Outfit, Cassius B. Markham, Bud Moore, Daddy a
bull terrier, bay horse, Mars, Pete a sorrel, Ed a
burro, Swayback a jinny, Maude a jack, Cora another
jinny, Billy a riding burro & Sways colt & Maude
colt a white mean looking little devil.

Sat. Apr. 1.

Up at 7:30. Snowing and blowing 3 ft. of snow
on ground. Managed to get breakfast & returned
to bed. Fed Monte & Peter our cornmeal, poor
things half frozen. Made a fire in tent at 1:30 &
cooked a meal. Much smoke, ripped hole in back
of tent. Three burros in sight weathering fairly
well. No sign of let up everything under snow &
wind a gale. Making out fairly well under ad-
verse conditions. Worst weather we have experi-
enced.

Apr. 2.

Up 7 A. M. Fine & sunny snow going fast. Fixed
up tent & cleaned up generally. Alkali flat a lake,
can't cross till it dries. Stock some scattered,
brought them all together.

Apr. 3.

Up 7 A. M. Clear & bright. Snow going fast.
All creeks flowing. Fine sunny day.

Apr. 4.

Up 6 A. M. Clear & bright. Went up on divide,
met 3 punchers who said road impassable. Saw 2
trains stalled away across alkali flat. Very boggy
and moist.

Apr. 5. Up 5 A. M. Clear & bright. Start out,
on Monte & Pete at 6. Animals traveled well, did
not appear tired. Feed fine all over. Plenty water
everywhere.

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