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trip occupying 8 hours. Sailed inside of large fortified island near 
Bncolod. 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 rned men 
accompanied them to the post, where we remained until morning. Camp Vicars 
was commanded by Capt. Stephens; and 1st Lt. Patterson was the Surgeon. Yas 
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, 1908. Set out from Camp Vicars at 6 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. Sultam Pitana 
was ugly but did not attack us. 
October 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 Vadallam (Madalum ?), 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. 
Ootober 3, 1903. Marched to the River, near the summit of the 
South Coast Range, and camped on the spot whore 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 
of mountain divide, 3 miles, arriving at 10:30 A. M. Only one pack train 
succeeded in reaching the camp. Potions nearly out. Forange did not 
arrive, and none of the oavalry horses had a feed of grain, but all were 
