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all they could to further our plans. Our reception was ex- 

 ceedingly hospitable. The Fourth Infantry band gave us a 

 serenade in the evening, a compliment which we appreciated 

 very highly. Captain Merriman, Lieutenants Brown, Scott, 

 and Adjutant True called in the evening. 



JULY 31, TUESDAY. 



Speir, Osborn, and Lynde went to Bridger Butte with Mr. 

 Rickard. Potter went over to the station. Scott still un- 

 well. M. looking up guides, and General Karge and L. 

 making other arrangements. We all attended the open-air 

 concert in the evening, which we found quite a pleasant fea- 

 ture. There was also an inspection in the morning, but as 

 there were only sixteen soldiers out it was not much of an 



affair. 



AUGUST i, WEDNESDAY. 



The " bone-pickers," as we called the rest of our party r 

 were very busy packing up their own peculiar part of the 

 baggage and getting ready for a start. We found a guide 

 by the name of Taylor for them. They got off about i P.M., 

 and left us alone to work for ourselves. We called on Gen. 

 Flint in the evening, and were entertained by his charming 

 family. 



AUGUST 2, THURSDAY. 



Mr. Hamilton brought us in a guide this morning. We 

 liked his looks very much. He has the very prepossessing 

 name of " Santa Anna Joe" (or Joe Oreda), and is a Mexican 

 of short and muscular build. We three selected our stock of 

 utensils for camp life, and then packed everything with our 

 instruments on two mules, which were loaned us by the 

 commissary department. Finally everything was on board, 

 and L. and Joe started for the St. Louis Mills, twent} T miles 

 to the south, while M. remained at the Fort. We now com- 

 menced our chain of observations from here to the mountains. 

 The first were made this evening between these two points. 



AUGUST 3, FRIDAY. 



Observations Avere also made this morning by both of us r 

 M. starting on after them for the St. Louis Mills. L. and 

 Joe in the meantime amused themselves by going shooting. 

 Came back with some birds and a jack-rabbit. When M. ar- 



