CHAPTER XXXIII

THE BLACKFOOT COUNCIL

Twelve thousand Indians kept in hand for months--Nez Perces and Snakes move to Yellowstone for food--Adams and Tappan seek Crows--Delay of boats imperils council--Indians summoned--Council changed to mouth of Judith River--Remarkable express service--Three thousand five hundred Indians assemble--Best feeling--Treaty concluded--Peace established--Terms well kept by Blackfeet--Scenes at council ground--Grand chorus of one hundred Germans--Homeric feasts--Disgruntled commissioner 107