I only promised flour, and away he went to get the weapon.

Next day he returned, and before reaching the camp began to yell, "White fellow mukkety, white fellow mukkety." I could see he had no such thing in his hands, but when he arrived he unfolded a piece of dirty old pocket handkerchief, from which he produced--what?
an old discharged copper revolver cartridge.

His reward was commensurate with his prize.
The expedition consisted of four members--namely, myself, Mr.William Henry Tietkins, Alfred Gibson, and James Andrews, with twenty-four horses and two little dogs.

On Friday, the 1st of August, 1873, we were prepared to start, but rain stopped us; again on Sunday some more fell.

We finally left the encampment on the morning of Monday, the 4th..