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he. The Big Horse and the Crenier only were acknowledg- 

 ed as chiefs, and to the latter, who did not possess a large 

 medal, one was given in exchange for a smaller one which 

 he possessed. No chief was acknowledged amongst the Mis- 

 souries, as it is the wish of Major O" Fallon to extinguish as 

 much as possible national prejudices between these two na- 

 tions or tribes. 



Cut-nose now presented to the agent his crow and bison 

 robe ornamented with hieroglyphicks. The Little Black 

 Bear pre ented his robe of white wolf and bison skin, 

 and a pair of handsome leggins. The Black Bird presented 

 a robe and the serrated instrument of music before mention- 

 ed, observing, significantly, that the latter was then the only 

 weapon he possessed with which he could defend his father. 



October 5th. Last evening Loutre, an old Missouri Indian, 

 died ; he had spoken in the council a few hours before, and 

 remarked then that he had not long to live, . He was buried 

 without ceremony near the trading house. 



October 9th. Messengers, who had been sent yesterday 

 for the Pawnees, returned, having met with them on the Elk 

 Horn creek, twenty-five miles distant, on their way hither. 

 They arrived about noon, seventy in number, consisting of 

 individuals of each of the three tribes called Grand Paw- 

 nees, Pawnee Republicans and Pazvnee Loups, or Pawnema- 

 has, and halted at some distance from our camp. As we ap- 

 proached them we observed the majority of them standing 

 in a forest of young willow trees, holding their mules by the 

 bridles, and looking dubiously around. The chief of the 

 principal band, Long Hair, was haranguing them in a loud 

 voice, " Take off your saddles ; why do you stand peeping 

 and trembling in the bushes ; you ought to have trembled 

 when the whites were seen near the Konza village, &c." 

 We saluted the principal men in the usual manner, of shak- 

 ing by the hand, though not with much cordiality. Major 

 O' Fallon then said " Pawnees encamp here and smoke your 



