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13 Had laid in so bountifully when they left Burlington was supposed by them to last through the hunt. They had a good supply of sugar, coffee, Boston crackers, hard tack, tea, cheese, pepper, salt and flour and other nicnacks. The pack horse was well ladened. We? the clerks of the post knew, it was not worthwhile to lay in any supplies of that character from the fact that the Indians was such great beggars that it would not last very long and, well knew, if they could not get it by begging, they would watch the opportunity and steal it. They begged considerable from the Burlington party the first day or two, and about the third day stole what was left at night. The next morning they came in to our camp and said that the confounded "red skins" had taken all of these provisions and wanted