32^ TRAVELS IN 
he was fo firmly perfuaded that this was my 
horfe, that he immediately offered to let mc 
pick out two of his beft oxen, if I would con- 
lign my right over to him, and give him a 
letter to his friend that he might fend for 
him. My horfe undoubtedly was worth 
much more than he offered 5 but, confidering 
on the one hand the difficulties and the de- 
lay that would be occafioned by undertaking 
fo long a journey, and on the other the fer- 
vice that I might immediately receive from 
the two oxen which he offered me, and be- 
ing defirous befides to fliew him fome mark 
of my efleem and friendfhip, I did not hefi- 
tate to accept his propofiil, and I gave him 
a note to receive my horfe. 
I flill continued my journey towards the 
Snew-Berg, which we continually kept in 
view, and at the bottom of which I flattered 
myfelf I fliould arrive the next day; but 
about eleven the exceffive heat obliged us to 
halt on the banks of the Ely river, where we 
paffed the night. This torrent was of little 
fervice to us, as the drought had dried it al- 
mofl entirely up, fo that v^e had nothing elfe 
to quench the thirft which tormented us but 
fome bad-tailed flagnant water, that we 
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