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from the camp fire, around which we were all gathered or clustered waiting for supper Wiggins performed his task quickly & well as [unclear] & us it was quite cold. I made no delay in [unclear] away the grub that he had prepared for me. The men took theirs leisurely & chatted & laughed over thin meals as I curled myself up in my blankets in the Spring Wagon & was soon sound asleep, dreaming of the scenes & friends far away.

On the morning of the 28th we [unclear] accross the Salk Plains & as evening was approaching encamped at the bas of a high peak which rise up all alone by itself in the plain. On the 29th instead