In crossing we had to swim our horses.

Buntline was the first man across.
We reached O'Fallen's Station at eleven o'clock.

In a short time I succeeded in finding an Indian trail.

The party of Indians, which had come up from the south, seemed to be a small one.

We followed the track of the Indians, to the North Platte, but they had a start of two days.
Major Brown soon abandoned the pursuit, and returned to Fort Sedgwick.
During this short scout, Buntline had plied me with questions.