CHAPTER IV. 



CAMP ON THE LITTLE SANDY. BUFFALO I!," 

 ABUNDANCE. 



As we resolved to form a permanent camp on the 

 banks of the Little Sandy, some description of the river 

 and the surrounding country may be necessary. The 

 stream was about forty feet wide, but only two or three 

 deep, with a swift current, running over a sandy bed. It 

 was timbered with a growth of low, bushy willows, among 

 which were verdant patches, aifording fine pasture for the 

 mules. Up the stream, at a considerable distance from 

 our camp, were some hills of granite, presenting a bare 

 aspect, while the rest of the country, as far as could be 

 seen in front, -and in the rear to the base of the moun- 

 tains, was undulated and diversified with an alternation 

 of grassy and sandy levels. 



Our camp was formed beneath the shade of the largest 



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