(old timey music)

- [Narrator]
Thursday, June 11th,

My dear Swipes,

We put on our new
springs and one new tire

and left Ontario a
little after four.

We crossed the Snake River by
a ferry and are now in Idaho.

Shortly after we left,
it commenced to rain

and for the first time,

we had to take out
our rubber clothing.

This made traveling very bad.

We found a stream to ford
and thought, of course,

we could make it, as we had
many others, by shooting it.

But the mud was very deep

and we got stuck in
the center of it.

We did not arrive in Caldwell
until 12 o'clock at night,

and then, soaking wet.

We put up at the Pacific
Hotel and the people noticed

we were carrying with
us a very strong odor.

We had run over a skunk.

- [Narrator] Before leaving
Caldwell, Idaho the next morning

Jackson added a third
member to the expedition,

a young bulldog named Bud.

Which he purchased
for 15 dollars.

Riding in front and
just like his master,

wearing a pair of goggles

to keep the dust from
stinging his eyes,

Bud quickly learned to
watch the road ahead

just as intently as
Crocker and Jackson;

Bracing himself for
every bump and turn.

"Bud soon became an
enthusiast for motoring,"

Jackson bragged.

Adding, "He was the
one member of our trio

who used no profanity
on the entire trip."