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with me – I will bring home some souvinirs
of my trip – I wish you could once see the
carts they go with – Maybe Ill yet buy
one instead of a waggon – These carts are
light and strong considering their clumsy
appearence – There is not one ounce ^bit of
iron about one of them – Their harnesses
are made of raw hide – some drive oxen
some horses - , Ill have a horse anyway as that
will be easiest and safest – I have the
offers of a fine horse from Mr Kittson –
A horse thats been over the road six times
already and will give me no trouble –
By paying $5 I can have him taken care
of harnessed etc the whole way up – I shall
mess with Mr Cavalier who is owner of the
train – he offered to charge me nothing for
provisions but I pref prefer to pay my
share and let his cook do for us both –
I shall buy a buffalo Robe and two “8 points”
blankets for bedding – coming back Ill buy
another buffalo – I will have a musquetoe net
and a cover to my cart or waggon – I am
very glad major was willing to let me have his gun
– now I shall be able to shoot heavy shot –

I shall byuy every necessary comfort and you
may all envy me instead of feelig bad about
me –

It will take me 25 or 30 days to go – I shall have
to stay one or two weeks before the train returns
and will be 20 days coming back – so I may not be
at Home till late october – of course