washes that we met the last of the troops.

We stopped at the point where the road turned back to the river.
My comrades were in doubt what to do. I felt that the danger was
great. While debating the matter in my mind, my dream that I had
the night when I saw Lieut. Pace at my tent door came fresh
before me. I saw the whole situation.

While studying upon this matter I heard a voice - an audible
voice - say:

"John, leave the road and follow me,"

The voice appeared to be about twenty feet in front of me, and
the same distance from the earth. I was startled, for no human
being was there who could have spoken thus to me. I said to
Lieut. Gully:

"Did you hear that voice?"

"No," said he.

"What shall we do?" I asked.

"You are intrusted with this mission; follow your impressions and
all will be right," he said.

From that moment I felt an invisible power which led me out upon
the plains, away from roads or trails.

We went about half a mile, when we came to a low basin, which
entirely hid us from the road. This basin contained about one
acre of ground, and was covered with good grass. I felt impelled
to stop there, and did so. It was then about 1 o'clock, p. m.

Soon after halting we saw a cloud of dust made by a large herd of
buffaloes running from the river where they had gone for water
and had been frightened by Indians. We did not see the Indians,
for we were protected by our position. We stayed there and let
our animals eat grass for about one hour and a half. We then
drove on, following my invisible guide, in an easterly direction,
over a country entirely strange to me. We traveled until after
dark, when we came to a wash which my spirit guide directed me to
follow to the river. I did so, and came to the very spot where
the Indians had attacked Capt. Mann that morning. Fragments of
the train lay scattered over the plain.

Our mules were frightened at the smell of the blood. We watered
our animals, and filled our canteens. The night was still and the
least noise echoed and re-echoed through the river canyons, until
it made the place more than fearful for people in our situation.
We traveled until near midnight, when we turned out our animals,
tied the dog to the wagon tongue, to give us a guard, and then
lay down and slept until daylight.

We never camped near watering places, nor near the trail. Our
reasons for camping away from water, and at least half a mile
from the trail, were to avoid the I