Our hopes were annihilated at the moment of their apparent realization.

The cup of joy was dashed out of our hands before we had time to raise it to our lips.

Notwithstanding this disappointment, we proceeded down the river, and halted at about five miles, being influenced by the goodness of the feed to provide for the cattle as well as circumstances would permit.

They would not drink of the river water, but stood covered in it for many hours, having their noses alone exposed above the stream.

Their condition gave me great uneasiness.