The awakening of the desert . at route because we believed thatmore of interest promised to happen along that trail;besides, the natural attractions appeared more invitingthan on the Bridger route. The rapid rise in the river,indeed, brought rather a serious obstacle to confront us,but we determined to attempt the crossing in the a time in the year 1864, prior to the diversion of thestage line to the Bridger route, a ferry was maintainedat this crossing, but in the following year it was perma-nently abandoned. We had not forgotten to inquire after the condition ofthe wounded young
The awakening of the desert . at route because we believed thatmore of interest promised to happen along that trail;besides, the natural attractions appeared more invitingthan on the Bridger route. The rapid rise in the river,indeed, brought rather a serious obstacle to confront us,but we determined to attempt the crossing in the a time in the year 1864, prior to the diversion of thestage line to the Bridger route, a ferry was maintainedat this crossing, but in the following year it was perma-nently abandoned. We had not forgotten to inquire after the condition ofthe wounded young driver who had preceded us. Thepost surgeon reported that he was progressing favorablyand that the doctor who had dressed the wound had doneit as well as could be expected of an amateur; in otherwords, he had done nothing except to bandage it. Wewere permitted to congratulate the young man on hissafe trip to that point. On our way back to the camp we were surprised to comeupon Dr. Browns driver, John, who informed us that his. DAN, THE DOCTOR 131 party had just arrived. He conducted us to the doctorscamp, where we received a cordial southern we informed Dr. Brown that we had decided toundertake the northern route, he requested us to beseated for awhile. Occupying such boxes and otherobjects as were the most available, we were soon in com-fortable positions. Ben and Fred made it convenient tosit one on either side of the girls, who were as usual sideby side. I was pleasantly grouped with the doctor andhis wife. John, after having stimulated the camp fire,found a seat upon the front of one of the wagons. Thedoctor was much older than we were, and we had observedthat the loss of many friends during the recent war and theabandonment of his old Kentucky home, had filled hismind with sad and haunting recollections. However, heand his family were fine examples of the best and mostcultured stock that went out from his state to make upthe permanent citizenship that entered
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