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fense. Their camping on the hill seemed 

 very much as if they wanted to watch our 

 camp. We expected that about day-break 

 they would make an attack on us. As a 

 precaution I picketed a horse on a knoll about 

 a hundreds yards from camp to warn us 

 before they were upon us, if they should 

 come. The horse is about the best guard 

 against surprise by Indians, being much su- 

 perior in that respect to a dog. A dog makes 

 too much noise entirely, while the horse only 

 snorts at most, besides the horse does not 

 sleep as much nor as soundly as the dog, and 

 seldom allows himself to be surprised. If 

 Indians are approaching no matter how slyly 

 he is sure to discover it, and lets you know it 

 by restlessness and uneasiness, loud sniffing 

 or snorting. 



We passed the night without any visit from 

 the red skins. Our horse never showed any 

 signs of alarm, but we watched him very 

 closely until about nine o'clock in the morn- 

 ing. It was a very foggy morning and it was 

 about ten o'clock before the fog cleared up 



