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Show .).14 Ex. Doc. No. 41. l 1 · on .... JJ si d<'s by h c was thr sn ow. H" r c tl ouhl rcl hi st' X- H' m m <' t I n " . • . . · 1 t l 's ··tt'\li'Tirl l'S serv ed only to t•xh<1 us t l11s slrt•ng th , and l' r t l<ll1 s, ) II t t. ·"' h..., • , . 1' 1 . l f I . t 1'1 f'~''l ' . Il l I y in h r c (\ t h i II o·. r II (' f u II (' 0 n (' e p t 10 ll 0 ll "-) H' o ull < g r<' ,, < l , . b . . I . I l ·f 1 ·1 t 11 ., , ·10 11 110\\ b ur l ll!)On h1m; h e struggl<'d \IO tn t y, >nt a v\ u :-.. •· · 1 1 I f l nota 11. 10l1 l<.> Ul<l It""' tn O \' l' , and he hi1. d su. n k IIl.l O . t l C ( e r1t l 0 ( t' S- )ni r when we {ot tu natc ly r e~cuc d l\l m f rom h.1s.1 "Y .tom >: l o :tt:<' li10 l' <' <Ill air of ha pp)nesS .. CI'IIICd to dd{II SC l lsl• \f. OV<'f the faces of thr men. P r~· ~~o1~'s stoq awn ~ c 11Pd . ~ s t o . a ~1 vc l ~ .~~~r - ce ptt. on o t' t l 1c, ft•'"' t·!'1t\ \ l '' 't", s· t tudl' s t. hr owr ,1 whl ( h we h.u l pr1Ss((\. h Our h ca t ts ac know lt•dg t·d how futtle would ha ve bt·c·n. a ll our (•f-l . . 1 . 1 . <· . , ~ i ~t e d by the 0 rea t Bein g who r u I e s the w 1 n t (' r ~tor m. 0 I S' \1 II l S."' ' • • . . · . . · . .. . • . . f T he 111 l' 11 ~ l ' l ' llll' ll to , 1 e w 1 t h c n c h o t I H • r . 1 !1 1 <' <. q)l o c ,1 t tn :.! .H; t s o • 1 · . 1 1 1· '1111] 11 . . .... ._ 'uHl it f,t l' llH'd a· d th ·re \\' e re nn boundR ., t , ( n 1 on " 1 t \ '" ,, , ' ' • • • ~ 0 the gPtH·rous impulses whid 1 actuat ed th e1r conduct towar ds my- ~Ll L · t . l I 1, l . r 1·y ')3 -1Vfy JH'<l cst rian r x erc1scs wr re n ow enn1na e<, I c )1 II ' -· . . - . . 1' aftn ha, i;1{! arromplish ed 17!) md <·s of the 3:>2 mll es wl.leh lC! bel \vl' t'll Jar kso u's groY<' ;tnd F o1l L cavt•nworth. Althou gh I was )Crf<'ctly willi n~ to waH:: , an1\ had n O\¥' b('<'Omc so . acc u s ~ <Hnt• cl lo 11 .0 tl1 •11 j f,.Jt no inr onvt·ni<'n n• fron'\ the t'X <'I' C I ·e, st tl l 1 wa · to s, • . \ ' 1 11 0 1 p t' 1 111 it t n l to c h o o:; r; M r. " 111 1 t h rn ;)(I e me moun l 1 1 s 1 or . c ~ while he j ollrn<·yc<l on fool. We fo~lflcl Mr. J1 o[man and 1\~ r . Md· 1 c r w h 0 11 il! I s t a r U: d y c s t e r< Ll y m or n 1n g n t t h c sam c !'am p w 1 t h our- . ·l' , . They bad b een obli ged to leav e tlH·ir wago n, and pa('k all ~s1c ,'· t !) • V I · 1 · t ·1 l·am }> fnt nit urc on t he ir mul es . \ e ha ted \\ 1t11n t1Ht't' m1 <'£ l I c II ' . . I i' of t he 1) 1 ,~ w o nd sp ri ng , where we found pl enty oi greeu (.