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to die, but build a fire for him and push on. At 

 night. Kern's mess encamped a few hundred yards 

 from Haler's, with the intention, according to Taplin, 

 to remain where they were until the relief should 

 come, and in the mean time to live upon those who 

 had died, and upon the weaker ones as they should 

 die. "With the three Kerns were Cathcart, Andrews, 

 McKie, Stepper feldt, and Taplin. 



"Ferguson and Beadle had remained together 

 behind. In the evening Rohrer came up and re- 

 mained with Kern's mess. Mr. Haler learned after- 

 ward from that mess that Rohrer and Andrews 

 wandered off the next day and died. They say 

 they saw their bodies. In the morning Haler's 

 party continued on. After a few hours, Hubbard 

 gave out. They built him a fire, gathered him some 

 wood, and left him, without, as Haler says, turning 

 their heads to look at him as they went off. About 

 two miles farther, Scott you remember Scott, who 

 used to shoot birds for you at the frontier gave out. 

 They did the same for him as for Hubbard, and 

 continued on. In the afternoon the Indian boys 

 went ahead, and before nightfall met Godey with 

 the relief. Haler heard and knew the guns which 

 he fired for him at night, and, starting early in the 

 morning, soon met him. I hear that they all cried 

 together like children. Haler turned back with 



