The Indians had no intention of giving up the pursuit.  Where the herd had crossed the river, the water was too deep to allow us to wade over. At a signal from their leader, however, the hunters turned their horses, and galloped back in the direction from whence we had come; soon we reached a ford, where we all crossed, though the water almost covered the backs of our short-legged ponies.  The herd could still be seen in the far distance, so we immediately galloped on to overtake it.