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[[blank page]] [[end page]] [[start page]] [[underlined]] Jan. 28 [[/underlined]] Had a fever all night & have chills today feel generally miserable, took some pills & quinine. Made up the skins, & laid around camp. Had to pack all our surplus baggage & send to Furnace Creek by the wagon to be stored while we make a months trip with a mule & 2 burros to pack our outfit. [[underlined]] Jan. 29 [[/underlined]] Dikeman took his buckboard & started on the road to Saratoga Spr. We packed the mule & burros & started at 9. Coville, Nelson, Dikeman & I besides our cook & packer. Each took a canteen of water & the mule carried 10 gallons. Traveled till dark, a little over 20 miles. Camped in the Amergosa Wash. Set a few traps in the dark. [[underlined]] Jan. 30 [[/underlined]] Got an earlier start. Gave the water all to the animals except that in our canteens. Had a lighter load & made better time. Followed up the bed of the Amergosa to Saratoga Spring where we arrived at sundown. Probably came 30 miles. Dikeman did not get in till 10 & left his line 15 miles back. Found plenty of water & grass but both poor. The water is warm, 83 [[degree symbol]] in the warm spring
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