and now showed signs of increased 

 activity, which I interpreted as mean- 

 ing the nearness of the relay station. 

 Although in a private conveyance 

 we carried the mail bag and were 

 using the post route horses. We 

 drew up with a flourish in front of 

 the one-story log " shack," divided 

 equally into quarters for the men 

 and the horses. No one was visible, 

 but immediately there were sounds 

 of "Whoa, you devil, whoa there, 

 save your hide"- and a man ap- 

 peared with two dancing animals 

 partially harnessed. They repre- 

 sented many bloods, but principally 

 "cayuse." Regardless of the evi- 

 dent equine remonstrance the men 

 without further ado tied each to a 

 hitching post well-separated and has- 

 tened to help the driver and a third 

 man disentangle the four whose 

 twenty-odd miles of hard work had 

 not seriously impaired their vicious- 

 ness. I waited until peace reigned 

 in the vicinity of the carry-all and 

 then climbing over the front seat 

 in order not to disturb the side- 

 curtains so securely fastened, pre- 

 pared to descend. We were only 



