212 ._ NOTES TAKEN. 
CHAPTER XV. 
CAMP ON THE CLEAR FORK TO CAMP ON THE LOWER BRAZOS. 
Survey concluded—Leave for Fort Belknap.—Description of country passed 
ov ting Indian Camps by the Delawares.—Arrive at 
true sportsman.—Puma ch 
March to Caddo Village.—Description of the Village—Jim Shaw and his 
family.—Grasses met with on our trip,—Finish the Survey.—Leave for home, 
SepremsBer 4th to 10th.—The surveying parties having con- 
cluded their labours, we struck tents this morning and marched 
to Fort Belknap, where we camped for a short time to procure 
stores and prepare for future work in locating and surveying 
lands for the Caddos, Jonies, Ah-nan-da-kas, To-wac-ko-nies, 
Wichitas, and Ton-kah-was, who exist in this neighbourhood, 
The country passed over abounded in game, and we passed 
many deserted hunting-camps. Our Delawares displaying the 
same sagacity, before observed upon, in designating the name 
of the tribe, the number, and even the lodge of the chief. 
Being curious to know what signs indicated these facts, I 
_ asked one of them, when he gave me the following informa- 
tion, which may be of great service to travellers on the prairie, 
enabling them, when finding a deserted camp, to know the 
friendly from the hostile Indians; and thus, should they be 
hostile, avoid them by marching in a different direction from 
