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50 TEXAS HISTORY STORIES
till they again reached the open prairies. Heavy clouds
gathered over them, and it rained all night, but they
sheltered themselves under the fresh hides of buffaloes
they had killed. They suffered greatly from want of
shoes, and for a time had nothing better to cover their
feet than rude casings of raw buffalo hide, which they
were forced to keep always wet, as when dry it hardened
about the foot like iron. At length they bought
dressed deerskins from the Indians, of which they
made tolerable moccasins."
"The rivers, streams, and gulleys filled with water
were without number, and to cross them they made a
boat of bull-hide, which they carried with them, strapped
on the horses' backs. Two or three men could
cross in it at once; and the horses swam after them.
Sometimes they traversed the sunny prairie; sometimes
dived into the dark recesses of the forest, where the
buffaloes, coming daily from their pastures in long
files to drink at the river, made a broad and easy path
for the travellers. When foul weather arrested them
they built huts of bark and long meadow grass, and,
safely sheltered, lounged away the day, while their
horses, picketed near by, stood steaming in the rain.
At night they usually set a rude stockade about their
camp; and here, by the grassy border of a brook or at
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Littlejohn, E. G., 1862-. Texas History Stories: Cabeza de Vaca and La Salle., periodical, 1901; Richmond, Virginia. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth14384/m1/50/: accessed May 22, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting UNT Libraries Special Collections.