CHARLES L. YOUNGBLOOD. II7 



east, passinty our camp again again, this time 

 on the south. I took advantage of this oppor- 

 tunity to change horses, and was again alter 

 them with more vigor than before. They went 

 on east near the place where I started them. 

 Here I saw two men who had been lost two 

 days, and could not find their way out, as the 

 sky was cloudy, and they could not keep th^ir 

 course. They said they were nearly starved 

 and w^ould like something to eat. On the 

 frontier it is customary to divide, as long as you 

 have any thing to divide, and I gave them a 

 biscuit apiece, half of what I had, told them 

 which way to go, and went on after my horses 

 The herd did not seem disposed to go any 

 where near the camp, but played back and 

 forth across the country between Wild Horse 

 and White lakes. This did not suit me, as 

 my nag was getting fagged and I was afraid 

 I would have to go all the wa}^ to camp to 

 change. This I did not like to do, as it would 

 give them a chance to rest, and I would con- 

 sequently lose nearly, or quite, all I had accom- 

 plished in two days hard work. However, as 



