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Show I l ] ' ( t n t. a a Sl b C l In c 518 Ex. Doc. No. 41. ilr5 , wr rr~chPd a cl <'P gorg~, into whic·h we prep~rrrl to ~le- ·t·(•nd. Tlacrr I found th e 4 '~nnd bo~Hd". o_f SOllll' Will~,o_n "lnch h a d b I' e n b r o k t n i n p " s. i n g t h i . a b r u p l d <' c It \' t t y . W I a r n 1 <I \ c d t h c dl'l'r<:nt in saft•1), taut ju!-t wt• $IS ~rn_H·cl op_po~1·r thl' salt lakt>, the wncron ,\-IH•el btokt· cntitely ofr. 1 lmtncd_t<tll'ly ord('rctl tbe mult·s to ~c unhitc·hed, nnd wr H.>t lo \Hllk to spla·c the brokt·n t~XI\· tn'r. The pit-<·e of wood that lla~d pal'kt·d up was of good srn~otH d. oak, and of tb • CX<Id width Of tllt' aXIl' lr<•C. Jly fillllfid WC h_ad f1ntshcd thr "nod wotk and it was 110w ncet·s!-.nry to put on the tr on~. Tn- d:1y we !:':tw Rr nt 11\llliUt'rs of ant · lopt·~; iu ~)t~e }u·rd tbrrc muRt have be<'ll neally two hundn~ d; and th e pratrt_c dogs wt:re '"u nntng about a. if it wvrc not wintn. Th morn_tng wn~ qutle w:um, and tlw l1ttll' snow upon the road thawed rap ull)_. ~t· \'eral 0 f m y m t'll arc nnw ~ i <" k w i t ~ t t h t • m r as r I!'; t he poor l l' 11 o \\ s are su ift·ring mul'll. We an· ohll!!~·d to travel, and ean takl' no c~rc o f tht·m, nnd tltry arc necc :-anly Vl~ry much C~fHJ.;cd t.o the tn<: lt•mt~nc i{· ·of the w<•<llher. Those wl1o yt't rdawrd the1r wonted h t. a 1 t h a t tt n tl t o t h t' i r d u t i e s w i 1 h s u <" h 7. t' a l a s s c e m s t o s h o w t h at t h c y k ll () w h 0\\ m \1 (' h cl <'}H' n d s \1 p () n t h (' i r (' rr 0 r t s; a[)( I I a rn t r u I y n rat l' f u I t o t h 1 m f o r t h r i r s u p p o r L 0 Jauwr1'y 6 -At 3 o dod< tbis motning we were ""nl(t•nul b_Y the lH'iltmg of tht> snow ngain~t our tt•uts. The wi~ul bin\ a_h urnra n r and the pc I tin ('r of tiH' snow tl .du•s S;)Ulldl' I I tln• pat ten ng of h;1it.' WP bad bl1 l'n bobligl•d to enl'amp in an open valley, by the side of the we1gon whi<"h had been brokl·n; and in this l•xposc.cl sttuation ~ c h~d to abide the fury of the torm. F ort UIIUtt·I_Y 1t soon rll':nrcl awa), and we \\ere able to rc: urnc our labor of repniring the axlctrcc . Our mules were looscnl'<l from their picl)f't~, and pcrmittccl to rang~' in th neighboring forrsts of pine and cedar, wlulc t h(' guar.d b u i l t 1 11 r ~ e fi r e R , a n cl u n d c r t h c s h e l t c r o f t h e t r e t • s p a ~ ~ <· d t h c 1 r tim<' mor comfortably than any others of the patty. At lt·ng;l h w' 6n1sht•d our wotk, and comm<:'ncecl pa('king up our Uilp;L<~gt·. I notircd around our camp p.rt•a l numbers of sk)latk.·, (~',dautl '! rdpt·~tris.") Otul' id ·a may bt> form<·d of the imnH•nst: nun1ut·r'" in 1l.c flock, whl'n I stnte that 25 wt•r • kill!.'d at on<' shot. Amor~g t h r m w {' 1 <' !