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and across a high snowy range of mountains which were then plainly in sight and most dreary and forbidding looking We passed by Tarryall and continued up the gulch in a western direction we had a comparatively smooth road for about three miles, then we commenced to ascend the middle or dividing range between Kansas and Utah. And indeed it was a most formidable looking barrier from where we now stood grand gloomy and frowning the sight was enough to deter a stout heart from attempting to scall those forbidding and seemingly impassible barriers of ice and snow we kept boldly on our course and by night we camped just at the snow line. We set ourselves to work busily gathering wood for the night for we anticipated a severe nights frost after a good deal of labor we got enough kindled a fire made some coffee and had a lunch we ? out our mule and then rolling our blankets around us and laying down by the fire we were comfortably prepared for a nights sleep, you may think it curious that I say comfortable but such was really the fact after the fatigue of walking about six miles up hill with your knees aching every step you took it was a luxury to get lying down anywhere especially as the night was cold and chilly I thought it a most comfortable position rolled up in my blanket by a good fire and with no shelter over us but the broad heavens. We lay there and chatted for a long time it was getting very cold and we rolled so close to the fire as to singe our blankets shortly after this my companion fell asleep I could not on account of the cold do what I could and I could not have more than one half of me warm at a time the side that was towards the fire the other side would be freezing. I felt very lonesome a feeling of desolation came over me as I thought of the