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‘sent to shoot some of them, but»his gun had got so wet during the 
day it would not fire 
We noticed to-day t the pink sensitive plant schaopkis uncinata) 
of most delicious fragrance, so that my hat, into w ha 
thrust sme precuesnse ves pleasantly perfumed. With this plant, 
we also found a white variety, (darlingtonia brachypoda,) the 
flowers and sees are smaller than the plant first mentioned, and 
has no odor. 
Late in the evening several of the volunteer companies came 
up; they said they were suffering for want of provisions; as the 
commissary waggons had got on too far in advance, they sent for- 
_ ward to have some of them return ut we were all suffering 
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from a cause that produced in some of us feelings more unpleasant 
than hunger; the blowfly had peopled our blankets with living 
masses of corruption; it is said that these insects were never before 
seen so far out in the prairies ak 
Friday, 10th.—It is stiil raining, abe cloud ‘are chasing each 
other rapidly across the sky, and now and then the rain pours 
eayily down. e remained in ate some time waiting for the 
rain to stop. We thus lost several hours, but we found travelling 
in the prairies rather increased the chafing of our animals. We 
noticed to-day some swallows, (hirundo bicolor,) also the turtle 
dove, the little quail, the blue jay, (garulus cristatus,) and the 
king fisher (alcedo alcyon.) 
We collected ssomedamb’s. quarter.and had it cooked, and no- 
ticed along the road side the purslane, (portulaca oleracea;) this 
also “pat answer for the table of the prairie voyageur.. Our 
day’s journey was 16 miles. 
Sieieiiay: 1 11th.—We were up this morning at 3} o’clock, at 
ready for the start. Our arrangement of mos aito bars 
broken in upon. last night by a heavy shower of rain that forced “ 
to retreat to our tents. 
After marching three miles, we reached Cow creek; it was very . 
difficult to cross on account of the miry bottom, but we got safely 
over without great delay. efore we had praveodne Nitin we 
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rapidly along the ruts in f it, anxious to escape ae 
crushed. abe anes land t Ne. ines pbanen):) were also sory 
Near the centre of this circle had an ceelben view of the be 
Holster pistols were the only arms used, and we soon had the p ea- 
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