Major Brown declared it was a crack shot, because it broke the plate.

We finished our supper without having any more such close calls.
At daylight next morning we struck out on the trail, and soon came to the spot where the Indians had camped the day before.

We could see that their village was a very large one, consisting of about five hundred lodges; and we pushed forward rapidly from this point on the trail which ran back toward Prairie Dog Creek.
About two o'clock we came in sight of the retreating village, and soon the warriors turned back to give us battle.

They set fire to the prairie grass in front of us, and on all sides, in order to delay us as much as possible.

We kept up a running fight for the remainder of the afternoon, and the Indians repeatedly attempted to lead us off the track of their flying village, but their trail was easily followed, as they were continually dropping tepee poles, camp kettles, robes, furs and all heavy articles belonging to them.