and now showed signs of increased 

 activity, which I interpreted as mean- 

 ing the nearness of the relay station. 

 Although in a private conveyance 

 we carried the mail bag and were 

 using the post route horses. We 

 drew up with a flourish in front of 

 the one-story log "shack," divided 

 equally into quarters for the men 

 and the horses. No one was visible, 

 but immediately there were sounds 

 of "Whoa, you devil, whoa there, 

 save your hide" and a man ap- 

 peared with two dancing animals 

 partially harnessed. They repre- 

 sented many bloods, but principally 

 "cayuse." Regardless of the evi- 

 dent equine remonstrance the men 

 without further ado tied each to a 

 hitching post well-separated and has- 

 tened to help the driver and a third 

 man disentangle the four whose 

 twenty-odd miles of hard work had 

 not seriously impaired their vicious- 

 ness. I waited until peace reigned 

 in the vicinity of the carry-all and 

 then climbing over the front seat 

 in order not to disturb the side- 

 curtains so securely fastened, pre- 

 pared to descend. We were only 



