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here we Stand a few hours to feed the Animals and take a cup of Coffee Wolfs were very abundant and bold coming Within a few feet of the Waggon our practice was not to shoot at night least we Should [?Surpensed?] Indians Should there be any within hearing of us. and then they might suppose that we fired on some of their party in such case we might be Surrounded otherwise we might have killed some 20 or 30 Wolfs this night. the night was extremely Cold wit a strong north wind & frost we all Suffered Much from cold After Stopping here about 2 hours we Started for the | here we Stand a few hours to feed the Animals and take a cup of Coffee Wolfs were very abundant and bold coming Within a few feet of the Waggon our practice was not to shoot at night least we Should [?Surpensed?] Indians Should there be any within hearing of us. and then they might suppose that we fired on some of their party in such case we might be Surrounded otherwise we might have killed some 20 or 30 Wolfs this night. the night was extremely Cold wit a strong north wind & frost we all Suffered Much from cold After Stopping here about 2 hours we Started for the River meeting on the way early in the Morning a body of troops & Waggons en route to fort Union they were returning having escorted one of the Officers from the fort to the States. the reported matters favorable beyond the Arkansas, they Saw no Indians but plenty of Buffalos this [?Tonada?] is indeed a terrible Journey in cold weather nothing can exceed the dreary desolating appearance of this great plains in winter. its central [?] also make it the More to be | ||
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Jones has [?] that they are also camped on the River We May have him to feed We cut today [?] of grass without our Knowing the price of the hay This was the Still cold our Mexican friends leave us todayThey going down this valey of the [?] to Meet the Buffalos
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Saturday Oct 29 Our Camp today is on the banks of the Arkansas having [?] the 29th & looked [?] the River this Morning Without good water or grass except the sacks which we had purchased for the way. This I made one days journey [about 5 unclear words] decided to pass water or feed about Monday [??] larger calls tired of Boards and Teams as already finishing from [?] & [?] barns the Beginning of a long in [?] that purpose here Some days ago in Taos and [?] the Storm caught the party in Weather [??] and So Severe was it that all the Cattle [?perished?][?] the [?] the Time others some 50 Men [?] they and 2 Men
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here we Stand a few hours to feed the Animals and take a cup of Coffee Wolfs were very abundant and bold coming Within a few feet of the Waggon our practice was not to shoot at night least we Should [?Surpensed?] Indians Should there be any within hearing of us. and then they might suppose that we fired on some of their party in such case we might be Surrounded otherwise we might have killed some 20 or 30 Wolfs this night. the night was extremely Cold wit a strong north wind & frost we all Suffered Much from cold After Stopping here about 2 hours we Started for the River meeting on the way early in the Morning a body of troops & Waggons en route to fort Union they were returning having escorted one of the Officers from the fort to the States. the reported matters favorable beyond the Arkansas, they Saw no Indians but plenty of Buffalos this [?Tonada?] is indeed a terrible Journey in cold weather nothing can exceed the dreary desolating appearance of this great plains in winter. its central [?] also make it the More to be