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been slain in the fight, and so severe was their 

 hunger, and so long did they remain there, that 

 they had eaten one mule nearl}' up, the flesh 

 of which, w^hen they were found, was putrefied 

 and smelled horribly, and the squaw and child 

 smelled but little better. They were carried 

 prisoners to Ft. Dodge. 



