FEVER OF NEW FORTUNES The notes of a bugle, high and clear, sang reveille at dawn.

Now came hurried activities of those who had delayed.

The streets of the two frontier settlements were packed with ox teams, horses, wagons, cattle driven through.

The frontier stores were stripped of their last supplies.

One more day, and then on to Oregon! Wingate broke his own camp early in the morning and moved out to the open country west of the landing, making a last bivouac at what would be the head of the train.