There were many signs of the rock being used as a camp, such as pine burrs, bones of various kinds of animals, and other remains of food which lay every where about and on the rock.

Near the center was a small oblong stone fitted into a hole.

I took it out and found it covered a fine well of water about three feet deep and was thus protected against any small animal being drowned in it.

I went on up the mountain and from the top I saw that the land west of us looked more and more barren.
The second night the brave Jayhawkers who had been so firm in going north hove in sight in our rear.

They had at last concluded to accept my advice and had came over our road quite rapidly.