8&2 : NOTES TAKEN. 
Columbia, and Yankee Doodle, of course, roared.out at the 
top of not the weakest lungs, constituted our celebration, 
“our echoes bringing into camp an old squatter, who, roused 
from his solitude by such vociferous republicanism, came to 
ascertain the meaning of the invasion. His curiosity was 
gratified to our gain, as we procured from him some excellent 
butter, at the moderate rate of a bit a pound, a rich treat 
in camp. 
During the afternoon, we were agreeably oe by the 
arrival of John Wagon, and John J ackson, our two Delaware 
hunters and guides. : 
_ The manner and the certainty with which they found us, 
shows how invaluable this race of men is for such service. 
Whilst we lay at Washita, Captain Marcy visited Fort 
Arbuckle, and left word with Big Beayer—a famous Dela- 
ware—to procure him hunters and guides. . He could not 
procure them in time to join us at Washita, but ascertaining 
our route, and time of departure, these men took a straight 
course across the country, guided by the stars, swimming Red 
River, and other intervening streams, subsisting on cold 
flour,* and what game they met with, and struck our camp— 
one hundred and ninety miles from Fort Arbuekle—on the 
afternoon of the fourth day, as accurately as though they had 
* Cold flour is a preparation of corn. It is first parched, then pounded and 
according to taste, a little sugar mixed with it. A hangful of this will make a 
int of gruel, upon whiclf a man can subsist for twenty-four hours, 
