I’m on the March West and some of the men took sick and were sent back. There were days when we marched on only tea and hard biscuits. And there were also a few mistakes made, but nothing like this had every been tried before. Can you image the sight 275 men, 142 oxen, 93 cows, 310 horses, 114 carts, 73 wagons? When it was on the move, the column of men and supplies stretched for almost 8 kms from the leader to the rear guard. The troops from Toronto arrived with horses, wagons and supplies. That night, they kept their horses within a circle of their wagons. Our three troops camped nearby. It was a night we will never forget. A storm blew in with lightning and thunder frightening those eastern horses. When the wind picked up some of the tents and threw them at the horses, well you can just imagine the panic. But, if we see some indians, we will put an end the whisky trade.
Sincerely yours, Son.
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