· 1u , 01 f u l' I f o r o \1 r ii r c s . Fcbn.111 r 11 24.. - 'fhe <hy w::1s stc,rmy a n<l cold, but we h re cl cd nol 1h <.: " cath e. r, ant\ prcssr tl on unt1· 1 we rea c l1 ' <l " C o uu c·11 gt o vc. " Here we found grateful shelt er i~ tba~ n oble ~ r o Y ~ wh ose huge walnut trees raise th eir 1imb. al oft, as 1f to balll ' w1th th e cl o11d£ in 0 11 r dcll' IH·<·, whi1e th eir l ower bougl1s were strd ·ht·d ove r us to shi rld u ~ fr om. the pili\c s pelting of th e storm . Pa roqu elt C'H wcr ~ w-c t · p in~ r :1picll~ iu lar~e cir c.uits am ong th ~ topm ost br a ll ~; h es o( t \ll: an ci t nt den lz t•n of th ' for t sl, and the1r sc re am shrtll and g1 ating l rho ·d tl11 ough the l oft y ard1 es of bo ug h. , now shorn o( 1.h t•ir sutnmer u1ory. During ou1 tl ay's marl'h, fl oeks of the pretty $'- II OW 1;-uk vd' lh' continu ally taking win!!; <1S wr advan ced, and warb led forth th eir ~we · t notes as tht•y fl ew. As soon as da rkn cs · ~ hro u d t• 1\ n~ , . orn e· la rge scre ech owls eommcuccd a sc rcnatl e, a nti th (· fo re ..,l rang wi th a ('Oncc rt of th eir doleful music. H er(', as w<' ll as at" Cootton W ood fork," we saw a great many )rai rit• lH·ns but th <' snow on the ~ r o und caused us to be in st ant l y per c i, e tl h y t h c · e watch f u l bird s, w hie h take flight t h c m o m r n t w<· <.'nt\eavor lo approach th em. . . F1 bruary '2[>. - lt is again cloudy and Y<'ry eol1l; a hi gh w tn~l ts blowing fr om t he no rth east, and now nnd th •n a fog of snow an sr~ an tl t h (~ s m a. 11 i c y p a r t i r1 e s , tl r i H ' n by t h e Ji e r r c w i n d s , m a k c o n c' s fate feel :1s if ra kc<l with b ri ar bru sh-<'s . \V<' l'n ca mpc<l at one of the 11e:\ver necks. H ere onl' of Mr. Hofl'man's m ·n kill ed a raco on , which w~s divided among his party, b eing th<' only ment th()y had I ( Ex. Doc. No. 41. 545 lo ~ at. Whll t sittw g by ca111 p fin•, I ;lOill t d ~· umt 1 t: ut ifu l forms w h1 ch wcrf' a. surn<'d by th t' p.1:·t i les ol •.;now which f ' ll on my bl an k et They t l'Sl'mblc st.\J'~ wi th ..;ix t .t dii · t•a cb of th e~ c ra dii wns or namt•nt•·d with bt><Hltiful a iHl r ,·c;-.!f' nt , L .qH' ~ r<•: Pm bl ing the r:- o. s of " San to Domingo." . ! n ?t ict•d tha t a ll tit ~ \ey fi.l" ~'~ .nl th<"'t tlak,s ma dt• an g]('S of 60 wtth <'al'h ot hC'r; lh ts wa~ tnY<Hta bly tbt• I',\"' with a ll thOR(' th at ( saw. 'fhp an n(''\"('d skf•td1 j ~ :lll t•Ya t t trrl,; t 0 1lli' St· <.: UI' i OUS l ' r y ~ t a 1•· . Tit< ston w111 t:ll JIIO du r·t·d thc:·w flak<·-.: hote .t f,!l('i1lPr re. cm-blan ... ·l <lJ t Ja · .''snow fog .