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60 1858 Across the Plains over to his followers. The gates are now closed, and the port-holes are opened, there is but just room enough to pass your hand through the furs are no rapidly passed through the aperture by the thirsty Indians and the rum is distributed in the same manner with equal rapidity, and then follows a scene of drunken revelry that beggars description. Braves, squaws and children are all huddled in indiscriminately virtue and decency finds no resting place while in their Bacchanalian orgie. Such a sickening and disgusting sight I never wish to behold again. And this is the way that giant monopoly has accrued its present enormous wealth. This is British philanthropy with a vengeance. Sleep was banished from our eyes during the night Bedlam had let loose, and was on a bender. Oct 20 Wednesday.- Again called on Mr. Christie, was told by one of his servants that he was busy in the office and would be at leisure in a half an hour. Waited an hour and a half, my patience became