His plan was for us to go on and he would join us again August 25th at Gunnison Crossing, at the end of the Canyon of Desolation, the next canyon of the series.
Gunnison Crossing was an established point with a trail leading there from east and west.

We were to wait for him till September 3d in that neighbourhood, and if he failed to arrive we were to go on and get through as best we could on the rations remaining.

Our present intercourse with the world was now terminated by our sending the Indian who had come with Prof.back to the Agency with our mail.

Prof.had brought in some fresh beef which was a great treat but there was little of it and after a couple of meals we were on bacon and beans again.

Had an Indian from the Agency been hired for the purpose of hunting, we might have had plenty of venison during our stop here.