16th we travled to day out of the buffalo range & camped on the
Platt. Just before camping our Brethren who had been sent on
to over take the ox teams came to us except two continued on
they could not gain upon the teams & gave it up. Br Luke
Johnson came near being killed by a herd of buffalo travelling
in the night. A large herd came upon him suddenly & he was
caught in the midst of thems & could not get out & the herd
was some 15 minutes passing him & the ownly way he kept them
from treading on him was by hollowing & striking & punching
them with his cane on each side of him as they came along
& they would open just wide enough for him to stand as they
passed along 15
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