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gold, which I myself saw panned out & brought in with me to send to Genl Crook -- After a very pleasant interview I came away - leaving them very happy -- They had this morning set fire to the grass on their claim to facilitate their work in fixing stakes, etc- While I was with them the wind arose & the fire spread with great rapidity, so much so as to preclude any possibility of making a camp in this valley near its course - So I determined to come down stream, & went