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Show 22 FROM FORT LEAVENWORTH TO FORT KEARNY. with numerous terraces rising one above the other, having a striking arid picturesque effect. Some shales are interspersed among the chalky limestone. Here also were seen several small boulders of red granite. Some good- sized catfish were caught in the Blue by the men, during the night. Sunday, June 10.- Bar. 28.82; Ther. 70°. The camp rested, it having been determined, from the commencement of the expedi- / tion, to devote this day, whenever practicable, to its legitimate purpose, as an interval of rest for man and beast. I here beg to record, as the result of my experience, derived not only from the present journey, but from the observation of many years spent in the performance of similar duties, that, as a mere matter of pecuniary consideration, apart from all higher obligations, it is wise to keep the Sabbath. More work can be obtained from both men and animals by its observance, than where the whole seven days are uninterruptedly devoted to labour. Very early in the morning it was discovered that three horses from our herd, and one from a neighbouring encampment, had been stolen during the night, and that so adroitly as not to occasion the slightest noise, although our animals were all picketed in the very centre of the camp and within a few feet of the tents. Search was forthwith made for the trail of the robbers, which was soon found, and ascertained to be that of Indians. Two parties of scouts were despatched in pursuit. In the mean time, the ammunition chests were opened, additional cartridges served out, arms examined and reloaded, the men practised in shooting at a mark, and every preparation made to guard against a repetition of the outrage. In a few hours one of the parties, under Archambault, the guide, an experienced hunter and mountaineer, returned, but without the animals. They had crossed the Blue at the ford, and followed the trail of the Indians about six miles, but here the latter had recrossed, and taken to the hard open prairie, where all further trace of them was lost, and the pursuit in consequence given up. They found, however, the spot where the Indian party had encamped the day previous, marked by the fragments of an ox they had just stolen from a neighbouring train. They had taken two; one they had killed and devoured, leaving in their haste the yoke and hide of the slaughtered animal, together with a small portion of the meat, while they made off with the horses, and drove the other ox before them. The robbers were Pawnees, and had evidently been watching ever since our arrival, as they |