218 THE horse's rescue. 



" Leave jour team," said I. "I will take mine and 

 we will irpair and make up that train again." 



After greasing and cleaning ofi rosin, I sailed them 

 np to the other train. We were not to the summit 

 vet ; that was two miles farther. After rigging up we 

 set sail again. These wagons soon commenced to yell 

 again. The grease was all gone and there was no place 

 near to get any. 



•'Well, Beach, they will have to yell until we get 

 where we can get some grease ; this darn rosin busi- 

 ness is the biggest eye-opener I have had in some 



time." 



We doubled teams and drew them up hills, then 

 each would take his train. The horses could draw 

 them down hill unless his train had too many wheels 

 get set at one time. 



'*It is hot, Beach ; these horses must rest, and these 

 wagons must all be rosined off again and greased. I 

 am going to try the farmers and see if I can get some 

 lard and a little flour to put with it. They may not 

 want to spare as much as I want ; it will take quite a 

 lot, Beach, to grease all of these wagons, and we want 

 some left in case some wheels should get set again. 

 We must stop pulling these horses so or we will kill 

 them all this hot weather. I see my mare favors one 

 of her forward legs or feet. She must have hurt her 

 shoulder pulling up that first hill. I can't tell." 



We had anchored on level ground ; the mud was 

 about two inches deep here, sticky clay. The wheels 

 were all loaded. I went to a farmer's house and 

 asked them to sell me some lard and flour. 



''How much lard do you want?" 



