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had to go in with them, and, after Laying in a 

 good supply of provisions, we started out again 

 to gee what had become of my wild horses. 

 We found them without any difficulty, and 1 

 again started them. Th's time I followed 

 them, with several little ups and downs, for 

 fifteen days, at the end of which time they 

 were docile enough that I could drive them 

 almost as I chose. 



Thinking that they were about ready to 

 drive in, I drove them near the camp one even- 

 ing, and then next morning got one of the bovs 

 to help me and we started them toward the 

 station. I had had a long chase and mv 

 saddle horses were considerably jaded, and 

 when within about thirty-live miles of the 

 station, I found it necessary to o^o in and o-et 

 some fresh horses. So I left the boys to 

 manage as well as they could and mounted 

 the freshest horse, and procuring three fresh 

 horses, hastened back and found them just a 

 Httle nearer than when I had left them. We 

 had good luck until we attemped to corral 1 

 them, to get them across the river. They 



