New Career California 1850Chapter 2
The next couple of days were pretty dull from the lack of action. However, the situation did change on the third day. I was just ahead of the wagon and on the left side about 500 yards from the road. I had turned toward the road and was about to ride to the wagon when I heard some stirring in the bushes. It was four horses and two mules tethered to tree limbs. Uh-oh, that meant trouble if I ever saw it! Trying to keep the noise to a minimum, I moved as fast as was practical toward the road....