began to dig a hole in the centre and throw
up the mounds of dirt. The women and children were hidden, and the
hunters with loaded guns went behind their ramparts. The large band of
Indians advanced. They were not so numerous as the day previous, but
were quite fierce for the fight.

For five hours the two fought. At the end of that time the Indian
chief advanced and signalled that the battle was over. The hunters did
not believe him at first, but suddenly the tribe of Indians with their
horses at full gallop came dashing close to the camp. They were
yelling fiercely, and discharged their guns into the air as they rode
by. The noise was most hideous since the battle had begun, and for a
second the hunters were fear-bound. Then, as they realized that this
was really the end of the fight, their shouts of joy rang out in answer
to the Indians' yells. The Indians now retreated, and hardly had they
disappeared when the big party of hunters galloped up. They were
accompanied by two hundred Saultaux who had joined them to help to
drive back the Sioux. At first they were all going to follow, but
finally they decided they had had enough of fighting and would go on in
search of the buffalo.

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