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    Lieut. Thompson with scouts was sent out in the morning to prospect the canon along the edge of the plains, he discovered a great number of trails, leading in different directions.
   Mr. Strong, one of the guides, saw three Indians with a herd of 150 horses.  Lieut. Thompson thinks there must have been at least 1500 head of horses on one trail he discovered leading East.
    He returned with his scouts to our camp about 7 o'clock P.M. having marched about 60 miles.
    Further Memorandum of march will be forwarded hereafter.
    Saturday, Septbr. 26, 1874 remained in Camp all day. 1st Battalion just [strike] joined us in the evening, orders sent to Qr. Mr. to get up the wagon train as soon as possible, it having been delayed since the 24th by bad roads.
    The Mexican guide was sent out in the morning to prospect for camps, returned having discovered nothing but Buffalo running on the West side of Tule canon as though chased by Indians.     When the 1st Battalion moved from Tule canon a party of seven Indians followed them.