They were conspiring to desert us in the night and steal some of our horses... we engaged a spy.

I was informed... that some... were dreaming and wished to return.

The Pawnee chief had left the village the day after the doctor arrived, with 50 or 60 horses and many people, and had taken his course to the north of our route.

Owing to the difficulty of obtaining horses, Mr. Henry returns from this place. In descending the Mississippi I will request him to pay his respects to you.

At the lodge the chief gave me many particulars which were relative to the late visit of the Spaniards.

With the dreary season in which we travelled part of the route; with our minds much more actively employed in forming resources for our preservation from famine.