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as barbarians, but to whose commiseration his wretchedness 

 seemed to have been a passport. 



28th. This morning at sunrise, we were called from our 

 tents by the cry of Tabbyboo^ proceeding from two hand- 

 some mounted Arrapahoes, who appeared delighted to see 

 us; they had passed our camp in the night, on their way 

 from the camp of the Bear -tooth, with a message from that 

 chief to our neighbours. In consequence of this information 

 or order, the lodges on both sides of the river were struck at 

 six o'clock, and the whole body of Indians, commenced their 

 march up the river, notwithstanding the threatening aspect 

 of the heavens, which portended a storm. We could not but 

 admire the regularity, with which the preparations for their 

 journey seemed to be conducted, and the rennarkable facility 

 with which the lodges disappeared, and with all their cum- 

 brous and various contents, were secured to the backs of the 

 numerous horses and mules. As the long drawn caravan pro- 

 ceeded onward, a military air was imparted to the whole, at 

 the distance at which we contemplated it, by the activity of 

 the young warriors, with their lances and shields, galloping 

 or racing along the line for caprice or amusement. 



The Kiawa chief and a few attendants, called to make his 

 parting visit. He is an old man, rather short, inelegantly 

 formed, destitute of any remarlcable physiognomical peculia- 

 rity, and like other chiefs, without any distinction of per- 

 sonal ornament. In common with many of his tribe, his sys- 

 tem was subject to cutaneous eruptions, of which several in- 

 dications, besides a large ulcer, near the angle of the mouth, 

 exhibited the proof. We were soon all driven into our flimsy 

 and almost worn out tents, which afforded us but a very par- 

 tial shelter from the fall of a heavy shower of rain from the 

 N. W. There we obtained some additional information from 

 the chief, who was disposed to be communicative, to aug- 

 ment the considerable mass, which we had already collected 

 from other Indians, and particularly from Bijeau, respectin 

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