The awakening of the desert . itmnw ami it*l|7¥1. /v ^ /\ * • • »& THE OVERLAND STAGE LINE 421 tliis state of affairs, the passengers kept their guns closeat hand. Nearly all were provided with Spencer Car-bines. Having received advices that trouble of this nature wasbrewing, the driver had taken on board a quantity ofprovisions to be used in an emergency. This prophy-lactic measure proved exceedingly fortunate, because atthe home station next beyond the one that was burned,the Indians had within a few hours appropriated every-thing of the nature of supplies that could be found there,and had t
The awakening of the desert . itmnw ami it*l|7¥1. /v ^ /\ * • • »& THE OVERLAND STAGE LINE 421 tliis state of affairs, the passengers kept their guns closeat hand. Nearly all were provided with Spencer Car-bines. Having received advices that trouble of this nature wasbrewing, the driver had taken on board a quantity ofprovisions to be used in an emergency. This prophy-lactic measure proved exceedingly fortunate, because atthe home station next beyond the one that was burned,the Indians had within a few hours appropriated every-thing of the nature of supplies that could be found there,and had then moved on eastward. For some strangereason this building was not then burned, nor were thekeepers killed. Our party consisted now of seven pas-sengers, one of whom was Governor Alfred entering the pillaged station we found a slender,youthful-looking man, with his young wife and infantchild. They informed us that on that morning theIndians had closed in on their station, and as they werehungry after their raidings of the pr
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