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Show , 3~8 Ex. Doc. No. 41. snrc o (. ~c<,·1 ng on.e• of the animals fall; the other then turne<l off 1· n to tl e w i d <• P r ;u n c · · 1 G ·11 1· f 1· rr· 1 • • , , ll , ct c < 1 8 0 m e b r a u t 1 f u <U an 1 as o < 1 e r ~ N '. . t h (' b u t h' s \\ c (' 0 ( ( I • • f' I f l C• 11 t · • . • (' · • 11 . . 1· "tnUl"odon and x. pullttli.lJ< a \\c oun< 'It'S J ,u ,u < 1 a " J A f l f ell ~pc l • . . I ·r or 0\Ll' ch.y s roult•. tcr a marl' l 0 ab. uudan. ll ,o ver rt eh e\ \' nc·• mr a'ma cl< • <~ <l tltc 1)'' 1Jtl·.-. ,~, oi: the Arkansas rivl'r,whP. rc (')~Itt ll\l ( s 111\0 ll ' ' '\ f01llll1 a laro·c train or wn~ons, bclonglll r Wl' <'llCi:llllpC!. • l rc Wl • . . ' b 1\1 , . . . ll o!Imau of l,alttmOI<· \V 1 t o ' l!:'Sts. ' 1" -' \Vc left the Arkansas anti marchecl to _a- '~ "~"1:'.'{.' .I~ 1: 1 c ": · w c fo uu 11 11 It-. II o n·m au ~ party, t ht• ¥ h '" "'. g nul <.:tt t ' I· 1 . ,. 1 vVt• ht•rc• uotJ<:l'cl the prall'JC goutd ~Larle<l . IJ,·forc < :'Y)>I.<·t ~l. til' <"H'lus (cactus O]Hllltn;) also the ( , }H'l'ClllllS tlll( 1 " 'l · j ' nu. ~umtt t s. (I I. · pI' i\.1·1 ·ll ! '' <) 1. ] ·1.c1 t 11' s• Jl)Cltnn•s ta!'hia, w1th a !!;Jt•a t Ii lJ. \lll\ · • plll ' \ tl , CO!llll~On Nlltdln\\ l'l', (h<•lianthus :tllTlllllS;) th<'. HI!-; ll ,1.a.l ll·~l<·· l o1 1\il IH\' .1 ( m,.t I\...t p e, ll'· ll''l ) '' lltd the silver ed o~· cd .c •uphorbJla , ( 1'~. SL.ll<. t ) l·o the purslaJt<', the l'Oil\OI\ulus (q10mt•n l'ptoI lt .l, lc hII)\'J' Ua<;lHl 'Ccl~}t~ a }1t1 ·t·t 'llld 'l S!H'C'il'~ of ('()( }\.Je !Jilt'l'j ;\lld on all ''' '' .. I· ]~>1 1 1)e s 'tl ll' l'J ltll' mo 11 r•u ls of loose earth tht0\\11 up by the g-op ICl; ( ·d ns10ill ·l brtSWI'lll\'.) 1 · p~~ ~'lei\ \Valnttl ('l'!'l'k at :3 o'dot:k , ~~nrl (•ntcrc~l upon \a sl p a1ns 0 f the bu!lalo grass, (sesleri.t dal'lylotdc:s.) After a march o~lJ· ·1 'l lllj>L'd within IiH• mil<.·s of' tbl' f.11nrd l>a\\IH' • tO('k. Ill Jntes\\C.<..· l·fromth .. n·v <·r ·.u1. ul\\C'1t rne our 1t ntH<'s· t<> \\ '•l ler <' tlltp '.1s •1 llll e ' 1 I the ' l t . !Htl'h·ts ftll<'cl. As tlH·r<' w ,1.; 110 woo< , W<' HS<.'< . • 111 , no. ou1 ~ • 1 £' 1 r . t ·01d ;, iJor· dt' \il l' h<·," and 1.1yc\o\\lllll'ill' tiJe SllJO{l: 0 t ll! trcs.o (1\. t 1I (.' 1I I·' Of q Il·l, I I 1 \ ,...:>, • \Ve had no titil·ks to ~upport our mo:-:Ic putot J bIa t.f: \''1 !'11·-·t 'lt·ri\•·d the l'Ountry itrotutd w;,s CO\'l'l'<'t \\'1 1 JU • ' ' l ( 'l \ \' l' " • "' ' • . 