The Yearly~ 
Rendezvous 
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the Platte has few fish, and little beside catfish are 
found in the other streams, many trout are found on 
this side. On the second day we found traces of 
whites and Indians, that had journeyed ahead of us 
through this region a short time before, probably to 
the rendezvous, which takes place yearly about this 
time in the neighborhood of the Green River. As 
our destination was the same, though our leader did 
not know precisely what place had been chosen for 
it this year, some of our men were sent out for in- 
formation. They returned the next day while we 
were camping on the New Fork, with two agents of 
the fur company, Trips and Walker. These agents 
were accompanied by their Indian wives and a lot of 
dogs. The two squaws, quite passable as to their fea- 
tures, appeared in highest state. Their red blankets, 
with the silk kerchiefs on their heads, and their gaudy 
embroideries, gave them quite an Oriental appear- 
ance. Like themselves, their horses were bedight 
with embroideries, beads, corals, ribbons and little 
bells. The bells were hung about in such number that 
when riding in their neighborhood, one might think 
one’s self in the midst of Turkish music. The squaws, 
however, behaved most properly. They took care 
of the horses, pitched a tent, and were alert for every 
word of their wedded lords. From the agents we 
learned that this year’s meeting place had been fixed 
on the right bank of the Green River at the angle 
formed by its junction with Horse Creek. We were 
now about a day’s journey from the place. Starting 
