Biographical Notice 



Nevada, annoyed by frequent deser- 

 tions from his cavalry escort — a small 

 detail, under the charge of a sergeant 

 — King resolved to make an example 

 of the next case of the kind. The 

 occasion was provided by a specially 

 "bad man," who, while the party, en- 

 gaged in their day's work, were ab- 

 sent from the camp, fitted himself 

 out with equipments belonging to 

 the Survey, and " struck " for the 

 Pacific coast, nearly twelve hours be- 

 fore he was missed. King and the 

 sergeant started at once in pursuit. 

 At about sunset of the next day the 

 trail was seen to be heading for a nat- 

 ural pass in the next range (one of 

 the short meridional ranges charac- 

 teristic of Nevada). Leaving the 

 trail, King and his companion, by a 

 hard niofht-ride, made a detour over 

 the mountain, and reached at sunrise 

 the western outlet of the pass. Here 

 he saw the fugitive's horse picketed 

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