Chapter 31
A Consultation Whether to Proceed by Land or Water-- Preparations for Boat-Building.--An Exploring Party.--A Party of Trappers Detached.--Two Snake Visitors.--Their Report Concerning the River.--Confirmed by the Exploring Party.--Mad River Abandoned.--Arrival at Henry's Fort.-- Detachment of Robinson, Hoback, and Rezner to Trap.--Mr. Miller Resolves to Accompany Them.--Their Departure. ON the banks of Mad River Mr. Hunt held a consultation with the other partners as to their future movements. The wild and impetuous current of the river rendered him doubtful whether it might not abound with impediments lower down, sufficient to render the navigation of it slow and perilous, if not impracticable. The hunters who had acted as guides knew nothing of the character of the river below; what rock
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