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especially as we could not reach the camp 

 until long after dark. Somewhat to my 

 surprise he objected strongly; whereon I 

 said we would saddle up and see in what 

 condition the animals were. They moved 

 out in good shape after their rest, so we 

 kept on. I then asked the guide why he 

 did not wish to stay at the ranch over 

 night. 



"Well," said he, "it's kind of lonesome 

 around there. A good many of the fellows 

 are buried on the hill back of the house." 



A short distance beyond the Cottonwood 

 the road was strewn with broken wagons, 

 fragments of boxes, bales and bags, the 

 debris of wagons loaded with goods for 

 merchants at Mt. Idaho, which had been 

 abandoned on the appearance of the In- 

 dians. For all the property thus de- 



stroyed Uncle Sam had to pay a good 

 round sum, simply because he treats as 

 irresponsible wards a class of human be- 

 ings who, at this day, understand the 

 rights of persons to property and the value 

 of human life, as well as do their civilized 

 neighbors. 



A short distance farther on, Norton's 

 wagon was standing in the road, the horses 

 lying beside the pole where they had fallen. 

 It was long after dark when we saw, 

 through the drenching rain, the lights of 

 the camp. I made my report, found an un- 

 occupied tent, and a goodly bunch of dry 

 straw. In a few minutes I was as oblivious 

 of young Joseph and Moses of Spokane 

 as though they had been Joseph of old, 

 and the Moses who was cradled in bul- 

 rushes. 



AMATEUR PHOTO BY DR. J. W. NDERSON. 



SUPPER TIME. 



Highly commended in Recreation's Fifth Annual Photo Competition. Made with Poco Camera and 



New York Plate. 