-' c ... e r a I s n o vd a rl\. ~ , (" p I c c t r o-p h a n c s n i \ a I i .... , " ) o u c of whirh I ·kinncd. A ftc r ret u r n i n g to cam p, w c Fa w t h c r a"<' n-; l' n ~a g c ll in c h a 1' in g '3om c of t h c bird · which had b t' en wound t: d . T h l' y :-; h ow l 1 < l t h_t· m- ~<' ht·g a~ skilful in l1awking as the fal•·on g'nu.-, and in a htlle t i m • l h f y c a p t u r t cl ft v c or six b i r d s. T h c u an <1 m c ~ i n g s c c n c took place, for tlu.• ~un· s~ful bir.l catcher was ~urc to bl· attackt>cl by some of his fcilow ·, who cndt·avort><l to n1<1kc him drop bis prey. We flid not interfl're, for we thought it best to let the wouudL:d be dcvourt d at once, tb· n to die a lit~gt~ring d<•ath. A t two o' c I o l' k t his c v c n in~ we co rb m t.' n t· • d our m ,; r c h. The voad wn con~rtd with ·now, which wa ·in many plhccs Yt·ry <le('p, and in ~orne plact· COH'rt'd with t\ hard crust, which wa · ~ufTi( it•ntl) strong to bt·ar the wt·igbt of our mult's, altltough it brokl' thr<'u~h t.u.>ntath th wheels of our wagon. Towarus evening we mt!l some Ex . . Doc. No. 4J. !il!l· m c n who w C' r c P J o d cl i n ~ t h <' i r w a o Ulat t h<·} ltnd h. ·c n nbli" I I I .Y n foot to Snnta F{·. 'rhry 11 11 , I . ~-' ' o t a' l' t h . !' Cl i cl • < t·pth ot tla(' snov.. ' ts ,·l .. . · 1 . lr \\ •1gon.;; on a .·c·ouut c1f' 0 I ' • w .t llll p () s I I I . ,. I . .. t' ll tn ' r:1r~· lite Ill :Ill) fu r ll~t · r. T • • . ~.I)' o r t lllr !Jalf-:tar\t•d ~ug rt'ports illllnn~· Ill)' Ill' II, will! rt.'.'? /'prt•.td lht~ Jlln~t disc·ourag-Jflg" tiJ<I H lion C'.ri.., rt· '-l'ltJJJo tl· l tl. rc to tht- po-;stbdtty of p·tssthilt th e hill ~idt·s , ... ;,(. :·oqhl' ,'·l w · ·tll l'.1-llO\\ \\as {i, e I! <·t .deer) :l·r;cl I • I ( " I l I ('(' ' ( t lnc·ampc•cl ll";tr tlJP 1 .. I f . . 1 n t o t 1J c () · 1 1 .t 1 0 n I 1 1 t I c~ ~ 1 • • • l · h't' I f'arc, ill a gto\' t: o l ('('dar tr .. ,,',t.trn w lt t·lt <lmpties 'lllg' co cl, tllld lht> h<·t·s of tl t'"· ht~ C'\t'llilll.{ ;rir Was around the flrt• \V • . I" lllC'n, wh •n tL<·y .fir:--t !,!:lt h"rt· <l t'Orl!rt· lal ion (J(' '11 ~~ ~<;_<"0\' <1' !<'<.1 .witl1 l rost \\'ork ·· '- ,, 1<.'11 u r<~·rt r· I I J :tnd J c·t·, from tbc> f~>t~ · IH :_td .. , <Jnd tht·lr lllntlrsta'('h~~~~·.t\~1 ;u.t~g- frorn tla! bai~· on tlu·i r lilts lll•rllt w·ts "0 ,_.t I ( )( rlrtls were 011l' Dl ' .. f' . f r < • Ul I(T ('0 d tlt •tt J f / . cl...., () lt_;(l nne Wt'Jit out nnd :at at thew l; ·I fi Otlncf tt wa~ '·ain tn gPt aslt•t·p· w nc.:: I o b <' ~<, I . n t I . . . ' < I I , <' s o t he ,,. u ·t r d N t . I ' . ' I(. rl I I w: I .;; b (1. ( • ,. II I ., I • () a c () ll I Slt~llatlf•ns h la.zpd ~o bri"htlv ·.~,~I u .V c· l'ar, fllld 111(• hrilliant con~ ft•w/ mtllrnn~ of mile~ 1J;,lr£•r~ t,o, o\7,. l1Jt<!'i1r to haV(~ approached a • aJI/Jit n; 7 Aft . g o H'. "' p· I' · .- 1'r tnardtlntr ·1 [>0 t · . tl '-IO _ulyaclo" on the· ict~, wllrii~i~ \\t'l'. ~.~:-...fr n.lllr~, we crossed tlw H' W<·lgiJt of' our wa cron~ ll I I • • s ~u I('Jt>ntly stroncr to bt··rr W:tcr(JIIC: to J. 1 ..... •. 