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which they would lick in with their tongues and push into their months with their 

 fingers. The old man represents that a number of his people died last winter from 

 starvation and cold. 



We found one of the guide's party here. The guide and another man are still 

 out toward the southwest looking for a pass in that direction. 



Five of the men within the last two or three days have reported themselves sick. 

 The disease the doctor pronounces a species of intermittent fever. 



This afternoon, just before sundown, Lieutenant Hurry and myself took a stroll 

 up the creek to view a wick-e-up of the Diggers that have visited our camp. It had 

 been reported to be but about from one-eighth to one-fourth of a mile above our 

 camp; but, with all the search we could give for about a mile up, we could see nothing 

 of it. Returning on the other side of the creek, we at last got sight of it, it being 

 only distinguished from the sage-bushes around it by the circular form given to its 

 development, it being made of these bushes in their still growing state, and some few 

 loose ones thrown in. To our surprise the inmates were gone. This Ave conceived 

 strange, as they had come into our camp immediately on our arrival, and seemed to be 

 very confident of protection and safety. What makes the matter more strange, it ap- 

 pears that in going off they shot an arrow into one of our beeves, which looks as if 

 they had become offended at something. The wound, however, was but slight, and 

 has done the animal no material damage. 



May 22, Camp No. 19, She-o-wi-te, or Willow Creek— Altitude above the sea, 6,414 

 feet. Thermometer at 7 a. m., 59°. Morning beautiful. Whole command allowed 

 to sleep longer than usual, on account of our laying over to recruit our animals ami 

 observe the Sabbath. The guide came in last night about 11 o'clock, having traveled 

 from daylight to that hour. lie thinks he must have traveled GO miles. Reports water 

 to the west of south and also to the southwest of us, and our ability to get through 

 the mountains in that direction. Assistant Surgeon Baily reports three more men on 

 the sick-list with same complaint as already stated. This makes eight of the command 

 unfit for duty. This day's rest, it is hoped, may be of service to them. 



Learned this morning the cause of the conduct of the Indians yesterday, in leav- 

 ing so hastily their wick-e-up, and shooting an arrow into one of our beeves. It seems 

 the cook of my mess, as he says, jokingly pointed very significantly to the revolver 

 about his waist, as a means to keep the dirty fellows from hovering, with their uncombed 

 lively hair, over his viands; and the effect was just as he might have expected, an im- 

 mediate scampering of them and their families from the vicinity, with some considerable 

 hate in their bosoms, which was evinced in their flight by their putting an arrow into 

 one of our beeves. I regret this act of thoughtlessness on the part of the cook exceed- 

 ingly, both on account of its giving us a bad name among the Indians whom they may 

 meet, and because it has deprived us of the information I was in hopes of deriving from 

 them. I have given orders to the effect that if the like indiscreet act should be com- 

 mitted again the perpetrator would be held to a strict account for it, and should ho 

 punished to the extent of his crime. As I have before stated, my policy with the 

 Indians has always been one, so far as it could be, of peace ami good-will toward 

 them; and I have never found anything but good resulting from it. 



