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Show 534 l•~x. Doc. No. 41. r. ,.. 11 • 1ch nctr\icrenr.c hav1ng c:tu~cd tht' dt•"truction nf the ~amp 1tru:, w · ,..., n T 1 f I )'lS\IIrt' 1rrotwd~ our 1n11 11·s would Wollldl'r ol, an< Wt' r•·Cptt•nt y 1 1 ' · n1 1. tl' lty 1 · 0 c"tt··hln•r thvm. It IS 110 wond1·r t11.1L the o~l m 111· 1 o ll' < • , , ' n • . . 1 11 d 1 , 111 10 0 k s w 1 t h h a\ r 1 • d u [Hl 11 t h <' w ln ~ t' s, w h n !!, n a h o u ~ s ~ l 1 t .'' d 1" ~ I I I . 1 l>y tl11 •1r sh·llnt·ful \\iHtP ol I)<ISttHt' ~rotwd:-- \\lilt h the ( ,. so a 1 o 1 , • ' 1 1 (1n·at g, 1 n~ llas plantt·d 'J'hi~ winlt·r tht·. buff,tlo b.a\'t• a r~'''"' .: e- ::;t•rh·tl thl' ri\'<·r, ht·raust' dlt'l'l' l~tlll gtass for tltt•w; .1nd tit• lt.1dt,ln, fon;t•d by thl' 111 rlt•me 1,c-i 1·s of thl' ~; ,·as•HI ~o ~c'-'1~ !-ohcl~t·r 111 the timlH•r whil'h grows only on tht• banks. of thl' nvt·r, lltt.ISI novr lr<lVt·l 'a long w;1y _from hi~ ,;tlbgt· bt·fore lte t·an .obt:~'.'~ ~nt'~ll. ~nouph for hts sul>.._ 1.,t 1·nrc·. 1\wre should be -.ome me.tsurt~ t.dc.cn to pr;l\t•rt tiH prairit s from being ~t't on fire. FdJriJary ;1.-V\'e had scar<'t·ly 1< l't ra111p, \\.htl~ the woht•: •~rill r~nt·t•S 1:lu~tt·n·d around till' !:'lltol<lllg l'lllUl'fS ol our ,·am 1l fires. l)ur111g the d;1y L<ung kllll'd :1 ''.olf, and he also klllt•d a bad~t·r, " t a 'X t1 S l a h r ;\ d 0 I' i 1' II S . (; 011 t 111 II Ill g' 0 Ill I Il :I r C' h , \\ t: p :l ~:, t' d '; l ' ) 0 rt tl 1h•· pclllt "hne \lH' ro;HI turns off whirh got·s dlrt·ct to I <~wnce Fotk, and P'' ~~ing tl11e<' mil(•:-; Ul') ond Jad~s on'~ grov(' , t' lll'<ltnpcl• iu tht· <' (H'Il prat Jit· . F 1n fut·l, w<· nst·d the" hois tl<· v;u·h<·,' au<l th<' pools nf ~n('llcl~ snow nt·ar our cnlllp ~uppli1·d us with water. In .tf•(• l' H'll .lll~ Wt~ lwil'(' ht·artl thl' l'l'flOit or a gun; but, Cl:) \\'('had 11011<'(' " duttng tlje cb} {t(· ~h ~igns of \\:•goDs and O\t'll, \\'l suppoH·d \\ P had ovt·rtak•·n a p:nty o1 tt·amstcrs who had gone on from .lh·nt's Fort, and who had t.d~~·u tht• clirt•et ro·11l to Pawllt' <' Fork. Frbruary G.-Tlm; morning wh~· n \\ t· :uosP, lbl• buffalo.\\ crt. nu lUl·rou~, all arourlll nur rnmp. \\ t' hq,an to gt t l'VL·ry tlJtng l't':tdy ftH tht· marrh, and ~~·nt on· the g\tard lor the Jntdc!'; it rl'turnt•t! with()\ 11 tht·m, "'"' rc·portt·d that not one of our ani111ab could bt· loun(l !now ~l'nt Vilka; tn a few ltm11R bt• returnt·d, an d n'JHHtcd that lw Jndians had rarrit·d oft' our mult ~. ; ht· h:11l found tlt t·ir tr<ul , wllirh lt·d ofl' to th<' north. Thi · tn~il wa:-l pt·rfvetly ~trai~ht; tht'rC w<·rl' uo ~i~us