. A California tramp and later footprints; or, Life on the plains and in the Golden state thirty years ago, with miscellaneous sketches in prose and verse ... Illustrated with thirty-nine wood and photo-engravings. Overland journeys to the Pacific; Agriculture. A DAY OX THE PLAINS. 39 then come lively times. The caravan telegraph is then put in operation. The driver of the luckless team shouts to the one ahead, "Hold on !" which in our train is equivalent to " down ; These words are carried from mouth to mouth, until they reach the head wagon, where the wagon- master
. A California tramp and later footprints; or, Life on the plains and in the Golden state thirty years ago, with miscellaneous sketches in prose and verse ... Illustrated with thirty-nine wood and photo-engravings. Overland journeys to the Pacific; Agriculture. A DAY OX THE PLAINS. 39 then come lively times. The caravan telegraph is then put in operation. The driver of the luckless team shouts to the one ahead, "Hold on !" which in our train is equivalent to " down ; These words are carried from mouth to mouth, until they reach the head wagon, where the wagon- master is always riding, looking for bad crossings and fixing plans for their remedy. This functionary gallops back to the scene of disaster, while the train halts until further orders. He gets the " extras," who are experts with the whip, to lash. The S Straightens to an /. the oxen, while strong arms are at the wheels. The men yell, the oxen pull to their utmost, the whips crack like so many pistols, and the wagon creaks, but all in vain. Another team is added and' another effort made, but in vain. Others are supplemented, until twenty yokes are floundering in the mud in their efforts to move one wagon, but they only sink it deeper. Finally the last resort is made. A part of. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Kenderdine, Thaddeus S. Newton, Pa. [Philadelphia, Press of Globe printing house]
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