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overcome by heat and hunger. He declared he could 

 walk no further. 



I arransjed my pack behind tlic saddle, and helped 

 him to mount my ponv. After traveling- a few miles 

 his condition compelled us to stop at the first conven- 

 ient spot. I spread my blankets and he lay down in the 

 partial shade of a few willows in a state of perfect col- 

 lapse. He begged me to go and leave him to his fate. 

 I replied that whatever was to come we would share it 

 together, no matter what the "fate" might be. L'nfor- 

 tunatelv, I had nothing to administer for his relief, the 

 nature of his trouble requiring medical treatment, and 

 as he could neither ride on horseback nor walk, I de- 

 termined, if possible, to get a* chance for him to ride in 

 an emigrant wagon. Before noon such an opportunity 

 was secured, the driver of the wagon consenting with- 

 out compensation to permit him to ride to the Sink. 75 

 miles. We assisted him to the wagon, when a pair of 

 blankets were given him to lie upon. After several 

 days of uneventful travel I arrived at the Sink. The 

 only incident of interest was my being awakened one 

 dark night by the tramp and voices of a band of prowl- 

 ing Indians. My pony was picketed only a rope's 

 length from where I lay. The stillness was not broken 

 by either of us, so we were fortunately not discovered. 



It might be as appropriate here as elsewhere, poss- 

 ibly, to relate the secret of our continued separation 

 A few miles from our encampment the morning I left 

 the company to obtain a fresh supply of provisions, the 

 road forked at the crossing of the river, unobserved 

 either by myself or Mr. Moody. As I afterwards 

 learned, the pack animals had gone to the left, and had 

 crossed the stream, which was shallow and narrow at 



