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Page 231
... horses strayed away . Took me till 10 o'clock a.m. to bail water out of cart , found horses 3/4 mile away . Stopped all day in cart . Will cooked chops , pa waited on us in cart . Rained all day , wind blowing , rocking cart like a ...
... horses strayed away . Took me till 10 o'clock a.m. to bail water out of cart , found horses 3/4 mile away . Stopped all day in cart . Will cooked chops , pa waited on us in cart . Rained all day , wind blowing , rocking cart like a ...
Page 233
... horses lame . Pretty trees , several fine stations with fine fruit gardens . Camped under gum tree . 15th Day Started about 10 o'clock a.m. Horses gave us a hunt of five miles for them first . Fearfully rough road rest of way . Reached ...
... horses lame . Pretty trees , several fine stations with fine fruit gardens . Camped under gum tree . 15th Day Started about 10 o'clock a.m. Horses gave us a hunt of five miles for them first . Fearfully rough road rest of way . Reached ...
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... horses were taken except a few , a mare and foal . There was a large manger erected between two trees that sheltered it from the sun , and Jack kept it filled with hay and the horses would come galloping up to get their feed , and as I ...
... horses were taken except a few , a mare and foal . There was a large manger erected between two trees that sheltered it from the sun , and Jack kept it filled with hay and the horses would come galloping up to get their feed , and as I ...
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Louisa Clifton | 39 |
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