I got one of them, whom I had previously assisted with his pack, to take me and two of my party over a small creek in his canoe.

The commandant at once ordered a company of cavalry and one of infantry to proceed to Plum Creek on a forced marchtaking a howitzer with themto endeavor to recapture the cattle from the Indians.

There are but two other lake-bearing affluents of the Merced, viz., the South Fork with fifteen, and Cascade Creek with five, both of which unite with the main trunk below Yosemite.

From Coon Creek to Fort Larned it was thirty-five miles, and I finally concluded that my prospects were good for "hoofing" the whole distance.

"We were lying near the edge of the creek at the time and knew that a machine gun was shooting at us, so I just started out and got it.

In five minutes more we rounded a creek of the burn and were at the encampment.

After resting a few moments, I began to look about among the flood-boulders of Eaton Creek for a camp-ground, when I came upon a strange, dark-looking man who had been chopping cord-wood.

Across the creek from Thomas Shouldice's little house, Indian pipes and columbine reddened the edge of the poplar grove, from the lowest branches of which morning-glories, white and pink and purple, hung in graceful profusion.

"I kind of think maybe you're the fellow that jumped out of this boat and ran away, when it was up the creek near Little Valley.

With a view to contributing some modest item towards the supper programme, I shoved the other bottle of champagne into my pocket, and then lighting a cigar, locked up the place, and set off for the creek by my usual route.

A few of the red-skins had not had time to mount and had started on foot down the creek toward the brush.

A mile up from the water gate that turns the creek into supply pipes for the town, begins a row of long-leaved pines, threading the watercourse to the foot of Kearsarge.

There was no longer a little creek below them.

Resumed our journey at 6.35 a.m., and followed a large creek up to the south-east, and at 7.45 crossed it below a fine pool of water, above which the creek came from the south-west, in which direction the country consisted of low sandstone hills of barren aspect.

Broken Tooth and the older workmen made for the dam, and with a snarling cry the otter plunged down among them and out like a flash for the creek above the pond.

I guess that's Sour Creek over the hill?" "Yep.

"I shall be able to spare him from my part of the creek after to-night.

When he desired to show how water running over hard rocky soil produced a Niagara, he took his class down to the creek behind the school house, built a dam and allowed the water to flow over it.

Broad meadows reaching seaward the tided creeks between, And hills rolled, wave-like, inland, with oaks and walnuts green: A fairer home, a goodlier land, his eye had never seen.

He sent me a message round early this morning, and I've promised him I'll be in the creek under the German's bungalow by half-past nine.

But when the tide rises twice every twentyfour hours (you learn that in the Fourth Grade), it makes creeks through the meadows and marshes.

We made rapid marches and reached General Crook's camp on Goose Creek about the 3d of August.

Burke proposed that instead of returning up the creek along the old route to Menindie, they should follow the creek down to Mount Hopeless in South Australia, following the route taken by A.C. Gregory.*

Why could he not return to Sour Creek as a hero, and why could he not collect the price on the head of Riley Sinclair?

I shouldn't wonder if I went away from Chaney Creek before long.