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a wild Indian’s heart is through his stomach, as they are 
always ready to eat and drink. 
August 16th and 17th were spent in explorations to find 
a suitable tract to be surveyed for the location of the Ca- 
manches, and finally one was selected about three miles 
farther up the stream from our camp, comprising every 
essential of upland and meadow, with fine water and timber, 
the amount of land necessary being six square leagues. 
August 18th.—Se-na-co and his party arrived to-day. He 
was very prepossessing in his appearance, about five feet 
eight inches in height, not stout, but his frame firmly knit, 
very dark complexion, with a countenance mild but decided. 
He dressed without any ornament, and in this respect was a 
great contrast to his followers, 
With him came Qua-ha-we-ti and Oti, the chiefs who had 
previously visited us, and Naroni, or little piece of meat thrown 
over a pole, and Straight-fellow, two war captains, ponies a 
large party of warriors, women and children, Ke 
A very interesting woman accompanied this party. She 
was -the widow of San-ta-na, a celebrated chief who died 
about three years since, and still mourned her loss, going 
out every evening in the neighborhood of camp, to howl and 
_ ery and cut herself with knives, according to the custom 
among them of persons in affliction. She had separated her- 
self in a measure from the tribe, and formed a band of 
women, seven in number, like herself —— She owned 
tilerge herd of mules and horsés, an 
