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There are a few flowers, some of which I have gathered and will
endeavor to preserve- I believe Camp life is generally considered
lonesome and monotonous-but I must say that I have not experi-
enced a moment of ennui on the road- The greater part of my
time is taken up with Camp duties-and my leasure moments I
devote to reading and Scribling. Shakespear is often my Com-
panion. I prize the book beyond almost anything I have-for be-
side its own worth and the entertainment it affords me there are
associations connected with it which renders it doubly dear. I
beleive I never take it up but thoughts of the donor, fill my heart
with love and gratitude towards one of the best friends I ever had,
as well as one of the most Superior women in the World-
Aug 10th. The Company all came up last night, but as there
are some repairs needed we will lay by one more day- I hope it
may be the last for really I am impatient of so much delay- The
missing stock that I have mentioned belonged to Thorn and Shack-
leford-they followed their trail some distance but did not succeed
in overtaking them. they have lost seventeen head which has crip-
pled their teams very much- This little trick of the Apaches has
greatly outraged our men, and a war of extermination has been
declared against their tribe- So in future they had best give us
a wide berth.
Aug 12th. Since writing the foregoing remarks we have been
progressing slowly. Yesterday traveled twelve miles and today
fifteen. The country has been undulating, well watered, and ad-
mitting a fine road. Since crossing the divide the face of the Coun-
try has materially changed and the mountains are covered with
Timber, and the little branches and ravines in the valleys are gen-
erally skirted with Cedar and Live Oak. The weather has become
much cooler, in fact, the nights are quite chilly- The first dew
that we have had since leaving the waters of the Colorado fell last
night- Two Mexicans came into camp this morning, who profess
to be on their way to El Passo-and to have come from Sante
Cruix, [Santa Cruz] a small town about eight days journey on our
road. before leaving us one of them exchanged a little muleman-
ship for a silver dollar-
Aug 14th. Another days detention, it seems that we are doomed
to a six months voyage-but I will not Complain, "Alls well that
ends well," and I trust to fortune- We are now encamped in the138
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Texas State Historical Association. The Southwestern Historical Quarterly, Volume 29, July 1925 - April, 1926, periodical, 1926; Austin, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth117141/m1/152/: accessed May 30, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Texas State Historical Association.