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One fell in love with a figured velvet vest I wore of rather gaudy pattern, they followed us a number of miles one asked (by closing his eyes & laying his head down in his hand) and then pointing in advance) how far before we slept. I made motion "a long way" a long way" hoping they would not think of following us so far, they soon after left us, we, then soon after came to the crossing of the river ^ Arkansas by the Santa Fe Trail,, we now left the trail & followed up the north? North bank of the river towards "Bends fort?', and after leaving the trail about two miles above camped for the night, making today about 25 miles, Wednesday 13th game scarce, saw some meadow larks = Sand hill Cranes = Turtle doves = Ravens & Turkey Buzzards with an occasional = Prairie dog villiage = a few Antelope in the distance & perhaps 12 or 15 wolves daily. made some 23 miles & camped about 4 Oclock 14th travelled up the right bank of the Arkansas, towards noon saw the humps of some buffalo that were feeding below the banks near the river crept up quite close before they discovered me. they ran up the bank & I should have had a good shot but my riflehaving been loaded some time failed to go off, not so however with the buffalo they were off in double quick time, soon after I saw another small herd of Buffalo in advance feeding on the side of a high ridge, as it was about noon I picketed my horse & crept towards them but not near enough to alarm them, my object was to get as near as possible until they should feed over the