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172 saying, we would go on further before in grew much darker - he answeared me - however he kept back and night overtook him as "he said", before he was aware of it. this however! was the case with all of us - think I never saw night close in so quick before and so dark too. the woods no doubt, was one cause, it's growing dark so quick here- for they are very thick, large & tall.-As they were behind and without animals, we had the more to do, and found it almost impossible to keep our animals together - we traveled along some time in this wat. finally we heard voices in the distance- but whether Emigrants or Indians we didnot know- we were fearful, they might be Indiants, and if so, we were not so well prepared to receive them, as wish we were,- however' we will do our best- so we traveled on listning all the time to see if we could find out what they were Finally we heard them talking and saw they had a fire- so we hurried along as well as we could and soon arrived in their camp, here we found some 10 or 12 wagons. Emigrants caught in the same way we were, and finding it so dark had camped. so we have concluded to stop here too, altho no grass for our animals- still' for fear of losing some of them if we keep on- and- as 2 of our company are behind,-