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put in an appearance that night to present his bills or proboscis. I got a good night's sleep - the first one since leaving Concho. Distance travelled that day about 40 miles or possibly 45 miles. We were up by times? in the morning. Early "hooping it up"? on a unclear hard road and before night crossed the Pecos at "Popes Crossing" and encamped near the southern lim of New Mexico between the Pecos and Delaware Creek - distance traveled about 40 miles. On the morning of the 17th we broke camp early and started gaily off - hoping to get as far as Independence? Spring that night and on to Capt Sibo's Camp early on the 185h. We got along quite well for 12 to 15 miles