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done. Early after dinner Mr. Osgood arrived, informing me that Lieutenant Du Barry, 
misconstruing my instructions, had declined to allow him to bring forward the two wagons 
which I had ordered for the use of the advanced parties, and without which there was no use in 
my going ahead. I determined at once to go back myself the next morning with Boutineau, 
Osgood, Boulieau, and a wagon, and, as it was possible we might not get further than Crow 
river with the train, detailed some men to cut wood and take it to that river for the use of the 
party. I sent Belland forward to Lieutenant Grover to inform him of the trouble and that I 
would join him on Tuesday night. 
June 20.—Started at 3.30 a. m. to go back to the main train, which I met five miles west of 
Lake Henry. Taking charge of the train myself, I directed Boutineau to explore in advance for 
the most practicable route. "The bad crossing referred to in the narrative of the 18th was, by 
great exertion and the united force of the whole party, effected without accident, and the whole 
train reached Lightning lake by 4.30 p. m. 
June 21.—In compliance with his own request I relieved Lieutenant Du Barry from duty 
with the expedition, and ordered him to report in person to the Adjutant General in Washington 
city. He was desired to call upon the Secretary of War and acquaint him with the whole 
history of the expedition up to this point; and to enable him to reach the settlements with 
some degree of comfort and expedition, I despatched Mr. Kendall and two of the voyageurs to 
accompany him as far as Long Prairie on his return, whence there would be no difficulty in his 
procuring transportation to Sauk Rapids. From Long Prairie the party were to procure some 
supplies and Indian ponies and overtake the expedition as soon as possible. 
Captain Remenyi and his assistant, Mr. Jekelfaluzy, were discharged to-day as they did 
not perform their duties to my satisfaction. The baggage was weighed and each member 
allowed twenty-five pounds with his blankets, the excess to be turned over to the quarter- 
master, who would find other transportation for it. It was made the duty of each man to take 
out and put in the wagons his own personal bass and the loads were distributed accord- 
ingly. 
It was here ascertained that the flour was likely to be very insufficient, as some had been 
damaged in crossing streams on the backs of mules, and two sacks of salt had been taken by 
mistake for it. 
All these matters detained us until 4.30 p. m., when I pushed forward with Dr. Suckly s and 
the scientific parties. The clouds were ELA and indicated a severe gust. We reached a 
beautiful lake, about three miles distant, called by us Lake Stanley, in honor of the artist of the 
expedition, and had just time to get into camp to save ourselves from a very severe storm, 
which continued with great violence till near 7 p. m. 
June 22.—My party, leaving Dr. Suckley, got off about 6 а. m. Тһе first мв we 
met in our journey to-day occurred about three and a half miles from camp, which, our guides 
inform us, is a branch of Crow river. It is about twenty feet wide. The approach to it is by 
a marsh. The water runs very swiftly, say six or seven miles an hour. Our teams got through 
safely by the men applying their force to the wheels; the detention was, however, slight. 
One more swift, narrow, but deep stream occurs before reaching White Bear lake, offering 
some impediment to our progress. By the application of personal force this difficul was 
