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Diary of a sheep-drive from the Río Negro to San Julián
700 miles through the empty lands of southern Argentina
 Author: Thomas A. Saunders
Date: September 1888 — March 1889
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March 21-26, 1889

Followed the smoke and found a naturalist party going north. Stopped with them all night, and started again on the 22nd. Found San Julián. Came on to rain and fog: had to stop there that night and all the day of the 23rd for bad weather.

Started again to find the troop on the 24th, but it came on fog again and I got lost, so I had to camp for the rest of the day and night.

25th: Travelled all day to the place where I left the troop and found that they had started, so I had to camp there that night.

26th: Started again ...

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followed the smock and
found a naturelest party
going north stapped with
them all night and started
again on the 22st. found
sant Julian came on to
rain and fog had to stap
thair that night and all the
day of the 23th. for bad weather
started again to find the
troup on the 24st but it cam
on fog again and I got lost
so I had to camp for the rest
of the day and night 25th
traveld all day to the place
whare I left the troop and
found that they had startd
so I had to camp thair
that night 26th started agan