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Some had to struggle hard to get up the banks, that, in addition te 
their steepness, were covered with a thick’ coating of mud, depos 
ited by the waters. It was a beautiful sight to see some of the 
finest of our horses spring from the high banks of the stream, to 
ee the splash of spray as jpshowered around when the horse dis- 
ao and again to see the noble animal rise above the wave, 
snorting and dashing the waters from his mane, as he swam for the 
opposite shore. Our Indian lad seemed to enter into the spirit of 
the scene; he seized the cabresto of one of the wildest horses and 
dragged him down into the water; running out upon the raft, he 
, Stood for a moment, and then plunged into the stream, throwing 
his arms alternately as he dashed across. It is in such scenes 5 
this that the Indians excel; their fide limbs, dark hair, and flashing 
eye lend all the imagination could desire to perfect the wild grace 
of motion, the picturesque of attitude that such occasions develope- 
_ The water had fallen nearly 3 feet during the past night, and @S _ 
it still continued to fall, the troops commenced crossing at the e 
that of water. The wagon body was placed upon the raft to dis- | 
