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a drop of water in the beds. and one is surprised when he finds himself crossing a Sandy bottom seen to be a River, the Whole country is Sadly in want of Rain this Year the inhabitants say that they have had Very little for the last 10 [?Mos.?] this night we stop at the lone tree about 10 Miles from Big Sandy River. The day hot but fine breese Thermometer 91 Our days March is about 27 to 31 Miles,

9 Friday, last night we had quite a Storm of thunder Lightning and Strong Wind, our tent kept up altho we were momentarily expecting to be blown by the storm several tents in our neighborhood were blown down, and by the way all the [?] are [?] from Civilization still lot from plenty of Company the Road are full of Emigrants Civil War soldiers and it is [three unclear words] Company with 2 americans or long in a better Idea 50 horses [?] and a 100 Oxen with Teamsters, [?] &c And before we have all fixed up our tents and Started our fires those cattle and horses Covering the Shore at times it looked like a city or Market place then in the Morning at 7 oClock [?] all is [?] and place visited by the Wolf &c all [?] like a Virginian We Saw a [?] Wolf to day but to fire to lose a shot he cross over Road Some di. [?] across and condescended to look a [three unclear words] his demeanor was that of a Sheep killer I [?] daily shot prairie doves & plover, which are plenty and from these there is no famine in the Road We stoped today at Harington Ranch Weather evidently altered Some [?] Rain. Thermometer 83 at Noon

9 Saturday We Start to-day for the Banks of the little Blue Which is a River that takes its Rise in Nebraska and flows South from the big blue and then [?] and enters Kansas and by the by I should have told you that we are in Nebraska Territory some days. Whiskey Run was the first stopping place made by us in this Ter. to [?] this place the territorial line [?] and Certainly Kansas is fair