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Show DIGGER SQVAW A& V CHILD. f 203 was in the same condition precisely, minus the moccasins, with a small buckskin strap over her shoulders in the; form of a loop,' in which, with its little arms clasped around. its mother's neek, sat a female child, four or five years old, without any clothing whatever. She was a fine- looking, intelligent little thing, and' as plump, as a partridge. The mother seemed to evince much affection for it, \ and was very much pleased when I threw over its shoulders aii old piece of scarlet flannel which, hajlbeen torn from one of the stations by the. wind. I noticed, however, that after they left us, and she thought herself out of our sight, the cloth was fluttering from Heir own- person, and the baby was as destitute as ever. I gave them something to eat, and, what I suspect was mote welcome, a hearty draught of water. The poor child was ^ almodt famished. The old man was armed with a hcfwand a few arrows, with which he was hunting- for ground- pquirrelfi. Juhe 13~ i4.- rMoved ciaanp- yesterday and tOrday,. aiming to reach . what appeared to be the southern extremity of the spur; at the base of which the line is being run, but were much baffled hy ajjallow water in the. attempt. After advancing ' eight or ten miles, we dragged the boat as near as was pfssiblo to the edge of \ a wide sand- flat, lying between us and the ridge,. made a scaffold, in the water, and upon it deposited all the provisions, and every' thing not needed for. immediate use, so < as to. lighten the boat, preparatory to a trip to Antelope Islapd for water and for another beef from the herd.. Sending the purveying party's camp ashore with three men to pitch it tad to cook, I started in the yawl, intending to pasq between StfuisWyV and Carrington's Islands, which would have 4u* dd ttie course very direct. The wind was fresh from the west, and we bowled merrily along over the dense and bripy waves, un- : til, upon approaching the passage between the islands, we. grounded upon, a eaadbar, whichr seemed to stretch; from one island .' to the other,. forbidding,. apparently* all. farther progress ih that direction/ We then tried to pass to the north- west of Carrington's island, and, for a time, - with every project of success, when me suddenly found opurselves embayed m a cul d* ftp formed by * t\ extensive. sand- fldt, which stretched from the island an indefinite distance to . the westward. TJhere Was nothing to be done now other than to coast along the edge . of this bar until we should be Able to get around it to the northward. Night was approaching; the wind was ahead, and |