Astoria Chapter 49

In which a hardy band of travellers, encountering the early severity of winter amid lofty mountains and broad plains, take counsel and establish a snug camp, where the woodlands and rivers promise abundant game and material comforts. Their hopes of a serene season are abruptly disturbed by the unexpected arrival of a wary war party, whose voracious appetites and uneasy presence compel a wary retreat from these once inviting quarters.