2nd We were informed this morning that Comodore Stockton
Had changed his mind & concluded to go down on the north side
of the river Accordingly He crossed over with his troop our company
Bought some half a dozen horses of Rashaw we then started on the
Journey, the Brethren killed A fat Buffalo cow neare the road we
stoped the camp & dressed the meat & took it along which detained
the camp some we travled 13 miles & camped on the Platt. In the
Eevening Br Markham & myself went out to see if we could get any
Buffalo cows we saw some of the Brethren dressing a young Boll
which they had killed we could not find any cows And we would
not shoot Bulls though they came so near me I stoned them off
with stones I was quite surprised to see with what expertness the Buffal[o] [page covered]
would clime the mountains & rocks they would go in places whare
Horned cattle would never think of going, some steps in the rocks in the[ir] [page covered]
path was more than 6 feet high in perpendicular rocks. we shot a wolf
A deer, stoned A Bull & got neither of them & returned to camp 13 m[iles]
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