·"' t}Wll tu cl ,l'q.!;u} ;p to rm; ouiy a few fl .tk n> '1\' t•re fal lt ng, sn t bat th('y did 110! in('Oil \ Pll icn(·e uc;; in t he lt·a~t, and w e }'a id n o .tttt~nti on to t lJi' ln • ,· ,·p ~ w t 'X<lllllJ l (' thei r bt·au t .). Febru ary 2( .- WlH· Wt .t \\·o kt·, tb t· g ro tlTll was ( O\' l' l' f'cl wi th ~ II o w , a n d 1 ' w a : ~ t o n n y a 11 d a y ; t h t' w i a d (J f t h '· 11 o r t iJ h 1 nv h a r d the Sil O\\ ft•ll fast, .the g round l><·•' <Lrnc soft and li 1l JH'I') , and the ra~ ' I nc ·~ 'Y •·re fil lt·d W I ~I ~ water. It w,t ..; had tr:nt•lliu<r for tb e wagon and mudt.wo rse f~>r tltt tnl'n who wt•rp plodd i u~r.> alo ng on foot~ 'vVt•, u ot wlthst.tndlllg, m,ul • ,1 lnn1r marl'11 t ' Til '(lll)}>i n r in th · t•ven- • ' , h ) n wg at .·llO <' rtck;' which is 2G mi l,•s fro1n ~ h" pn·c· •di11g cawp . W<' buil t lt \ l g'l' fi r e~, and :-oon lrl'<ld!' Ollr ~:q•jyl' !' <Jllltl' <'O mf or tab J alth~u !!; IJ .tht• fin p<lr t u· les of bai l which had pl' ltt!d u ~ a ll day still ront l.lllH'Il to fal l. Tht· woods bad h t'{'Tl full of pr airie chiGkcns · in a ll dnt•rtious Wt· n ntin•d llH·ir foot p ri nt s in t bP :-.no\\ . ' Pcbr uar.y .2'7. - We dete n ni ut d to mak <' a long mar< h, clll cl in spite !',1 t he ~· ontm u a u ~ e of the s torm W l ' sta rted ala \ ery early hour . 1 he m1st of mtxed snow and hail I ..I I almost uni nterrupt edly thr oug hout the day . Cloud . aftn t •l o ud ~ \\ ('fl' dw~i n t.{ {'ach oth er ano ' ~ t he gray sky . On<'l' t he :un shnuc forti with su Hi ri<· nt hritrhtn. P ·s to <·ast a sh:Hiow, bu t its br i ~htn t•ss was in the nex t mo 1~ent obsc ur d. ll nd ·r foot i t wa · wd and sli j)()ery· tht' road was full f , . . ' o ponJs of snow a nd mud. We JU'Hchcd twenty fi \ e mil es to ' ' Willow spring- ," whe re t b1 road to [~o r l L ca\· cn·\, orth t urns off towar ds t la• ' rth; con 11 ll11 tllg' ou r jo nrn1·y two miles f urUu•r we enc <tmped 0 1 <. ltrearn whi ·h adds it· tnbute to tile wa ter'l of the riv ~r W ak<ll , ) 0 ~ I . Here we fo uncl cl pl ·nty of hil'kory wood, a fin e spnng, and ,.-; ~ ood gras" as t hi· ~w a :-;o n at ro r d ~ ; duriug tl1e day we saw fl o.rks 01 lOW la rks a nd ·cvna l pr,1irie f'hi c kt· H~ T he ra\·ens have g1v t·n pLt ct> to t hE· c row ·; the Jattt r birds se •m to co nfinf' th eir wandning to the precin cts of Aml' r il'r n corn fit· ld s. February 28 ... - W e had now bul t hirt een tni lt•s to mard1 before rea chmg the Kansa' rive r. l rode on rapiclly, and soon overtook 35 |