I examined every jar, without success.

Fortunately I discovered a small keg, which on examination I found to contain about a gallon of old rye whiskey.

This I distributed among them and think I must have treated about fifty.

This mollified them in some degree, and after slaking their thirst at the well that party proceeded on its way without molesting me further.

I then, assisted by the young volunteer whose comrade we had brought in, proceeded to render what assistance we could to the wounded men, one of whom was Private Lugsden of the Queen's Own, badly wounded in the chest, when we were interrupted by the arrival of another detachment under the command of a Capt.