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Show 14 Notes By the Wag. • ------------------------~·~· -~---~~··~··3~~<~·" ~'c• The distance traveled to-day was necessarily great; we had no wish to extend it and the like of which we hope not so' on to repeHt. effective men. Met two trains of Mor ·mons. one of 40 and the other of 55 wagoi1s, 'vith an average of five yoke of cattle to each wagon, bound to the bor-- . der for a large nun1ber of their poor CAMP 19, JUNE 28 :-As rnorning deluded dupes. We are again can1ped dawned .w e found the da. tnage done tot alono· side of the rive1· but our ·water b ' our carnage not so senous. as lVe a for codking purposes vve b.ring along ~rst supposed, and preparat10~s o-were with us. No wood but what we cart·y Imn1ed1a~ly nutde for n1endino the alonO' and we are informed that for broken 'vheel. Atn~ng the conlpan.y over0225 miles we will not be troubled ~ve fo~nd oak J~unber enough to repair ·with any unnecessary an1ount of timIt, w~1?h we paid fo_r only by thanks. ber. We are now following up a road The InJury vvas repaired and vve on the which is nearly level 'vith a few low way by 11 o'clock . A . M. qamp 19 sand-hill excePtions,' of nearly 500 was located. along Side the rtver, and nliles in extent. After that hi1ls and w·e ,vere obluted to 'vade a channel to t . un I• sland to oo btm• n wood. 1noun a1ns. SuNDAY, JUNE 29 :-rrhe Sabbath is especially deno1ninated a day of rest. With us it was far otherwise. vVe tried hard but in vain to reach this point in season to do our ·work yesterday. To-day we were obliged to wasl-l, and set three tires on our heavy vvagon. This eveniug a heavy stoetn arose, and the rain felt -in copious quantities. It continued with little interruption during the 'night. CAMP 20, JuNE 30 :-Started early in hopes of rnaking a good day's travel. Morning lowery, and dn1·iug the day we ltad a heavy fall of rain. The road was very sandy, and intersected by n1any sloughs. Reached "Pawnee Springs," where 'Ve camped for the night. Sky clear, and every appearance of a pleasant day to-n1orro,v. Another month bas passed. CAMP 22, JuLY 2 :-Roads not exceedingly good to-day: Crossed ~wo creeks near each other 10 the n1orn1ng, and two tean1s got stuck in the rnud. It 'yas nothing serious, and we soon righted and moved on. At noon can1ped ncar a large spring of cold water. This afternoon our road was long and circuitous, through heavy sand and son1c hills. Separated from part of the cotnpany at noon, and it is a matter of don bt whether we are overtaken by thein this evening. Good grass, poor vvater, and no ·wood. TJp to this time a rnirage has occa. sionally appeared, in the form of water in tb e diRtance, with islands. Several tin1es has it been seen, but it excited no unusual curiosity. CAMP 23, JULY 3 :-Here we find ourselves, on the eve of the 87th anniversary of our national independence, CAMP 21, JULY 1 :-The morning 500 miles from anyvvhere e]se, in the h~avy and cloudy, but the clouds soon dreary, lonesome, desert wild~ of N edisappeared, and the day closed beauti- braska. ~1et with another slight accifully. The roads bad from yesterday's dent to-day, in the breaking of the storzn, but grew better as night ap- evener attached to our leading team. proached. Refreshed ourselves at a Roads very sandy and heavy. Passed large cold spring on the north side of over two long but not steep hills, on the road. Last night formed a june- which the sand was very deep. Uamped tion with several other companies, and this evening near a sulphur spring, our little -armv now nnmbers about 25 near the river. No wood. ~ . lVotts l1y tl~t Tf'ay. 15 ----------------·----------------------------------·----- CAMP 24, JuLY 4 :-Struck our camp w·ay at an early hour. Roads quite this morning at a rather later hour than smooth 'vh ere there 1vas no sand. A ·usual and proceeded bnt a few rnilcs, stiff north wind in the morn] ng. mere!'y to chango our location for a Crossed several small creeks, and ·better, if possible, and to better enjoy forded a few larger ones. Gnthet·ed our lonely holiday. "Tired nature's floo cl-\vood fron1 the river. I{egaJed sweet restorer, b~d1ny sleep," tronbled ou.r3elves from a cold spring of '\IYateP but fe~~T of us during last night. NI:yri- which issues from the rock by the ads of musquitoes fed on onr blood, road-side. Savv rocky bJu:fis for the and made the night hideous by their first time since leaving EJ khorn river; ceaseless bum. We again encountered they seem to be of a sandy nature-inheavy roads to-day, and met anot.ber deed ·Ne know not hovv they could be train of the ap,Jstles of Joe Smith, otber~:vise, ·when 've consider the condibound on the same errand as their more tion of the sojl. Can1ped this evening advanced comrades, after a cargo of by Wolf creek, at the foot of a considtheir devoted brethren. Nothing bas erablc Rand hill. A turtle was secured taken place to-day to remind us that ' this evening, and by a cook of the comthisi. s the 87th year of our national ex- pany converted into a pleasant dish ~f istence; tha~ nearly a century has soup, of ·which we partook to a suffipassed since that boldest stroke of all ciency. The odor \Vas good and the hurnan policy was attempted, declaring taste delicious. our~elves free and i11depe1~~ent, and CAMP 26, SuNDAY, J uLY 6 :-Crossed takmg o~1r place by the stde of the the blufi" spoken of yesterday, about 1 ?ther nations of the globe. Y ~t such mile in extent, which was by far the 1s . the case. But now, alas · how most serious one we have yet seen. An change·d .the scene. From the most hour and a half \vas cousnn 1 ec1 in the prosperous and happy p_eople on earth, crossing. Roads very good. F01·ded we have. descend~cl tnto, or been several streams to-clay. Stopped at p!u_nged mto a frightful, remorseless noon opposite a spot known as "Ash oivtl war. We have been suddenly Hollow." It being at a distance from hurled down from o~r proud ~re-em1- us, we could observe no distinguishing nenae, and ~re agam ~trugglmg ...for feature that gives it this name, unless that very existence whwh cost us so its beino- the first vallev of any extent ?ear in blood and treas~re. Our rej_oic- we hav~ been tilvored ,Yith a view ot: mg has been turned mto mourmng. Camped this evening at a distance from <?ur. celebrating "with bonfire~, the a ledge known as "Castle Rock," which ringing ~f bells, and the boo1n1ng of is also on the opposite side of the river. canno1!s, has been. changed to the We know nothing· of their appearauce camp-fires of our arm1es, and the sound. and cannot describe them. A slight of can no!1s as they plow the ranks of shower this even in o·. our foes In the fierce con1bat, and the b tolling of bells as they rino- out the sad CAMP 27, JuLY 7 :-Struck our camp dirge for the noble dead. b at au early hotll', and started on a long We h b t " · h 1 dav's ch·ive, through a space of country into ave ea en or pru~mg ~0 ~s where grass and w'ator are scarce. Roads swordep~a~~ o~r hl ow 8 a t·es 1k 0 good, but the sun shone very hot, with s; e mig Y meiJ are awa e. scarcely a breeze stirring. Shot a pra- aW~ passed .sev~ral graves by the irie dog, which somewhat resembled a w _ysi~e, ~f pi_lgnms who have lost woodchuck, also a sqnirrel, in apreartheir hves 1ll this desert waste. ance. Of the peculiarities, manner of CAMP 25, .JULY 5 ;~Started on our living, &c., of prairie dogs, we are ig- |