CHARLES L. VOUNGBLOOD. II9 



me in the night, and when I waked the next 

 morning, they were nearly all lying down, 

 stretched out like dead. When I started them 

 they moved off very slowly, being very stitl 

 and sore, in a westerly direction, and I fol- 

 lowed them again into Colorado, when the}' 

 took nearly the same route as before, turning 

 south and then east and coming back into 

 Kansas, and when I again stopped for the 

 night I was within about a half mile of camp, 

 but it was cloudy and so dark that I could not 

 see the camp, though I knew I was near it, 

 but was surprised when I waked up in the 

 morning to find myself so much nearer 

 than I expected. I found the boys all 

 asleep, but soon waked them up and got a 

 fresh horse and more grub and went back to 

 see about the herd. This time I took one of 

 the men with me to take care of the colt 

 when it should give down, which I knew 

 would not be long. 



When I started the horses this morning 

 they were so tired and stiff, as to be nearly 

 docile and I was able to drive them nearly as 