'rt Wt• saw the t . (' n . , 4 h ' \\ 11•· J the I!Jt•n who r.rln o comnll~sap· J (' w P•< : r.., on .; Ir ae I r<:main(~d to t·l m \\ Ic Ill t· t ) ' •. .., t trt I ay b t' 1o uo ·d A' !tJ tb ·ulc th at thry \\-Ould I · cl ((1 (' largp of the tratn· thty,..,~e<:m I P.ls..,ing Oll\\'ar;l \\I' ·o 1,\\'<' to ~pt nd the wholt~ wir;tC'r he·~" <'< lc . I ' < Ill rrtt'rJn d t IH"l, t f' 1 '. l' l'il• <~, and the ~now lnrl S<•t t I , I 1 ':'il't•n o a oug hi II,· it wast 11<' t w () I t I' ' . I ( ll' I'(' 1 0 t I I l . . l'l'. '•\<'r) ft'w nJnrttc ·nts \q• w•-, _H' Ct·ptu of from Oil" to ~lllrn .tls. ~ t \\o ,t s \vith inlinitt· labor t '.c obl,gc·d to stop and rc. tour In f) ' UIId t·.nng- through til(' de(' .t~J.lt th.e poor U!':l-;ts :-~urct•f•ded at tht' p':tlu ftom which tile ~ p cln!ftsl, untd thl')' at lc: nrrt h nrri\·e I gre·r.·f · 110W Jac UC<Il I 1 '1 ' , ';:) ' t· <" '?' n <I r o m p a r a t i \ t' I l 'I s ' . . ' o \\' n ' w lH. n o ll r p r o . llltHr<lnnto." \V I I . I } <.}' <llld Wl' ::;non l't'a ched " 1~,1 I' . bl . C. l.tc lll lldt troubl · . • \.10 o 1' g• d to nnh'; trh the· I c• 111 crosstucr tlti-.: ri\·c~r b . rn11 t·s and work t~ n , l'111g t , anuary H. At four o',·l.od· tl IC .\' a(;ono.; ano ... s by llaud Uh l' tll' d I o 0 .s , t ll !'I Ill 0 r 11 In cr o l · · I · t ' o g-r :ry" II Po n t h l' t I l ,_., II an : lll a s w t I r <' w rJ'l~ clst• tltcy c ,;llld find. t lit cr s lOOts of the \Hll.lw aucl .. l' wol,' s h:qf bccomc• <'mhold I , t..,d lill~t Wtth from 1ht· lllol . I <n<d 1Jy the· ft~t hie n~"i"lan< e th(~y r Pl'l rl '1' I . \ lll c own CJ (1 n I . l l < • liS lll n rn,n r>· tlH~y 'lit · I I w Jlf'' t lc~y find on tb't" about tt · ~ ' o~c· {t·r our mul l ' A lt.' ~O<itrtJ:..~, and {;11<1 \\in rr fl' tJ CC t~s, \\Ot!IIC lllp,' ()I(' IJatfJr V s w c d I d n n t Ill t l ' ll d t P t r b nl II ~· c a b r \ • .s t otIs • ' o f t I, P ,. (' "t . t1 r m iJ · o' " \-\ 1 · 1 " n · l t 1 1" i ch y f'· 1 1 t • • lldl w a~ on I y t , . I . < .I r H' r t nil n " I·~ I Hi o the HUJ had ri'<'n \He t n IIJI <'S dt.·t<liJt, \\ e did not t.t·u·t tlrlt.l r. . . \' \-\ ,~ r l' en c· n m I I I . ' ' t;v•·:; ns .'twas Iu· cc~sary to cr>·.' tiP(< H~t~\'l' P n the f or k~ of the b·lc ICC Wtth <H.<'(\, <HJCI s~ · attt rt·d' :..,. ~e. othn branciJ, we rouglrt•n •d .!rtlcs wnc Slt'l'P and f·c. , , "n.c .tnrl gra\ <'I O\ er it. As the th toy c· 1 1 > z 1 n, v. c tl t • d t 1 I oult not rl'volu~ . 1 · 1 1 1< linen wiH~t~ l.,. :-;o that t h c g rounttI w1th eoar ... ' ·(ll,ll ( ,\ \ r d r JH. . d t h '-' r t' I'. ot~ s .1 11 r out.td with llltatt I <: t.rlns, to Ill ·r ~a s tl f .. · ll' 1 r o p e ~ t o t h t I J 1 j 11 d . 1 1 ~. ' I H • rt c l10 n ; a II d I 1 a .,.. 1 n IY llH~n WL"rt• fo>tatic,JJC'd nt the h·:~ / ' r(:e, so that \-\C mig- Itt hold b<u·k~ to holu back. All b I . ( rlt of th I wht•(l / Hill I(.'!';' to forc·e tlwm c tn g n o w rca d y' we m o .,. e cl s J o w I y up to the |