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494 meet Captain Jack there without escort or even side arms. Now, Captain, tell me seriously, what you think of this .affair."

I said: "General, they may go, but they will never return."

The General then arked rne if I would have a talk

He opened the conversation.

with Gen. Canby. I told him that if Gen. Canby asked for my opinion in the matter I would give L just as frankly as I would to you, otherwise I had nothing to say, for Gen. Canby was a man that seemed to feel too much elevated to speak to a scout, except just to give orders. Gen. Wheaton told me that he would see Gen.