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affection round your memories. The sunny hours of childhood, 
the sterner realities of manhood, the ties of filial and domestic 
affection, all crowd upon the thoughts at such a moment, 
never so fully appreciated, so fondly loved, as when about to 
say farewell perhaps forever. We all felt the influence of our 
solitude and isolation, and sadly wore the day away until sun- 
set brought the hour of preparation for our midnight march. 
‘During the day three new species of lizards, and several 
fish were added to our collection, In the afternoon the 
Captain and the Doctor left us, and marching at nightfall, 
eight miles brought us again to the ere! where we 
encamped, . 
Shortly after getting to camp, it was determined to kill 
an ox, who had broken a horn and was quite unruly, 
An hour had not elapsed, before we had a beautiful con- 
cert of whines, yells and barks from a pack of at least one 
hundred wolves, who snufling the blood, stationed themselves 
around us and kept up their hungry serenade until day 
dawned. - : 
The wolf met with here, was the gray species, with a long 
bushy tail, very cowardly and voracious, 
Their tone is not a howl, but a whining yell ending in a 
short quick bark, both mournful, monotonous and grating 
on the ear, and very effectual in driving away sleep, when 
surrounded by such a host as annoyed us that night. - 
July 12th. The prairie around our camp was very much 
broken, and the soil barren, 
