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one or two days to rest as they all was sorely in need of sleep and rest. They all agreed to Jack propersition. Two of the younger men went hunting. They did not hunt long, They bagged three antelopes and two deer. Game was plentiful in that part of the country. Ager spending the second day at this hidden spring they all moved due north their course was long the ridge between Clear lake and Tule Lake Jack wanted to get in the mountains west of Langalls Valley, Oregon. The mountain lies northeast of Tule Lake it is known as Bryant Mountain. Jack and his party reached camp safe after dark. They saw many horse and wagon tracks between Clear and Tule Lake but did not see any soldiers. The day following they all started early headed north east Jack knew of a nice spring and good horse feed about half way down Bryant Mountain on the east side. The timber was dense all around the spring also a verry rocky rough canyon on the north of the spring. Jack told his little band that he thought they could make a good stand there even against great odds. Schowchin