At length we reached a spot where the hills were some distance back on the right leaving quite a bottom where there were a number of cottonwood trees.

A deserted log cabin silently invited us to land and, as this was cordial for the wilderness, we responded in the affirmative.

The sky had a look of storm about it and I was glad of even this excuse for a roof, though the cabin was too small to shelter our whole party, except standing up, and the beds were all put down on the ground outside.

The night was very cold and the fire which we made for Andy's operations was most comforting.

We had for supper another instalment of bacon, saleratus-bread, and tea, which tasted just as good as had that prepared at noon.