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4_76 Belated Notes Our disaster proved very lucky if one may speak of a lucky disaster. Stone took Hot Haste to the top of the grade, unloaded him and came back for Sierra's load about this time and most of the load was taken up to the top on our backs. The damages were quite easily repaired with buckskin and the front of the saddle was mended with copper wire which was given me by Mr. Eels who came into our camp for the night. His company was Mr. Eels. I neglected to |
4_77 July 10, 1900. note that I met Prof. LeConte with J. N. LeConte and that he told me had been everywhere that he could go on horseback, even to the top of Kearsarge Pass. Our tinware suffered most from the accident, the pans and plates being as severley banged up as if they had experienced a cyclone. The bottle of whiskey was not broken but in bringing it up to the camp the cork joggled out and we lost the contents. My slender fragile comb was not broken but other stronger things were. That night I hobbled Hot Haste and out of sheer pity |
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