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Soon after sunrise the next day the Camp Fire party planned to leave the big ranch house.
Mr. and Mrs. Gardener had already assured them that their camping outfit had been sent on ahead the day before to the borders of Cottonwood Creek, so there need be no delay when the campers arrived. One of Mr. Gardener's own men had it in charge and, as soon as the expedition joined him, would aid in the choice of a camping site. Water, one must remember, was the great problem in Arizona and they must, therefore, select a place near a clear creek.