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Then the pipe and presents which consisted of a little unclear cracker &c then the squaws arrived with their drove of Horses, Colt, papooses tent & [[etc.?}} The sight was novel & unique We present each Squaw a cracker and each papoose likewise. presently by order as we supposed of their Lords and Masters the started? their cavalcade leaving Natures noblemen smoking in all the stateliness? of an Englishman cross leg on the ground, around our fine camp. they present us many letters written by learned Gentlemen of fame and also from Emigrants stating that the bearer was a good honest Indian and friendly to the Whites. one was written by General Hassining? to Good Bearer a fine old Chief apparently he felt very fond of it. I like the simplicity of the children of the forest but hate their duplicity they should be well treated? by Emigrants for it is their country that we travel and they certainly are unclear kindly for ?bearing? to the White who insults them. all kind of tricks are plaid on them such as writting on their letters vulgar and impudent epithets one letter was shown me by one of the Indian chiefs the writer after stating who the Indian was &c proceeds to call him a damn fool, thief and vagabond. I foulded up the letter and attempted to tell him it was of no use to him. The Indian seems to have no prejudice against unclear of Language, and will not I think when he can use any of our words except the salutatory "How" with that they are very prompt, and expect to be answered at once. This day wound off with a unclear Thunder Storms and flood of Rain. Monday 25 we camped last night - at what is commonly called the first Sand Bluff. It is a spur of the Sand hill, coming down to the River the sand is very deep and awful traveling through there. The wheels sink to the hub in some places