We now took An affectionate farewell of
the Chief, and the Indians present, who
parted with us with much respect; and
I can truly say, the longer I have been
among that People, the more near and
united they have felt to me, and that
now on parting, the felt like bretheren
like with whom I have had been intamate
-ly acquainted, and for whose wellfare
I feel ardant Wishes. ----

About 8 O Clock we left Buffaloe

, hav-
-ing a fine day to enter the Wilderness,
and there having been about a Week
of dry weather, the road was this day
pretty good, so that with industry we
traveled by computation 45 miles.

Much of this days ride was through a country
land of very little or no thinly timbered, wich was
grown over with plenty of pretty good grass,
so that I thought thousands of Cattle might
have fattened upon it, if it was not for a
certain species of large flies, and Musche-
-toes, we stoped twice to let our horses eat