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trip occupying 8 hours# Sailed inside of large fortified island near 
Bacolod* Moros manned the guns in the fort but did not fire upon us al- 
though our boat was within easy range of their guns# On landing, we found 
an escort awaiting us from Camp Vicars# Capt, Switer and his a rmed men 
accompanied them to the post, where we remained until morning# Camp Vicars 
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was commanded by Capt# Stephens; and 1st Lt# Patterson was the Surgeon# Was 
also pleased to meet Capt# Sam# Leay, Spent a pleasant evening at Vicars# 
When crossing the Lake, enormous flocks of grasshoppers flying above the hills 
presented the appearance of one of our western sandstorms in the distance# 
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Sept. 29, 1903# Set out from Camp Vicars at 8 A. M. for Balabang# 
Sept. 30, 1903* from 7 A# M. to 3:15 P» M# with troops commanded by 
Capt* Francis J. Koester from Parang to Buldung, 17 miles# Suita®. Pi tana 
was ugly but did not attack us# 
Oct o ber 1, 1903# Troops remained in camp all day# In the afternoon, 
escorted by one Troop of Cavalry, I accompanied Captains Forsyth, Dorey and 
Me Coy to the Moro town of Madallam (Mad alum ?), 6 miles, and returned 
to Buldung# Sultan Satabug was hospitable# 
October 2, 1903 # Marched 15 miles from Buldung to top of hill# 
Pack train and one troop of cavalry camped on a river at the foot of the 
last hill# 
October 3, 1903# Marched to the River, near the summit of the 
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South Coast Range, and camped on the spot where Private Charles Keller, 
Troop , 15th Cavalry, was killed by Moros, March 15, 1902. 
October 4, 1903# Marched from Keller *s grave to sand wash at summit 
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of mountain divide, 3 miles, arriving at 10:30 A* M# Only one pack train 
succeeded in reaching the camp* Rations nearly out* Forange did not 
arrive, and none of the cavalry horses had a feed of grain, but all were 
