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the trail of the runaway, had taken down the river his object being to reach California. After travelling about one hundred miles the animal of the Indian gave out and he would not accompany me any further. But I was determined not to give up the chase I continued the pursuit of the Indian thirty miles from there I overtook him. Seeing me by myself he showed? fight and I was under the necessity of killing him I recovered the horses and returned to our camp. I got there in a few days without any additional trouble. Some trappers informed us that Fitzpatrick and Bridger were encamped on Snake river. In March we struck out for the purpose of finding their camp and in fifteen days we found it. Then Capt Lee sold his goods to Fitzpatrick and agreed to accept his pay in Beaver, Lee then started for Taos. and I joined Fitzpatrick and remained with him one month he had a great many men in his employ so I thought it best to take three of them and go on a hunt by ourselves. I carried out this plan of theirs. We passed the Summer in trapping on the head of the Laramie and its tributaries. Keeping to the mountains our party being too weak to venture on the plains. One evening when we were on the route to to join Bridger's party after I had selected the camp for the night I gave my horse to one of the men and started on foot for the purpose of Killing something for supper not having a particle of anything eatable on hand. I had gone about a mile when I discovered some elk on the side of a ridge. I shot one and immediately after the discharge of my gun I heard a noise in my rear I turned around and saw two very large grizly bears. making for me. My gun was unloaded