would be willing to swap horses. He agreed and we let the boy pony price the cart over two or three bad hills to [illegible] further. He seemed like a fine little fellow so we gave him Dampy's $5 gelding from Whitworth. I'd really get the better of the trade for when his white horse has been out in the grass for a few weeks he will undoubtedly be a good animal. But we needed a horse who could do his work now and both of us were satisfied with our bargain. It was a bit of good luck striking a cart horse at the [illegible] moment for they are not easy to get even in the market. We had him anxiously working for moments but saw only one. There were many old holes about and the Dampys had evidently cleaned them all out of the country. This is a favorite winter camping ground & naturally all the game thus been killed by themselves. We saw a number of flocks of diver geese, rooting in the sand bars & paddling about with water. They are beautiful big fellows with a broad brown band down the back of the neck & a good deal of grayous on the face. They were not very wild and I killed one with