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taking goods and arms to the Osage Indians, their 

 enemies, they took me. In the evening the rum 

 was again broached. Two kegs of high proof 

 spirits had been taken from the perioque, which 

 contained about twelve gallons each. I was di- 

 rected not to leave the tent. 



Early in the morning of the 4th, I went out 

 and found all still. At the farther part of the 

 encampment, where the liquor was drank, I saw 

 the horrid effects of their last night's debauch. 

 The wood, weeds, and almost every thing, was 

 covered with blood. While I was viewing the 

 scene, an Indian came to me, and bid me begone. 

 I therefore immediately returned to the tent. 

 Soon after Mr. Pardo came in and told me the 

 Indians had been very drunk, and had fought with 

 their knives. Three of them were badly wounded, 

 and one very dangerously. I was permitted to 

 take several small articles from the chief's share 

 of the goods, among which were my papers, a 

 razor and alappo coat. These I procured through 

 the influence of Mr. Pardo. He informed me 

 that in a few days the band would go to the Ri- 

 carus village, where more of the band were. This 

 camp in which we now were, was situated on a 

 lage fork of the Kanzas, on the edge of a prairie. 

 The tents were made of buffaloe skins dressed, 

 and painted with a variety of rude figures, which 

 at a distance made a handsome appearance. Each 

 tent was set up in form of a cone, by means of a 

 pole about twelve feet long, with the skins tied 



