Vill CONTENTS, 
CHAPTER X. 
COTTON WOOD SPRING TO DIVIDING RIDGE, 
Leave the road.—Description of country from Red River.—Stock raising 
in Texas.—Buck killed.—Indian cookery.—Description of Bluffs.—Kickapoo 
grave.—Cactus seen.—Deer called up by bleat.—Mesquite Beans.—Bridging 
Ravines.—Black Flies.—Cross Crater.—Snakes shot.—Arrive at Little Witch- 
ita.—Mesquite Grass.—Indian signs.--Manner of lariating.—Valley of Witch- 
ita.—Fine scenery on the Plains.—Antelope killed.—Anxiety about Horses.— 
Jackass Rabbit killed—Breezes on the Plains.—Exploring Party leave-- 
Arrive at branch of Big Witchita.—Repairing Wagons,—Intense weather.— 
Effect of the atmosphere.—Oxen missing.—Reach the Little Witchita— 
Exploring Party return.—Insects on the Plains.-Fawn chase.—Camanche 
CHAPTER XI. 
DIVIDING RIDGE TO THE HEAD OF THE BRAZOS. 
Water scarce.—Iron and — found.—Black Lizard.—Scorpion caught.— 
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Party leave.—Antelopes seen.—Barren country.—Bad eieecdiiaiai water- 
sacks.—Witchita trail.—Conner’s ite prece rea caps cock.—Reach tg Wit- 
chita. Quick eandsa A (ee ee £TnAL : 
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deer.—Bluffs met with.—Bivouac on bluff.—Fire in bivyouac. snail ae des- 
cribed.— Rattlesnake Pireag: Seat rs found._Stream crooked,—Bitter 
water.—Sickn: ‘Large gras: d.—Insects scarce. 
Head of Big Wiley land South.—Limestone water found—Ca- 
manche grave.—Singular ridge—Man lost.—Bivouac on Brazos.—Alarm in 
bivouac.—Prairie Dog town.—Catfish Creek Camanche trail—Rough 
country.—Singular knobs.—Hard times.—Man yery ill.—Gypsum mountain. 
—Oross fork of Brazos.—Better country.—Prairie Dogs —Table Mountain.— 
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