. Roosevelt in the Bad Lands . WILMOT DOW AND THEODORE ROOSEVELT(1886). THE PIAZZA AT ELKHORNPhotograph by Theodore Roosevelt PREPARATIONS FOR PURSUIT 371 any other injury was, he knew, to invite almostcertain repetition of the offense. A journal which he kept for a month or two thatspring gives in laconic terms a vivid picture of thoseMarch days. March 22. Tramped over to get deer; mountain lionshad got them. March 23. Shot 4 prairie chickens. March 24. Thieves stole boat; started to build an-other to go after them. March 25. Went out after deer; saw nothing. Boatbeing built. River very high;

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. Roosevelt in the Bad Lands . WILMOT DOW AND THEODORE ROOSEVELT(1886). THE PIAZZA AT ELKHORNPhotograph by Theodore Roosevelt PREPARATIONS FOR PURSUIT 371 any other injury was, he knew, to invite almostcertain repetition of the offense. A journal which he kept for a month or two thatspring gives in laconic terms a vivid picture of thoseMarch days. March 22. Tramped over to get deer; mountain lionshad got them. March 23. Shot 4 prairie chickens. March 24. Thieves stole boat; started to build an-other to go after them. March 25. Went out after deer; saw nothing. Boatbeing built. River very high; ice piled upon banks sev-eral feet. March 26. Boat building. March 27. Boat built. Too cold to start. Shot 4chickens. March 28. Bitter cold. March 29. Furious blizzard. While Sewall and Dow, who were mighty menwith their hands, were building the boat, and hisother cowpuncher, Rowe, was hurrying to Medorato bring out a wagon-load of supplies for theircontemplated journey, Roosevelt himself was byno means idle. He had agreed to write a life ofThomas Hart Benton for th

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