122

CHAPTER IX.

Encounter with a Wolf. Sidney seriously wounded. Whirlwind procures
medicine. They Build a Cabin. Fears entertained of Sidney's death.
Talk of Pow-wowing the disease. Miscellaneous conversation on the
matter. Their final consent to the Pow-wow. 137

CHAPTER X.

The apparent solemnity of Whirlwind. The Pow-wow. Its effects upon
Sidney. Favourable turn in his fever. His health improves. They proceed
on their way. Encamp for the night. Singular trees discovered.
Preparations for spending the winter. 151

CHAPTER XI.

Search for winter quarters. Strange Discoveries. Works of the lost
people. Their search among the Ruins. Walls, roads, and buildings
found. Their state of Preservation. They prepare to locate themselves.
A salt spring. Their joy at their discoveries. 163

CHAPTER XII.

Astonishment of the Children. The Antiquity of the Ruins. The Chief's
contentment. Strange discoveries. Discovery of wild horses. The chief
captures a colt. The winter sets in. A series of storms prevail. They
discover an Indian woman and her papoose. 174

CHAPTER XIII.

Jane's reception of the Indian woman. Condition of the party. They
cannot calculate the day nor month. The chief imagines he has found
the Arapahoes' hunting grounds. Deer chased by a wild man. The
chief lassoes him. A desperate struggle. The wild man captured and
taken into camp. 193

CHAPTER XIV.

The return of spring. Their thoughts of home. Preparations to continue
their journey. Escape of the Wild Man. They suffer from want of water.
A party of Indians. A beautiful Landscape. A terrific storm. The chief
rendered insensible by a stroke of lightning. He recovers and returns
to the camp. 214

CHAPTER XV.

They endeavour to conceal themselves from the Indians. They are
discovered. A frightful encounter. Escape of Mahnewe. They pursue
their journey in the night. Discovery of a river over which they
cross. Come to a prairie. Approach a sandy desert. They provide
themselves with ample provisions and set out over the cheerless
waste. 231

CHAPTER XVI.

Encampment in the sand. An island discovered. Singular appearance of
rocks. Human skeletons found. Dreary prospects. They arri