Smith in his decisive way, “and the officer here might

to the left of the trail, through the widest part of the valley, and

ran our horses swiftly by, but I noticed that the Indians did not

seem to be disturbed by the manoeuvre and soon realized that this

indifference was occasioned by the knowledge that we could not cross

Hat Creek, a deep stream with vertical banks, too broad to be leaped

by our horses. We were obliged, therefore, to halt, and the Indians

again made demonstrations of friendship, some of them even getting

into the stream to show that they were at the ford. Thus reassured,