22 pioneer life; ok, 



gradually increased and the meat turned until it it 

 dried through. In t'us state it is called jerk. 



Leaving nay father to attend to this, Morrison and 

 I started for home to procure horses with which to 

 draw home our meat, going by way of the creek. 

 It was twelve miles to the first fork, and four miles 

 farther to Morrison's residence. I staid with Morri- 

 son that night, and the next day went home, seven 

 miles, took two horses and returned to Morrison's 

 that night. When I arrived there, I found a man 

 from Maryland, who wished to go into the woods 

 and hunt elk. He took our horses, and Morrison's 

 brother-in-law took two others, with whieh they 

 started for the encampment, which they reached 

 that night. The next day they loaded and came to 

 Morrison's, and the following one we went home to 

 my father's residence with his share of the venison 

 and !>i<les 



