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lost, he fired at the man, shot him through the back, 

 and killed him. In consequence of this the sheriff 

 lost his appointment, and, if report be true, what 

 he probably thought of still greater importance, 

 his life. The whole town also was thoroughly 

 purged. Detectives were sent down, the card- 

 sharpers were hunted out of the place, the ring of 

 villains who administered so-called law and justice 



was broken up, and I believe S has ever since 



been as peaceable a place as a man need wish to see 

 anywhere. So possibly our experience, which was 

 decidedly disagreeable to us personally, resulted to 



the general welfare of the commnuity at S . 



After this episode we met with no further delays, 

 and the next morning we started on our way to 



Fort . 



A very pleasant time we had, skirting the base 

 of the hills, following the old emigrant track to 

 Utah. The month was December, the weather 

 fine and open, and game — that is, deer and antelope 

 — abundant, with an occasional buffalo for a change. 

 One day I went out alone on foot to look for a deer. 

 I had not gone very far walking along a ridge, keep- 

 ing a sharp look-out on either side, before I espied 

 a long way off a party of five or six deer. Taking 

 care to keep myself concealed, I got up within good 



