The great plains; the romance of western American exploration, warfare, and settlement, 1527-1870 . rails. One largecompany, having yet a thousand miles to travel, de-cided to press on as late as the last of November,thus braving a winter on the Plains and in themountains. At first they travelled fifteen miles aday, but were soon delayed by breaking axles, andother accidents. At Wood River their cattle stam-peded, and thirty head were lost. The beef cattle,milch cows, and heifers were yoked up, but did lit-tle service, and the allowance of food was reducedto one meal a day. On reaching Laramie
The great plains; the romance of western American exploration, warfare, and settlement, 1527-1870 . rails. One largecompany, having yet a thousand miles to travel, de-cided to press on as late as the last of November,thus braving a winter on the Plains and in themountains. At first they travelled fifteen miles aday, but were soon delayed by breaking axles, andother accidents. At Wood River their cattle stam-peded, and thirty head were lost. The beef cattle,milch cows, and heifers were yoked up, but did lit-tle service, and the allowance of food was reducedto one meal a day. On reaching Laramie, wherethey hoped to procure provisions, they found the ration was reduced, men able to workeach receiving twelve ounces of flour daily; womenand old men, nine ounces; children, four to weather grew severe, and they suffered greatlyfrom cold. Before them loomed the grim moun-tains already white with snow. The old and infirmbegan to die, and each camp was a the able-bodied commenced falling out, somedying in the shafts of their carts. While yet six- [148].
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