In the Sierra 



hunter whom they had learned to respect, 

 and to whom they looked for guidance and 

 protection against their enemies the Pah 

 Utes, who sometimes made raids across from 

 the east side of the Range to plunder the 

 stores of the comparatively feeble Diggers 

 and steal their wives. 





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CAMP, NORTH FORK OF THE MERCED 



8. The sheep, now grassy and 

 good natured, slowly nibbled their way 

 down into the valley of the North Fork of 

 the Merced at the foot of Pilot Peak Ridge 

 to the place selected by the Don for our 

 first central camp, a picturesque hopper- 



