in parties tohunt them, and sometimes stay all day. When they went any greatdistance from camp they took ponies to carry the baskets I frequentLy went with these parties, and upon one of theseexcursions a woman named Cho-ko-le got lost from the party and wasriding her pony through a thicket in search of her friends. Her littledog was following as she slowly made her way through the thickunderbrush and pine trees. All at once a grizzly bear rose in her pathand attacked the pony. She jumped off and her pony escaped, but thebear attacked her, so she fought him the best she could with herknife. Her little dog, by snapping at the bear's heels and distractinghis attention from the woman, enabled her for some time to keeppretty well out of his reach. Finally the grizzly struck her over thehead, tearing off almost her whole scalp. She fell, but did not loseconsciousness, and while prostrate struck him four good licks with herknife, and he retreated. After he had gone she replaced her torn scalpand bound it up as best she could, then she turned deathly sick andhad to lie down. That night her pony came into camp with his load ofnuts and berries, but no rider. The Indians hunted for her, but did notfind her until the second day. They carried her home, and under thetreatment of their medicine men all her wounds were healed. The Indians knew what herbs to use for medicine, how to preparethem, and how to give the medicine. This they had been taught byUsen in the beginning, and each succeeding generation had men whowere skilled in the art of healing. In gathering the herbs, in preparing them, and in administering themedicine, as much faith was held in prayer as in the actual effect ofthe medicine. Usually about eight persons worked together in makemedicine, and there were forms of prayer and incantations to attendeach stage of the process. Four attended to the incantations and fourto the preparation of the herbs. Some of the Indians were skilled in c...
