y. Jack's partner. Care of food.
9. Bob. Currying horse, oiling axles, care of harness and wagon.
10. Senior. Packing wagon. Marching behind.
11. William. " " " "
12. Jake. Running errands.

The daily detail for leading the horse will have to be made, as before,
from the stronger members of the party; and if any special duty arises
it must still be done by volunteering, or by the captain's suggestion.

In this arrangement there is nothing to prevent one member from aiding
another; in fact, where all are employed, a better feeling prevails,
and, the work being done more quickly, there is more time for rest and
enjoyment.

To get a horse will perhaps tax your judgment and capability as much as
any thing in all your preparation; and on this point, where you need so
much good advice, I can only give you that of a general nature.

The time for camping out is when horses are in greatest demand for
farming purposes; and you will find it difficult to hire of any one
except livery-stable men, whose charges are so high that you cannot
afford to deal with them. You will have to hunt a long time, and in many
places, before you will find your animal. It is not prudent to take a
valuable horse, and I advise you not to do so unless the owner or a man
_thoroughly_ acquainted with horses is in the party. You may perhaps be
able to hire horse, wagon, and driver; but a hired man is an
objectionable feature, for, besides the expense, such a man is usually
disagreeable company.

My own experience is, that it is cheaper to buy a horse outright, and to
hire a harness and wagon; and, since I am not a judge of horse-flesh, I
get some friend who is, to go with me and advise. I find that I can
almost always buy a horse, even when I cannot hire. Twenty to fifty
dollars will bring as good an animal as I need. He may be old, broken
down, spavined, wind-broken, or lame; but if he is not sickly, or if his
lameness is not from recent injury, it is not hard for him to haul a
fair load ten or fifteen miles a day, when he is helped over the hard
places.

So now, if you pay fifty dollars for a horse, you can expect to sell him
for about twenty or twenty-five dollars, unless you were greatly
cheated, or have abused your brute while on the trip, both of which
errors you must be careful to avoid. It is a simple matter of arithmetic
to calculate what is best for you to do; but I hope on this hor