The other occasion was years afterward, when I was a trail
foreman at Abilene, Kansas. My herd had arrived at that market in
bad condition, gaunted from almost constant stampedes at night, and
I had gone into camp some distance from town to quiet and
recuperate them. That day I was sending home about half my men, had
taken them to the depot with our wagon, and intended hauling back a
load of supplies to my camp. After seeing the boys off I hastened
about my other business, and near the middle of the afternoon
started out of town. The distance to camp was nearly twenty miles,
and with a heavy load, principally salt, I knew it would be after
nightfall when I reached there. About five miles out of town there
was a long, gradual slope to climb, and I had to give the through
team th
