I quickly told him what had occurred, several others gathering round to hear my account.  They were greatly alarmed at the description I gave of the remains of the emigrant-train we had discovered.  I pointed out that their own camp was formed with less care than usual; of which fact they were convinced, but excused themselves on the plea that they had arrived very tired just at dark, having had a rough country to traverse, and that their cattle had suffered from want of water since the last place they had stopped at.  The way I had approached showed them how easily they might have been surprised by a party of hostile Indians.