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 (with water &c.) James & self out after the horses they had turned adrift; we tracked them over some of the roughest country I ever saw but found them at last. The one I found had been 84 hours with only 2 quarts of water. -

Mr. G & party arrived at 7 p.m.

SEPTEMBER 10.

1 mile back on outward track for better camp.

SEPTEMBER 11.

6 miles on outward track to previous noon halt; when old Skueball detained us for the remainder of the day. We caught about 50 small fish in this tributary to the Oakover; which was named the Davis. Camp 78.

SEPTEMBER 12.

10 miles a little to the north of old track. Compelled to shot old Skueball; as we could not get him on by any possible means. I was away from the party most of the day; but made the camp; at the junction of the Davis & Oakover; about sundown. Camp 79.

SEPTEMBER 13.

7 miles down Oakover we saw some pretty good timber & came to a halt on a deep creek with excellent feed caught about 20 lbs of fish Camp 80.

SEPTEMBER 14.

14 miles down bed of river, passed the first place, we struck it at 10.00 a.m. & junction of large S. tributary at 11.30. its banks now present a most beautiful appear-