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going out to “round in” the drove, some pack¬ 
ing the mules, others busied in preparing break¬ 
fast, consisting of the broiled flesh of deer, bear 
or buffalo, with coffee and hard biscuit, but al¬ 
ways without any kind of vegetables whatever. 
These repasts were prepared in rude camp kettles, 
our plate being simply tin cups and bowie 
t knives, nevertheless gathered around the fire on 
the prairie grass we satisfied the cravings of 
appetite with a zest unknown to dyspeptic people. 
Usually we “dined,” etc., in the open air, but in 
seasons of very rainy weather we ate and slept 
under a tent, much, however, to the disgust of 
the mule drivers who had charge of them, and 
who regarded such luxuries as superfluous and 
absurd. 
Breakfast over, we moved forward briskly, at 
the word of command, a squad of five or six 
invariably moving a considerable distance in ad¬ 
vance, in order to look out for Indians and pre¬ 
vent a stampede. An occurrence of the latter 
character was especially dreaded, and provisions 
were made accordingly to prevent it. Very 
many, undoubtedly, will not comprehend precisely 
the meaning of this term. Over the great prairies 
of the southwest, thousands of mustangs, or wild 
horses are roaming constantly. If, in their 
course, they happen to come upon, and mingle 
with, a drove of their own kind, the latter, how¬ 
ever gentle, seem instantly to change their 
nature from a domestic to an untamed state, and 
flying with their wild companions, are rarely seen 
or heard of more. Such, in the language of the 
prairie, is a stampede. 
Behind the advance party some half a dozen 
mares were led having bells, usually the common 
cow bell, suspended from their necks, and on 
each of the drove rode horsemen in single file, 
the remainder of the party, with the pack mules 
bringing up the rear. We generally halted about 
noon, resting until the next morning at 3130 . 
While resting, especially during the night, the 
men acted alternately as sentinels, whose duty 
was to ride constantly round the camp. In this 
manner, day after day, we moved on, crossing 
wide valleys and winding through ravines and 
mountain passes, sometimes following the course 
of streams, at others toiling directly over pre¬ 
cipitous heights, burying ourselves at last far 
within the depths of that wild and mountainous 
district, situated as near as we could determine, 
three hundred and fifty miles northwest of Eagle 
Pass. In our progress, when we came to a river 
it was necessary to cross, our manner of proceed- 
I ing was as follows: The animals carrying the 
bells were taken over, when their leaders would 
commence shaking the latter violently. The 
drove grazing on the other shore would imme¬ 
diately erect their ears, look intently awhile in 
the direction from whence the sound proceeded, 
move to the water’s edge, and if the bank was 
high, run up and down the stream in an agitated 
mood, finally plunging in, however deep or rapid, 
and swimming to the other side. “Bell mares,” 
as they are styled, are indispensable, therefore, 
on occasions of this kind. On the march I wit¬ 
nessed many demonstrations of the fact that 
there is a charm the most obstinate mule is un- 
| able to resist in “the tintinnabulation of the 
bells.” 
On the last day of March we entered an en- 
j chanting valley, five miles wide, perhaps, and 
; twenty long. It was surrounded on all sides 
by high mountains covered with cedar. Here and 
there were little groves of musquete and oak, and 
nearly through the center flowed the clear and 
crystal waters of a narrow stream, alive with 
innumerable speckled trout. Scattered in various 
directions over the luxuriant surface of the val¬ 
ley were antelopes, deer, buffalo and wild horses, 
some grazing, others standing lazily in the shadow 
of the oaks. In this spot, so pleasing and at¬ 
tractive to the eye, affording such an abundance 
of grass, and such conveniences of wood and 
water, we determined to remain six weeks or 
rather until the foaling season was passed. The 
weather was bright and pleasant through the 
day, the nights cool and foggy. Having resolved 
to remain here so long, our tents were erected 
with more care than when making a temporary 
halt. We gathered wood, prepared a fire place, 
and made every arrangement for comfort that 
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