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(old timey music)

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- [Narrator] 
Thursday, June 11th,

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My dear Swipes,

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We put on our new 
springs and one new tire

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and left Ontario a 
little after four.

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

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Shortly after we left, 
it commenced to rain

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and for the first time,

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we had to take out 
our rubber clothing.

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This made traveling very bad.

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

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

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But the mud was very deep

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and we got stuck in 
the center of it.

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

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and then, soaking wet.

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We put up at the Pacific 
Hotel and the people noticed

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we were carrying with 
us a very strong odor.

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We had run over a skunk.

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

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Jackson added a third 
member to the expedition,

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a young bulldog named Bud.

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Which he purchased 
for 15 dollars.

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Riding in front and 
just like his master,

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wearing a pair of goggles

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to keep the dust from 
stinging his eyes,

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Bud quickly learned to 
watch the road ahead

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just as intently as 
Crocker and Jackson;

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Bracing himself for 
every bump and turn.

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"Bud soon became an 
enthusiast for motoring,"

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Jackson bragged.

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Adding, "He was the 
one member of our trio

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who used no profanity 
on the entire trip."