of any mule having tuntcd aside to cr11p tht· tl·tnpl .. j n ~ g 1 a, ~, 1 il r 111 ~ h which t h t' i r co u r t • n tn d i m t "? I t' d . \ V t • n c.) I o 11 g c I ,]oubtl'd that th(' mul('s had bt•t·n t'flll'lt'd ofl by the lnd t:1TI:~. I qul'~tinn<'d tlH' guatd, anti lt·arnt•tl thaltht• mules had run into r<·mp as tltc day was da \Yntng, but 1ht y \\l' rl' dnv('n out ;tg<~lll, :ts tht·y wrrc tt•arit.~ the '"agnn t'ovcrs with tbt>ir teeth, <tn tl dt·:--tro~ tnp., ~~very tlt1ng th('y ('Onld get hold of. llad tlw guard bt· c·n tt!'lt'tl to tra n ·l amo•q.~ lnd1ans, the <·nnclnrl of the mule" would hav<' r :1usc< them to l1ave ('HII"ht th1·tn 7 and to lta\c St't' Ur£' 11 th •m tn the \\a gonr.: . 0 . What WL're \\' 1' to do? 'l'o pnr:-.uc thP ' Indi <lllS on foot was v;un. We wt·re now ll'l'L with our wagon" rontaining our ht dd111~ aru' JHO\ision~, and a strk man who h.ul not been able to \\illk for th(• la"t wPt·k. \Vhat now was to lw done v, ith all tit<' ~cologtt:al au d min<·ralogi('al o...pecitn<'n'), <1nd tbt• l'oll•·ction of obje< ts of J~aturaJ 1 t.•toty, whi1·h had bt•t•n obtaint·tl i11 New 1\ft•xit·o ! l thought of ~' caclltug'' <'H•ry thing-, and walkin...; into th(· StalLs ; but " bat 'Yas to he dout· with th<· . irk tlli'ln? ~om t: of my rnl'n P'opo..,ctl lt• av tn~ .L. . I 1 . . l . 1 I . I . " f' " lilt Will t H' prO\>I SIOll"'' fO a))( l' \IS r l,lld'C Oil the pr.t lrtl'; or, .said they," must Wt' all die f'or thi' Olle man; i~ it not Ut:ttCr that Ex. Doe. 1"1 o. 41 . 535 on<• should dit· ?, ' Bttl I dt•t(.'rmtnt·d not to !c•ay. the poor f,•Jiow W j I lw Ill C t r i a j rt JH 0 VI S I 0 n fo I' h l .._ H J(', • I y . \\' ff 1 ' I' w•·n· Cl frotn tht! ~SUctiJy lriln:llt•d rortd; it W:l'{ IIL'l'l'~"l;.y tltat \\'t ' ~hou1tf l't'IUI'Cl lO 1~ .. On1·t• I TlttlUght ol rl'm.uning until I !'nulrl l'l't ' t.'l\'t.· ruult•s frou~ }.nit Lt·,l\enwor tiJ, hut 111 hrtrq.!trt;_{ them to rue th<.·y wou ld" rain be l1aldt· to be ~tol 'II by the Tndio~rt'\. g Nt•ar our •·at.np we found two hrokt·n dnwu ox1·n. \Vp hit rht't:J tht•Ul tO Ollt' of th1• W<lf.?;OII'- 7 and Wtth tflt• !J('Ip of thl' lllt ' ll Wl' lllO\(·{§ to a Hpot that would l.H• t.a .. ily dl'f ·udt·d, <unl when• WP would be hc·ltt·r··d lrnm ""} o...t•~rm thut ltll•rht coru ·. Pt•b ·1 · 7 l 1 n • 1 w1y .- now' t'lt·rmlnt·cl In proct·cd at Ill~ 011. th~· l'l' SOUl'C'l'S whiclt yt t rt•tn,lill('d tO lllt'' my~kll w11h nt•w IIIH'ertaillti•·s. any rat ... , d<'pcndwtthout iuvolvwg J :.~gain st nt out a party to rt ·c·ortJJoitr(' tht• coun try wi · lrin~ ''tr .~1.a~<,t· <~o;:sttr<ttlct• douhl~ sure.' It \\.ts lnrd to bt.