Field Notebook: Wyoming 1899
Page 43
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Sep. 13-99 Wednesday Expected Mr. Sillman to take me and my fords to Medicine Bow. However he could not get around with the horses and wagon before 1 P.M., It therefore too late to start we loaded the wagons to start early to morning morning. Sep. 14-99 Thursday Got up at 5 AM and started with the wagons at 6 for Medicine Bow when we arrived at 1:30. After taking dinner we began to make three large boxes to pack in the pemmican, brands biscuits and the countless fruits gathered in the Freeze Out Hills. All was packed and received for by 5:30 P.M. when Sillman started back for the hills. The shipment consisted of five boxes and weighs 1070 lbs. Paid the freight to Cheyenne $6.90. Coming towards Med. Bow came the