. Ox-team days on the Oregon Trail /by Ezra Meeker ; revised and edited by Howard R. Driggs. oyote crossed the road just a few rods behindthe wagon, and Jim took after him. It looked as if Jimwould overtake him, and, being dubious of the result of atussle between them, I called Jim back. No sooner had heturned than the coyote turned, too, and made chase, andthere they came, nip and tuck, to see who could run thefaster, I think the coyote could, but he did not catch upuntil they got so near the wagon that he became frightenedand scampered away up the slope of a hill. At another time a young coy
. Ox-team days on the Oregon Trail /by Ezra Meeker ; revised and edited by Howard R. Driggs. oyote crossed the road just a few rods behindthe wagon, and Jim took after him. It looked as if Jimwould overtake him, and, being dubious of the result of atussle between them, I called Jim back. No sooner had heturned than the coyote turned, too, and made chase, andthere they came, nip and tuck, to see who could run thefaster, I think the coyote could, but he did not catch upuntil they got so near the wagon that he became frightenedand scampered away up the slope of a hill. At another time a young coyote came along, and Jimplayed with him awhile. But by and by the little fellowsnapped at Jim and made Jim angry, and he bounced onthe coyote and gave him a good trouncing. Before we sheared him, Jim would get very warm whenthe weather was hot. Whenever the wagon stopped hewould dig off the top earth or sand that was hot, tohave a cool bed to lie in; but he was always ready to gowhen the wagon started, Cokeville was the fust town reached in Wyoming, It 192 Ox-Team Days on the Oregon Trail. Brown mining is one of the industries that have grown up in Wyoming. Stands on Smiths Fork, near where that stream emptiesinto Bear River. It is also at the western end of theSublette Cut-off Trail from Bear River to Big SandyCreek, the cut-off that we had taken in 1852. The people of the locality resolved to have a monumentat this fork in the old trail, and arrangements were made toerect one out of stone from a local quarry. This goodbeginning made in the state, we went on, climbing firstover the rim of the Great Basin, then up and across theRockies. I quote again from my journal: Pacific Springs,Wyoming, Camp No. 79, June 20, 1906. Odometer, 958.[Miles registered from The Dalles, Oregon,] Arrived at6 , and camped near Halters store and the postoffice. Ice found in camp during the night. On June 22 we were still camped at Pacific had searched for a suitable stone for a
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