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chose six horses from his stable and we 

 made preparations for the chase, and were 

 soon on our way. We found several herds 

 before we struck one that suited us. The herd 

 we finally concluded to capture one that 1 had 

 seen a great many times when I was out after 

 buffalo, and I was well acquainted with their 

 range. We went as close them as we dared 

 and after carefully examining them by the aid 

 of field glasses, my employer, Boslen, said 

 that they would do. The next thing to do 

 was to fix the camp as near the centre of their 

 range as possible, as wild horses, when chased, 

 seldom or never leave their range, though this 

 may somtimes contain hundreds of square 

 miles, and it is necessary to know the range 

 and place the camp near the centre, in order 

 that fresh horses horses for the chasers may 

 be ready any time they happen to pass near 

 the camp. I told Boslen where to fix the 

 camp and announced my intention of starting 

 the herd early the next morning. The point 

 I selected for our base of operations was an 

 old and well-known camping place on Cimar- 