1 · 1 ' 1 L '1 t ,, .. \ ... too lat<' in the day· to hunt; \\'l' th<'l'l'Jnrc ay 1 ~ o nt ' ·· · · ,. · t I l I{ ) \\ 'l l q lll·l :• l\)' with the inte11ll(11l of lta\wg- a ut•r<:e ebase 111 II roorntn<r. · 1 f' l 1·g·c J I bl'H!t -Last nitrht we hnd a tcrnhlc ~r.rcH;u <' rn1n a a 1 . u. .Y ){ • pr. .1iric ,..,olh ves, (c·an1. s I at ran ~ . ) 'J'J H'St' allt.l Tlil I s ..1 rw ·'t,v,.s 1< :o\.< ()l<l lJ1 .. ltn J:.., of th(' bull'alo, to pi< k ttp the intirm and 1~1o1sc ltlll 0 l ~ . I f { t lU till' } 111 ntt•rs h.l.Ye woun<l·d, a~ \\ell as to pn·y on what. 1s ('to ~1a\whtcn·cl. . f . v/'c ,.·0t oil' in goo<l time, and Lit·uterwut Jc~mory, In compilny 0 . l hour ltlllllt•ts, started for th1· buil'alo. \' e sa\v the dwo.;c; p<l otln e l<HJ r<l wou1ll 1\•n •u l(·, an< I 1c t t 11< .' 1J CHs<.'lll ·n pass t l noug l 1,\\, e, h<'''Hl< tl:~ rttmblinr; sottnd ol lhl'ir '"'lilY ft·el;_ but at la,t the) nosscd t.~~ 1 I ll' that c·xt<·nds to\\ards th · north from Pawnee ro('k, and \\Cil 1.> ,ul to our Yll'\\. L~·t · ut<·nant .1 ~' mo1y 1u . II e< l ouc o l' tlI L' JH ' r cl ,• .b u 0':;,. ],qq\, r '"'""" iuto .. amp empty hand!'d. W' hailed a short~:':';~ 10 pal'k the· hull'alo lueat, and then proceed<.·cl to Ash cn·d:· 1/tl; nc<·l~ was dry, so Wl' coutillut'd our route among bt·rcls of hufh, 1)1 ;11 wPn' l'Ot~lt~Hmlly dn~hing.ac~os~ our road, and at length rpa~; c< 1 l'<t\\ nee fork C\(t('r a.. mar, .. h of 1 Hllle:.. . . sr;· The \\tdt·rs of tlus neck v.erc so lugh that w · c·cnd<lnot < 1 ~ ··1~ th . trt ·<·s nlon'~ th<' sides of the bauh' W('rc· half ltidclPn; .the• wlt;r,t • 1~ eddi1·~ \\ <'~t' rushiu~ along ''rith gr<'al velocity; the wJIIow~ t 1 1'1 loitnh• w on the banks were wav1.1 1g \llllI cr t l •c. strong pr<•:-:sul.c, of thue. )~alcr, antl lHu::;h and large logs were hurncdly bo,·nc along on l Ex. Doc. No. 41. 399 turbid bosom of the strrall! . We th<'relore c.:amp<·d h} tJH· side of the erct·k to await the subsiding of i1s \\atns. 'l'h<' c·oumry nroutl<l was co\ t•n·d with the (l'll<"lllnis j>l'l'l'llllis) prairi<· gourd, and "c iou1Hl it to 1H· inf't'sl ·d wtth tbos<' little striped inscl'ts tltat somu<"h anllO) 1he farmt•r in ~h<.· United Stat<·s, uy th' l'il\ agt'S thl'Y l'Ollllllit (UUO)I IYS t tht• ) Olll1g' \Ill!'~. 'l'b~ <T(.•c.;k is timb£red with tht• <•lm, (ulmus AnH•ri<':tna,) :lll<l tl1c box <•1dcr, (al'eo lH•gu ndo.) \Ve fn·<pt{'lltl), duriug tht• day, noticed the purslane a11d the "pinl'tlt' dt· prairi(·;', iu th(• low grounds the splt·udid con· opsi~ a11d tilt·· <.