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Jeisurely in a narrow pathway, in Indian jile, led by the 

 grand chief ; near this pathway the musical band was sta- 

 tioned, and when Long-hair arrived opposite, they struck 

 up, suddenly and loudly, a martial air. We wished to observe 

 the effect which instruments, that he had never seen or 

 heard before, would produce on this distinguished man, 

 and therefore eyed him closely, and were not disappointed to 

 observe that he did not deign to look upon them, or to mani- 

 fest, by any emotion whatever, that he was sensible of their 

 presence. The Indians arranged themselves on the benches 

 prepared for them, and the cessation of the music was suc- 

 ceeded by stillness, which was suddenly interrupted by loud 

 explosions from our howitzers, that startled many of us, but 

 did not appear to attract the notice of the Pawnees. 



Major O'Fallon rose and addressed them in a very austere 

 tone and manner, stating the offences they had committed 

 against the white people, and admonishing them to a reforma- 

 tion in their conduct, and to restore the articles they had 

 stolen from us ; this was chiefly directed against the Paw- 

 nee Republicans ; the Loups were applauded for their 

 uniformly good deportment. 



The council terminated after much of the property taken 

 from us near the Konza village was restored, and a promise 

 given that the offenders should be punished by whipping. 

 (See note A at the end of the volume.) 



The leisure we enjoyed after our arrival at Engineer can- 

 tonment, afforded the opportunity of making numerous ex- 

 cursions to collect animals, and to explore the neighbouring 

 country. We give here some account of two species of So- 

 rex, taken near our cabins.* 



* I. Sorex parvus. Say. Brownish cinereous above; beneath cinereous; 

 teeth blackish; tail short, of moderate thickness. 



Body above brownish cinereous, beneath cinereous;" head elongated; 

 eyes and ears concealed; whiskers long, the longest nearly attaining the 

 back of the head; nose naked emarginate;/Von£ teeth black, lateral ones 

 piceous; feet whitish, five toed; nails prominent, acute, white; tail short. 



