The Arkansas advocate., 1835-06-05

all, however, well timbered, and with good bottoms. Just before stopping at noon, 1 Lewis shot an excellent buck, from his horse, and killed him in his tracks. Ne took his fleece likewise. Soon after, he ] killed badger, and at the place where we encamped, we killed three racoons. We stopped at pond of water or the bank of. small creek, and I never enjoyed any ex- pertinent in epicurism so well as did the mixture of buffalo and deer meat which we had here, and for several days affer, in abundance. l have forgotten where we encamped this night, but think that we made, this day, about fifteen miles, in a course, as usual, nearly north.
 26.-Traveled, this day, through the same kind of country as yesterday. Noon- ed on a creek of running water, after cros- sing one or two creeks in the forenoon. Di- reetlY after setting ont again, we crossed another creek, and were keeping down 1t 10 the east, when we deserted range of hills to the north, and determined to keep our course until We reached them. We accor- dingly kept on across the prairie, and en- camped at night on another small creek, where we hunted turlies unsuccessfaIy. Travelled this day about fifteen miles north.
 27.---Ihis day we passed through immense herds of buffalo, and, about three in the afternoon, ascending a table hill which lay in front of us,saw that there were no buffalo ahead. We kept on until the middle Of the afternoon, and encamped near pond of water, and not far from deep creek. It soon commenced raining, and during the storm Lewis killed a COW, and We brought the meat into camp. Here we lay two days, when the storm ceased.
 30.--Moyed this morning about six miles. to the top of a hill to the north of us, and stopped again, our animals being worn out by the storm. We encamped in a grove of oak, and made our first oak fire. Towards evening Lewis killed four buffalo cows, and We were again kept from starya- ton.
 31.-Lay by this day, killed three tur- keys, and had a change of diet.
 Nov. This day we again turned our course to the north, through the prairie For mile or two l rode, but was obliged 10 dismount and drive my horse before me. 1t noon. We eneamped on small creek, and at night in the Cross fimbers on the edge of deep hollow. This day, for the first time, we saw a few grapes. Travelled about twenty-one miles, N. |. by N.
 2.-This morning I left my horse and went forward on foot, packing blanket upon my back. From this day until the seventh there was little variety in our travelling; sometimes in the open prairie, and sometimes for miles i'll q tangled will derness of scrub-oak, grapes and briers, which hardly allowed our mules to force a way through them. My aneles were fre- qnently covered with blood, and nothing but my strong pantaloons of leather saved my legs from being served in the same manner.
 On the seventh, towards night, we heard T gun fired to the left of us, and knew, by the crack, that ii was fusee or nusket. We accordingly supposed it to proceed from Cumanche. Proceeding on, howe- yer, we came, about three of the after noons upon deep river of running water, which We all took to be the Washlta, but which Lewis concluded, from it's size, 1t could not be. lie supposed 1t to be Red River; and finding 1t impossible to cross 1t. we turned back sadly, and encamped about four miles from t. The expression of de- spar upon the countenances of some of the party, was ludicrous.
 S.-This morning we turned down the river, determined to go in upon the river and cross 1t. We had not proceeded far when we saw an Indian at a distance of about five miles in the prairie. Ne still, however, kept down the slope of the prai- Tie, toward the river, at slow gait, expect ing his approach, and in about half an hour he appeared within quarter of a mile of Us, coming through a small point of timber. When within two hundred yards of us he stopped. We motioned to him to come on, and after some hesitation he did so. I asked him in Spanish if he could speak that i language, supposing him to be a Cumanche, for they generally speak that language. 1 Thinking that wished to know his nation, he answered, sWawsashy' (0sage.) It was a pleasant sound to us, and seeing t con- frmed by his single point of hair upon the top of his head, We shook hands with him, and inquired of him, by signs, where his camp was. He pointed to the top Of the hill, and wished us to go there and eat, to which we agreed, being desrous of finding out where we actually were. Seeing me on foot, he gave me his horse to ride, and kept ahead of us on foot, chattering to us, and accompanying his orations with an abundance of signs. We soon knew for q certainty that he was an Osage, by the fre-