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Show JOC IG\ .\L OF A YOYA(;E to l c sent on . o respectable an embassy as he was. .Another Indian who owneu one of our horses, wisheJ to ret urn with him, which was positively ref used him; but fl'aring he might steal him, I contented hin1 with a prc~ cnt. \V c marched, and made the seconu branch, crossing on'' prairi' t·.velve n1ilcs, in which we !:>uifered much "ith drought. Distance 22 miles. 9tb Scptembt'r, Tue.rday.-Marche<.l at seven o'clock, antl struck a large creek at eleven 1niles distance. On holding a council, it was determined to ascend this creek to the highest point of water, and then strike across to a large river of the Arkansaw. We ascended four miles and a half, and encamped. Killed one cabrie, two deer, two turkies. Distance 12 miles. lOtb September, T!Jfednesday.-Marched early. Struck anJ passed the divide between the Grand river and the Y enlegris river. Stopped to breakfast on a small stream ·of the latter ; after which we marched and encamped on tlF' fourth small stream. Killed one elk, one deer. Distance ~ l miles. 11 tb September, Tbursday.-Passcd four branches ;md over high hilly prairies. Encamped at night on a large branch of Grand river. Killed one cabrie, one deer. Di~ tanc c 17 miles. J 2tb September, Friday. - -Commenced our march .at seven o'clock. Passed very ruff flint hills. JVIy feet blistered and very sore. I stood on a hill, and in one view hclow me saw bufl~1lo, elk., d eer, cabrie, and panthers. Encampc(l on the main ~ranch of Grand rivc:r, which had ' cry st('CP bank:.; and w as deep. Dr. R obinson, Bradley, and 13aronl'Y arrived after dusk, having killed three bufb lo which will1 one [ killed and two by the Indians, ' ' ' m;Hl' six ; the 1 ndians allC'dging it "''as the Kans' hunting- TO TliE SOU:RCES OF TilE ARKANSA \V, &c. i ~7 grou.nd, therefore t~1ey would destroy all the game they possibly could. Dtstance 18 miles. . 13th September, Satu~day.-Late in marching, it havmg every appearance of ram. IIalted to dine on a branch of Grand river. Marched again at half past two o'clock, and halted at five, intending to dispatch IJr. Robinson and one of our Pawnees to the.: villag to~morrow. Killed si.""( bufl~·do, unc elk., auJ three d cC'r. Distance 9 mile~. 14th September, Sunday.-Thc doctor and Frank (a young Pawnee) marched for the village at day-light; we at half past six o'clock. IIalted at one o'clock. On the march we were continually pa sing through large herds of buffalo, elk, and cabrie; and I have no doubt but one hun~ tcr could support 200 xnen. I prevented the men shooting at the game, not merely because of the scarcity of am~ nunition, but, as I conceived, the laws of n1orality forbid 1t also. Encamped at sun-set on the main branch of Whirc river hitherto called Grand river. Killed one bufralo and one cabrie. Distance 21 miles. 15tb September, Monday.-Marched at seven o'clock passed a very large Kans encampment, evacuated, which had been occupied last summer. Proceeded on to the dividing ridge, between the waters of the White river and the Kans. This ridge was covered with a layer of stone which was strongly impregnated with iron ore, and on th~ west side of said ridge we found spa springs. lla.lted at one o'clock, very much against the inclination of the Osage, who, from the running of the bufl: tlo, conceived a party of the Kans to be near. Killed two buflalo. Distance 18 miles. 16th September, Tucsday.-1\'Iarched late, and in about four miles and a half distance, came to a very handsome branch of water, at which we ~topped and remained until aft~r two o'clock, whc>n we marched and crossed twe .. •' |