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we came upon the opening where we had stopped 
before, and half an hour more brought us to our old 
camping ground. Few were disposed, after the fa- 
tigues of the day, to wait for supper; for my own 
part, I had walked not less than twelve miles over 
rugged mountains, and felt that rest would do me 
more good than eating. The tents were pitched ; and 
after a refreshing cup of tea, which our cook had 
hastily prepared, we wrapped ourselves in our blan- 
kets, and were soon lost in sleep. 
June 6th. We lay by to-day to repair damages. 
The first thing done was to send a man back some fif- 
teen miles, with a mule for the forewheel of a broken 
wagon which we had noticed in passing; and to dis- 
patch others tothe scene of our disaster in the cafion, 
to bring the wreck of the wagon and its contents to 
our camp. 
I have before spoken of the picturesque spot where 
we were now encamped, it being the same in which 
we passed the night of the 27th May; and as we were 
obliged to stop for a day, we were most. fortunate in 
having reached so desirable a place. I spent the day 
in wandering about the hills with my gun and sketch 
book; others who went in pursuit of game got a deer 
and a turkey. When fatigued with our rambles, we 
returned and spent a few hours in gathering wild cur- 
rants which abounded within twenty feet of our tents. 
Believing we could not make a better use of our 
panoche (sugar) than in preserving the currants, the 
cook liad in a large portion of our stock to this 
se. 
In the afternoon Jesus arrived with the wheel, 
