I perceived him, he walked down into the shallow water

column as it passed through the canon, and on entering the valley

beyond, saw in the distance five or six Indian scouts, whom I pressed

very closely, until after a run of several miles they escaped across

The soil in the valley was light and dry, and the movement of animals

over it raised great clouds of dust, that rendered it very difficult

to distinguish friend from foe; and as I was now separated from the

main column a considerable distance, I deemed it prudent to call a

halt until we could discover the direction taken by the principal