·upl1o rhia wt•n • displH) irw their U('auti<'s; an1l on the uplands the pril'kl) pear was st•t•n i~ g n· a t :1 b uu dan c c, b ul it h a cl passed its b 1 o ou~ . Dunng theaJtt•ntonn a man hy tltt~ llllllle of Huglll'S \\ as drownctl in attempting to C'ro~s the stream; thl're \\<·n· t\\o JIICil witl1 lJi!Il at tho time, but t1H! current was so vio1<·1ll thnt it soon S\\t·pt lti'n out of rl'a<'h. II is fri('llds brought 1tis rlothc's to CJilr (' illll]l, wht·r<· thl'y left thc•m 11ntil th(•y could n·~·ovt·r the bod.r. \'\ c ~aw tn~day large flol'ks <1f th<' tropical or )'<'llO\\ llt' ;Jd c·d hlad-.u:rd, (a~c·la.JUS ·;t uto('<'phalus,) also th(• <'OinlllOJI bJa<'kbird, {qui :-: calu:) \er~iro lt~r,) and the Baltimor<.• oriole, (irten1.· Jbltim on·.) July 1·11/t.-\Nc• "ere ol>Iig(d to !'('main bere all <lay, l'till " ·lit-ing the plt·asHn•s of the watc•rs. l11 1h<· llll!itll\dtilc J set Ollt• oi the 111('11 to \\.orl~ to dig llJ> a root of the beautiful prairie <"Oil\ td Hilus, (ipomea lcptop!tyll ;J.) 'l'ltis lll<~n \\ ork ·d for st'\ < ral Lou1·s, for tht• ground \\as extr!'lll ·ly lt~ll'd, so tlt;lt h<• was :1l last oblig<;<i to tl•;u· it lljl, lc;ning Jlltlf~ h ol' the top 1ool behind. This rnol <' {tl'ndl'd for about. one• foot and of not mon· tltan on ·-ltalr il tt.'lt<·:-; in diamc1<"r, then il suddenly <·nlarg<·d, 1ormiug a great t:tb ·r, ~ 1<·<·1 in h•ngth and 21 inl'hcs in C'in:urnrl'l'l'll <'e. 'l'h<' Cl)(:y 'Jilt· indi.1 •. told Jllc that tla:y eat it, that it ha~, a s\\c·el taste·, and is •·<, d tu cure the' f<'V<•r. 'J'Lt.•) l'a.lled it h.ulg<'J'..; food, and sn11 Lull 1:1c lllan root, on ae<"otlllt of its gn·at sJ:r.t·, for they sa) SOIIJ(' oJ .tl arc as large as a man. \Vc· cdso Jll'O<' lJI't•d hc·n· thl' 1\lt · ~J t·an po 1 q), (argtmonc• M<·xtcana;) notin·d quautitit•!-i cH· a \\illo\\ lJrur, ., ,,, 1l ~C\eral :-.pccimens of the tooth-adt<' tr ·e, (n!·ar Z<tJttho.:\) lnm lr .inum .) 'l'bi~ morlling- Laiug brought llle a Y<•ry l.trg<· toad, (1:1n;t m 11 ~ i r a,) Ln c \. < e · d i n g any 1 c· v < • r IJ <' f o r c h, t ' t' s t· · u . f) 11 r i 11 g t h e day lmad<' a ~1 etch of tlH· conntry around our c·alltp; tla· lllo.l 1 <. cognisahlr f(•atnre is the blufl' just ou the Wf'St. ide of tlw stnam, clo e to the• ford . In the c·vc·niug some of us' t·ut O\er to \i::;it M1:- lJofl'lllan'sratup; one of tht gelJtJemen att;tl'hed to the party Juul.Just retu1·ue<l from his first hunt, having; killed f'our fat !'OW· ;tnd brought in th<'ir tongues. Thus f.ar we have uoticc·d sc\ era! plants 1lt.tl l1ave lJc<•a so common that 1 hnv, uegleded to mc·ntiou th<;nL Ouc is the 1 cad plan t , o r t c a p l aut, (am or pIt a <·an c•. · t' c u s,) a n J j s i n so m c p I a c <: s so ahundant as to di~pla('c almosl (•very. <!titer l1erh; t}t~ otluT rs \Vhat OUr men call prairie indigo, .(bilj>~lSlll Jeucant}Ja,) Jt Ucan; a large b lac:k cylindrical pod, iilled w1th kulney-shapcd ~ced: July 15t!~. -'l'his morning we commenced makwg a ralt, deter- |