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fright of the horses was occasioned by the near approach of Buffalo or wild horses - At 9 oclock we set out again. The waggons encamped up the river which at this bend is nearly a south course - I rode over the Ridge several miles & find that the pawnee fork heads near the main? river & is not distant from it more than 8 or few miles in any place, judgeing from the timber which I saw on that creek which appears quite abundant - upon turning towards the river I found that the waggons were directly opposite me & about to encamp - the bottom line