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23 sight in five minutes there was not an Indian to be seen. Still we did not relax a bit of our discipline as we believed this was another dodge of the cunning rascals to throw us off our guard however we did not see them again once we came to a hill at dusk and as it was well adapted for defense we determined to camp on it for the night. We drew our wagons into a circle having our tents and horses in the inside and as there was plenty of timber for shelter we felt secure for the night. This was a most harassing day on us all having no dinner and travelled thirty miles and the continual alarms and excitements of the day almost prostrated us with weakness we got some supper and set a guard and then turned in to get some rest and I am sure each one before lying down that night returned thanks to God for having preserved us through so many dangers through the day. We still had many apprehenshions for the night the guard were very vigilint and gave two false alarms each time we sprang to our feet grasped our arms expecting that the enemy were upon us. But happily the night passed without any appearence of Indians nor did we ever afterwards see anything of that tribe. I am sure they travelled ahead of us in the evening when they left us and were in ambush probably were close to us, but finding us on our guard they were to cowardly to attack us, they are such wretched cowards that they will never make an attack openly on an armed party no matter how greatly they outnumber them but they will skulk round till they can take you unprepared and then wo to the unlucky immigrant that falls into their blood thirsty hands they were never known to show mercy. Our escape from them was providential for we afterwards found out that they were in a state of starvation and rendered desperate by hunger it is a wonder they did not attack us. they would do so unclear