
much refreshed.

"I really feel well this morning," remarked Howe, "and do believe we
shall yet escape from these demons."

"The white chief has dreamed," said Whirlwind.

"I believe I did dream a curious dream last night," said Howe. "It
seemed as though I stood on a precipice looking calmly on the plain
below, when an eagle came down, and taking me in his talons, carried me
to his eyrie, which seemed to be perched on a mountain whose summit
passed the clouds; and there, oh! horror, a hundred eaglets with open
mouths stood ready to devour me. Then it seemed as if a heavy cloud
passed by, and with a fearful leap I sprang upon it and floated through
the sky until it began gradually to grow thinner and thinner and I lay
unsupported in mid-air. Then I began to sink, first slowly, but
gradually increasing in velocity until I seemed to go