CHARLES L. YOUNGBLOOD. I95 



but on looking up the road I saw a wagon 

 with three men in it driving rapidly off. Ly- 

 ing the ground near the buffalo was a fine 

 iield glass, w^hich the fellows who stole my 

 buffalo ham had dropped in their haste. After 

 I had examined it I considered myself well 

 paid tor my ham and appropriated it. We 

 camped only about a mile off, and when we 

 got up in the morning saw two of the fellows 

 riding back and forth looking, as I naturally 

 supposed, for a held glass, but T doubt if they 

 found it. We drove a few miles that morning 

 aid found five buffalo but only got one, when 

 it began to rain and we had to go into camp. 

 We laid up till the rain was over and started 

 in. My calf died on the journey, but I killed 

 enough antelope to make out a good load. 



For the information of any person East who 

 may chance to read this little book, I will 

 devote part of this chapter to a brief description 

 of Western Kansas generally, and the rivers 

 and river valleys in particular. 



Begrinnino^ at the northwester corner of the 

 State and coming south the first river is the 



