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Emigrants coming along the road could give no in- 

 formation concerning them. 



I'raveling a few miles after recovering my pony, I 

 encamped for the night, having to go some distance 

 from the road to find feed and water. During the fol- 

 lowing forenoon I purchased a small amount of beef 

 ribs from a man who was dressing a dead animal by 

 the roadside, but whether it had been killed or had 

 died a natural death I did not know, as no questions 

 were asked. I roasted it by a small fire of dried sage 

 brush, and what I did not eat I placed in my pack for 

 future use. As I again started along the road after my 

 feast of "spare-ribs" I noticed a single pedestrian com- 

 ing at no great distance. When he came near I was 

 surprised to see Grin Moody, one of our party. He 

 was without coat, vest, blanket or any incuml)rance 

 whatever. He said he was sick and looked it. He 

 was the individual who took my last drop of water on 

 the desert. The first thing he said, after mutual greet- 

 ings was, "For heaven's sake, have you anything to 

 eat? I haven't had a bite in 24 hours. I took from my 

 pack the remnants of my roast spare-ribs and an "emi- 

 grant biscuit" — a cold pancake-^and passed them to 

 him. He sat by the roadside and eagerly devoured 

 them. Upon inquiring what had become of the rest of 

 our company, he replied he did not know. He became 

 lost from them the previous morning, having started 

 to walk along before the others were ready to leave 

 with the pack animals. Upon realizing his situation, 

 and giving up all hope of joining the company, his only 

 safety depending upon overtaking me He had become 

 exhausted and ill by his long, rapid walking, and was 