•lit.•r ·'that our e\i tar:-; lt:ul b··t·n so dottlllliUlt; not a trar ·of tht• lo"t mule., coull bf.· s~·er.1~ l<.>r tht• l1ttl<· spots ot sno\, whi('h Yl':o.tcr1L1y bor<' their ~ts · trgt s lr.ul t~ d<ry Jlleltt·d away. But nc~thtn~ ann?yt·d llH' m<>rl' tltan th<' idea of losing my \ariou~ ~p,·ctmt·u~, wlurh had aln·ady ,·ost ::-.o much time labor 'Htd .tn ""{ I t' I y . ) ' • At last f d :t(•rmint'd to dl'stroy onr of the wa•ron~ and to thro\ away t'\'t•rythl!l~ that we !'Ould p o~~ ihly dispt· nst~'witlt and then t~ P>~11 Ollt):H'I\<'~ Into th<· trilf't''-; and dtag thl' li g htest wa~on a· far as 1 .twnt•t fork; tht:r•· I o.;hnuld l(•a\·~· tht· sick man, wtth some person. t <> t a k ~ r a r l' o I h !IU , a 11 d t b c 1 t' s l of the part } w o ul d park tla• i r pro,;,'slon::. and b(•ddtu~ on tlu·ir hat·k~, and :--tatt /'or thl' ·cttlt•mt.·nts. ltbruory 8. - \Vc IH·gun our ptt•paratiou"; tlu· warm t'lothtng that we had bro!t.ght to prolt'cl tto... from tilt· 1 igors of winter was throw11 away. 1 he llteu desli'C>) t'd thtir bufl'.dn rob•· rl'taiuinu only Ollt> lor every two men of tltt• party. l parted my' wa.rdrob~ am~1 ~•g-st,'ny men, .and nn one r<'Sl'ncd any appHt•l, t'Xl't·pt that whtch lu h.td on ht~ b:-~ck; <.'\ eryll11n~ wa'i uow di ·po ·ctl of except "'>ur powder and lPad i1nd our JHOVI Sion~. Wt• now dro\c up th<' two ~ten · \\hil'!t fortune had thrown i111 our way; '~L' f<·d them bountifully \\ill! thl' cotn \\l' had tn·.u:;ur~tl up · o '·arelully. ILt\ in~ found th.tt. tht· o t'll roul<l not work in ~".'.e .har.nt· s~, we manu.facturl'd a }Oke·' by dri,in~ into a bar two P1l < <'S of · ood; thl'. e ptt'l'c·., wt•rc• 111 patr:-; aud had holes in the ends so that cord" bctng passt•d thr ou~h tbc holt.:: tht·y' \H'l'C' titd uut.le: t h·(' throat" of the O'\L'tl. A long rop<' was ,:tt .. tdH·d to t ' t' ton~ue of tl1e wagon, and the llH'll l'otm t•d loop-; ot rope'" ot· bri"ol,•sw hidt th(•y p<l~H·d over tltPJr ~hou ld ·rs, and tht·n ~tttadJt•d at iutl'rval~ t •1 long· rope wht ~ h wa~ f,tc;t t·JH•d to tht: l'lld of the ton~ue. \Vt• now .~tnrtvd amid the• loud t ·•.tltin~ dtt•t•ts of thr' men, ~s hry thus tnutnphed ovrr our difJi,·ultit·~, \\ ltt·n WP sct•med to have r(''l(•] I'd t h (.' '' I I '' f' . ' , , ' · ' Ht• p 11 4 11 tra o mt:o: lt lrt uue. l o have ~cen us, one would havP thoug ht that wf' Wl'n· 011 scnue lt\' t·ly frolit·, whereas W<·! ad uud~·Jt;tl~t·n _t o IJ;tnl a lo,ldt•d \\ilg'Oll from Jatk~on' " grov~ t 0 1 awn •'" ! or k, \\ In e h 1: a cl J s l aut: c o f () t Ill i I t ~ b y t h c r i v l' r rout t• t h l~ o n <' w h u · h \\ e p u r s u e d . · t |