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rifles, and were supplied with from loo to 600 

 cartridsres each. We follow^ed the trail for 

 about seventy-tive miles, but without findin^^ 

 the foe. The trail led us through some very 

 dangerous places, several times through deep 

 gorges and ravines, where we might have 

 been ambushed and every one of us killed, 

 with perfect safety to the enemy. But we did 

 not stop to think of danger, and pressed steadily 

 on until checked by a severe snow storm. 

 The snow fell about eight inches deep, and as 

 we had been dependirg entirely upon the 

 grass for feed for our horses, this was a serious 

 impediment to our progress. We could get 

 along well enough ourselves by killing buffalo 

 and antelope for food, but we could not pro- 

 vide for our horses. We agreed in council to 

 go to Fort Wallace and get provender for our 

 horses, and then continue the chase. We in- 

 formed the commander of the fort of our 

 business, and requested him to furnish us with 

 sufficient feed for our horses during the 

 pursuit, but, instead of doing so, he sent a 

 dispatch to General Pope at Leavenworth 



