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Fort Bascom New Mexico May 15th 1869

Dear General

                          We arrived here yesterday, after a most interesting and successful march of over four hundred and thirty five miles. (435).  Allowing for indirect travel, the distance from Camp Mitchell to Fort Bascom must be at the least over 400 miles.
    We have not a man on the sick list, nor a mule or Wagon injured.
    After we had been four days on our journey, the Kiowas under Lone Wolf and his brother, with about fifty of their warriors and squaws came out to meet us and escorted us a days march, they were drest in their best and showed us no little kindness. Capturing a Bufalo and presenting us with the choicest parts or dinner.  They rode on to our camping ground and Lone Wolf asked for talk,  He said that both he & his tribe were pleased with their reservation and wished to have schools established among them and their children taught to read & write and 'till the soil.  In the Summer he wished to be allowed to hunt the Buffalo, and