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a lake which our companions now informed us [underlined] _did not exist_ [end], but having discovered one which they knew not of, the hoaxers were hoaxed & the laugh was mutual. As yesterday the Indians performed a sham-fight on foot to day a somewhat similar maneuver, was executed on horse-back. All the upper band of Sissetons, mounted their horses, being in full dress with the exception of their heads, which were nearly concealed by branches which they carried in their hands, unclear interlinear additions/corrections & with which they were bedecked in different ways, mostly sashwise?, They thus presented much the appearanced accorded to McDuffs army when "Birnam wood did coem to Dunsinane"-- This long cavalcade then proceeded to the various