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8 am Left St Anto 5 miles from the Powder House a good view of the Home & Farm may be obtained. 5 more to the 10 mile Water hole here we Nooned - 12 miles more to a creek & camped being ½ Mile from the Cibolo - Country Wooded post Oak principally & no scarcity of deer - the Eg beautifully clear & calm - prognostications of a change - Midnight cold Norther - & then fairly heavy rains - Oh! Mackintosh's thou art great fellows - to Keep wet off - Wednesday 25 - Cloudy - cool & Wind N.E. - Killed Ratel Snake 5 ft circumference 6 in - How he did rattle & jump as he gave up life R. takes his Skin to make a cravat of! - 7am started cold N.NE about 45º - nooned about 12 Miles from Cibolo - over 8 or 10 mile of Sandy Rd - Post & Live oak, & Hickory - Many grass - & pretty flowers - plenty deer - fine bucks - Started & 14 miles over sandy Road, with occasional indurated iron Sand camped for night - Thursday 26 - Slight rain during night - along the rd there are no regular creeks just now but sufficient water in what are called