I was escorted by ex-Governor Charles Robinson.

We had a low, easy carriage, drawn by two mules, in which we stored about a bushel of tracts, two valises, a pail for watering the mules, a basket of apples, crackers, and other such refreshments as we could purchase on the way.

Some things were suspended underneath the carriage, some packed on behind, and some under the seat and at our feet.

It required great skill to compress the necessary baggage into the allotted space.

As we went to the very verge of civilization, wherever two dozen voters could be assembled, we had a taste of pioneer life.