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and went to Alkali I.ake, fifteen miles from 

 the head of Pawnee River, and as I was 

 driving alonp- near Dry Lake, I looked in the 

 basin of the lake and saw a squad of men, 

 about a mile off. They saw me about the 

 same time and hoisted the signal of distress. 

 As I did not halt they came hurrying toward 

 me, waving their hats and calling to me to 

 stop. When they were near enough they 

 asked me if I had any water with me, as they 

 were almost dying from thirst, not having 

 seen a drop of water for three days. Several 

 of their horses had given out, and they had 

 been digging with their knives for water in 

 the bed of Dry Lake. J pointed to a hill 

 ubout a quarter of a mile off, and asked them 

 why they did not go to a spring at t^ e foot of 

 the hill and get all the water they wanted. 

 They wanted me to take them to the spring, 

 which I did, and it was not long before they 

 were swallowing cool, sparkling water by 

 the quantity. They were really nearly starved 

 to death, and I believe if I had not come alonc^ 



and helped them out they would have died 



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