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Day, one of the hunters, became perfectly insane, and was 
sent back to the main establishment under the charge of 
some Indians: the remaining six pursued their voyage up- 
wards of 900 miles, when they happily met with Mr. Joseph 
Miller, on bis way to the mouth of the Columbia: he had 
been considerably to the south and east among the nations 
called Blackarms and Arapahays, by the latter of whom he 
was robbed ; 3 in consequence of which he suffered almost 
every privation human nature is capable of, and was ina 
state of starvation and almost nudity when the party met 
him. 
They now had fifteen horses, and pursued their journey 
for the Atlantic world, without any uncommon accident, 
until within about 200 miles of the Rocky Mountains, 
where they unfortunately met with a party of the Crow 
Indians, who behaved with the most unbounded insolence, 
and were solely prevented from cutting off the party by ob- 
serving them well armed and constantly on their guard. 
They however pursued on their track six days, and finally 
stole every horse belonging to the party. 
Some idea of the situation of those men may he con+ 
ceived, when we take into consideration that they were: 
now on foot and had a journey of 2000 miles before them, 
1500 of which entirely unknown, as they intended and pro- 
secuted it considerably south of Messrs. Lewis and Clark’s 
route: the impossibility of carrying any quantity of pro- 
visions on their backs, in addition to their ammunition and 
bedding, will occur at first view. The danger to be ap- 
prehended from starvation was imminent. 
They however put the best face upon their prospects, 
and pursued their route towards the Rocky Mountains at 
the head waters of the Colorado or Spanish River, and 
stood their course E.S.E. until they struck the head waters 
of the great river Platte, which they undeviatingly followed 
to its mouth.—It may here be observed, that this river for 
about 300 miles is navigable for a barge; from thence to 
the Otto village, within 45 miles of its entrance into the 
Missouri, it is a mere bed of sand, without water sufficient 
to float a skin canoe. 
From the Otto village to St. Louis the party performed 
their voyage in a canoe furnished them by the natives, and 
arrived here in perfect health on the 30th of last month. 
Our travellers did not hear of the war with England until 
they came to the Ottos: these people told them that the 
Shawanoe Prophet had sent them a wampum, inviting 
them to join in the war against the Americans ; that they 
answered 
