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8 rare occurrance the inflicting of immediate punishment which is the invariable rule of our society on the plains the offender being caught is instantly tried by a jury picked up on the road the witnesses both for and against are heard and if not proved he is discharged forthwith, if guilty he will be punished according to the enormity of the offense, if for horse or mule stealing or murder, he is hung to the nearest tree, if a less grevious crime he is tied to a tree or wagon wheel and receives from ten to one hundred lashes on the bare back the amount to be fixed by the jury. The certinty of immediate and severe punishment is a wholesome check to the evil disposed so much so that of late we have not many fears of being annoyed from that source. On the third day we commenced our journey very early as we had to make thirty miles to the next camping ground, our old enemies the bluffs still surrounded us, and made it tiresome work, about noon to day some antelope came in sight and we had a very exciting time trying to shoot some of them but could not accomplish it, as they were very shy, and we were not acquanted with the manner of hunting them, we afterwards found it out from the Indians, you can take a red hankerchief tie it to your ramrod, and find a low hollow place in the prairie, raise your signal high in your hand, and let it fall quite naturally to the ground keep repeating this signal every two or three minutes, and if there are any antelope within two or three miles they will run towards the signal you have your gun all ready and when they show their heads above the brow of the hill you can shoot them without any trouble if you have a double barrel rifle you will perhaps have a chance to shoot to of them as they generally feed in pairs. The flesh of the antelope is the finest meat I ever tasted it is nice tender and delicious far ahead of venison. About sundown we made rock Creek