g him.

June 26.

Cash opened up thumb again, trying to brain Pete with rock. Pete got
halfway into kitchen and eat biggest part of a pie I made. Cash threw
jagged rock, hit Pete in side of jaw. Cut big gash. Swelled now like
a punkin. Cash and I tangled over same. I'm going to quit. I have had
enough of this darn country. Creek's drying up, and mosquitoes have
found way to crawl under bags. Cash wants me to stay till we find good
claim, but Cash can go to thunder.

Then Cash's record goes on:

June 27.

Bud very sick & out of head. Think it is heat, which is terrible.
Talked all night about burros, gasoline, & camphor balls which he seemed
wanting to buy in gunny sack. No sleep for either. Burros came in for
water about daylight. Picketed Monte & Pete as may need doctor if Bud
grows worse. Thumb nearly well.

June 27. Bud same, slept most of day. Gave liver pills & made gruel of
cornmeal, best could do with present stores. Burros came at about 3 but
could not drink owing to bees around water hold. Monte got stung and
kicked over water cans & buckets I had salted for burros. Burros put for
hills again. No way of driving off bees.

June 28.

Burros came & drank in night. Cooler breeze, Bud some better & slept.
Sway has badly swollen neck. May be rattler bite or perhaps bee. Bud
wanted cigarettes but smoked last the day before he took sick. Gave him
more liver pills & sponge off with water every hour. Best can do under
circumstances. Have not prospected account Bud's sickness.

June 29.

Very hot all day, breeze like blast from furnace. Burros refuse to leave
flat. Bees better, as can't fly well in this wind. Bud worse. High fever
& very restless & flighty. Imagines much trouble with automobile, talk
very technical & can't make head or tail of it. Monte & Pete did not
come in, left soon as turned loose. No feed for them here & figured Bud
too sick to travel or stay alone so horses useless at present. Sponged
frequently with coolest water can get, seems to give some relief as he
is quieter afterwards.

July 4th.

Monte & Pete came in the night & hung around all day. Drove them away
from vicinity of shack several times but they returned & moped in shade
of house. Terrible hot, strong gusty wind. Bud sat up part of day, slept
rest of time. Looks very thin and great hollows under eyes, but chief
trouble seems to be, no cigarettes. Shade over radishes & lettice works
all right. Watered copiously at daylight &