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But these matters of the outside world were not the only ones of

interest, whether to the post traders or the newly arrived erants

Had others preceded theons of one train, Missouri reat black horse

and an old man, a hunter Banion? Yes, that was the name, and the scout

was Jackson--Bill Jackson, an old-time free trapper Well, these two had

split off for California, with six good pack one on to the Snake But why these two had

bought the last shovels and the only pick in all the supplies at old

Fort Hall no man could tell Crazy, of course; for who could pause to

work on the trail with pick or shovel, inter co?

But not crazier than the other band who had coo, also

ahead of the main train Woodhull? Yes, that was the naons with hih they all had started for Oregon Well, they soon

would know more about the Mary's River and the Humboldt Desert Plenty

of bones, there, sure!

But even so, a third of the trains, these past five years, had split off

at the Raft River and given up hope of Oregon California was ot there The road to

Oregon was horrible The crossings of the Snake, especially the first