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not stop to molest, but increasi.g our speed 
reached our quarters for the night, just as the 
shadows of the western plain indicated that we 
should not behold the orb of day until the 
morrow. 7 
Our camp was near three conical hills called 
the Mamelles, only about thirty miles from Fort 
Union, although we had travelled nearly fifty by 
the time we reached the spot. After unloading 
and unsaddling our tired beasts, all hands as- 
sisted in getting wood and bringing water, and 
we were soon quictly enjoying a cup of coffee. 
The time of refreshment to the weary. hunter is 
-always one of interest: the group of stalwart - 
frames stretched in various attitudes around or 
near the blazing watch-fires, recalls to our minds . 
the masterpieces of the great delineators of night 
scenes; and we have often at such times beheld 
living pictures, far surpassing any of those con- 
tained in the galleries of Europe. 
There were signs of grizzly bears around us, 
and during the night we heard a number of 
wolves howling among the bushes in the vicinity, 
The service berry was abundant, and we ate a 
good inany of them, and after a hasty prepara- 
tion in the morning, started again after the 
buffaloes we had seen the previous evening. 
Having rode for some time, one of our party whe 
was in advance as a scout, made the customary 
