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a good drink of water & at 3 am we marched last. The going was heavy & several times our horses could hardly get a footing going down some of the sandy slopes. Progress was very slow about 2½ miles an hour & the sun very early let us know the day was going to be warm. We sighted the enemy's patrols about 8 oclock. Our squadron was advance guard & our scouts got very close at times but as they got on one ridge the enemy would be retiring to another & what is difficult to understand they never fired a shot at our scouts. One party left their breakfast cooking on the fire.
We followed for nearly an hour & came upon several new wells and wooden troughs & about ½ a ton of wire. The troughs we packed together & burnt & we threw the wire down the wells C & D Troops here took the opportunity of watering their horses & it proved afterwards the best thing we did all day. The main body did not come so far & consequently did not water. At 9.15 we turned back. It was very hot