27th.

This day rode fourteen miles, and on
our way passed a larger prairie than the one we
saw yesterday, which is called the Upper Piqua
Plains. We have also passed a body of land
heavily timbered, but its very level situation
renders it not desirable. Through this tract we
have found a very deep and miry road, and
have regretted the neccesity of a slow movement.
Our hired man has to lead his horse, the bag of
corn being too heavy for the horse to bear his
weight also. We reached a place called Lora-
mier's store, where we found a shelter and
lodged, having through the latter part of the
day rode through rain. On our way we twice
crossed a considerable water of the Miami called
Loramier's Creek.

At this place there is a very large fortification
made by General Wayne

called Fort Loramier.
And here it is that the line of division between
the white people and the Indians passes agree-
ably to the treaty of peace* *Treaty of Greenville, for which see Appendix. between the Indians
and General Wayne. I may here remark that
for many days in passing along, we have ob-
served hunting camps erected by the Indians,
but no Indians in them.

It is probable they are at present at or near
their towns. We have observed from day to
day many curious, and to us unitelligible In-
dian hieroglyphics cut upon the trees. We have
also been entertained in examining these figures,
sometimes cut, at other times painted on the