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Show JO U H~AL OF A \"OYAt ~E \\·ar and the general, and making arrangement~ for our dep;lrturc. Vi ·ited by the '~Tind and Sans Oreilk . 2CJtb August, Fridny.-Forcnoon writing letter s. In the aftcrnoonl)r. Robinson and myself went to the Grand Vil lage, at which we saw the great tnedicine dance. Remained at the village all night. 30tb A ugust, Saturday.-Returned to the camp after •, l'ttling all my affairs at the town. Scaled up our dispatches and sent ofT the general's express. -~~< In the afternoon we were Yisitcd by the principal tnrn of the Little Village and the chief, to whom I presented a Hag, and ll1ade the donations which I conceived r quisite to the dif. fcrcnt Indians, on account of horses, &c. 3 J st August, St~nday.-Arranging our packs and loading our horses, in order to fit our loads, as we expected to march on the morrow. Up late writing letters. l st September, M onday.-Struck our tents early in the tnorning , and commenced loading our horses. We now discover ed that an Indian had stolen a large black horse, which the Cheveux Blanche had presented to lieutenant Wilkinson. I rnounted a horse to pursue him ; but the interpreter sent to town, and the chief's wife sent another 1n its place. W c left the place about twelve o'clock with fifteen loaded horses, our party consisting of two IicutcHants, on" doctor, two s Cl;geants, one corporal, fi fteen privates, two interpreter s, three Pawnees, anti four chiefs of the Grand Osage, amounting in all to 30 warr iors and one \\.oman. \ \' c crossed the G r;.nd Osage fork and l prairie l\:. H0° \V. five 1niles to the fork of the Little Osage. Jt)incd by Sans Oreillc and seven Little Osage, all of whom l equipped for the 1narch. Distance 8 miles. f}.d September, Tbursday.-Marched at ~ix o'clock. r lalted at ten o' clock, and two o'clock on the side of the • :)ce .:~rrcmli~ to pan II. [1;\o. 10.} page 40. [Nos. II aud :u.J page 4 ~ · TO TilE SOU l~CES OF T fl l·: AH · ~.\ .. S.\ \\, ~ t. .I . .. creek, our route having been all the time on its border;.. \ Vhilst there I was informed by a young l ndian that l\1r. C. Chouteau had arriv, .. d at the tO \\DS. 1 conceived it proper for me to r eturn, \ \'hich I did, accompanied by Baron('}, first to the Little Village; from whence we were accompanied by the TVind to th' Big Vilbg , where we remained all night at the lodge of the Cheveu::-.. Blanch . Mr. Chouteau gave us all the n ew~ ; after which l scrawled a ll'ttt:r to the general and my fri nds. :3d September, Jtrednesdny.-Rose early, and went to the Little Village to brcakht~t. After giving my letters te> Mr. 1-Ienry, and arranging n1y affairs, we proceeded, ~md overtook our par ty at two o' clock. They had left thci1 fi rst camp about four 1uiles. Our horses being much f ltigued, we concluded to r emain all night. Sent out our red and white hunter s, all of wh01n only killed two turkics. Distance 4 1niles. 4tb September, Tbursday.-\Vhen about to tnarch in the morning, one of our horses wa~ missing , and we left Sans Oreille, with the two P awnees, to search for him, 'md proceeded till about nine o'clock; then topped until tw lvc o'clock, and then marched. In about half ln hour was overtak en and informed that Sans Oreille had not been able to find our hor se; on which we encamped, and ~cnt two horses back for the load. One of the InJians, being jealous of his wife, sent her back to the vilbgl'. After making the nccc~sary notes, ])r. Robinson and my ~elf took our horses and fo llowed the course of the littk· ~ tream, until we arrived at the Grc1nd ri\'er, \vhich was di~ tant about six miles. \ Ve here found a most d 'lightf ul bason of clear w;1tcr, of ~5 paces diameter and about 1 do in circumference, in which we bathed ; found it deep and delightfull y pleasant. N ature scarcely e\·cr formed a more hc~HttifH1 place for a r~trm . V{c rc urncd to camp about |