CONTENTS. 
CHAPTER I. 
From Fort Smith to Scullyville. 
Commencement of the survey.—Thunder-storm.—Ring’s plantation.— Scully ville. —Arrival of stores at Fort Smith.—Ex¬ 
plorations in vicinity of the Poteau.—Visit to Fort Coffee.—Choctaw academy.—Account of the Choctaws and their 
government. Page 5. 
CHAPTER II. 
From Scullyville to Delaware settlement. 
Arrival of the escort.—A new recruit.—Departure from Scullyville.—Long prairie.—Illness and return of Mr. Jones.— 
Sans Bois creek.—Gaines’ creek.—Singular alternations of woodland and prairie.—Chickasaw village.—Coal strata.— 
Shawnee village •—Account of the inhabitants.—Mexican captives.—Visit to Little River settlement.—Shawnee town.—• 
Favorable route from Coal creek to Boggy river.—Head-waters of the Boggy.—Delaware mount.—Old Camp Ar- 
buckle. Page 10. 
CHAPTER III. 
From Delaivare settlement to Oak creek. 
Difficulty of procuring a guide.—Jesse Chisholm.—Accounts of the Cherokees, their rites and ceremonies.—Remarks re¬ 
garding the Comanchesand other tribes.—Straying of animals.—Discovery of a comet.—Mexican captives.—A Delaware 
carousal.—Return of Mr. Gaines.—Prairie on fire.—Cross Timbers.—Hueco Indians.—Vincente, the interpreter.—Kichai 
guide.—Branches of Walnut creek.—Finely timbered valleys.—Fertility of the soil.—March interrupted by burning 
prairies.—A norther.—Deer creek.—Buffalo crossing.—Rock Mary.—Gypsum creek.—Bear creek.—Valley of False 
Washita.—Elm creek.—Comet creek.—Silver creek.—Marcou creek.—Oak creek. Page 19. 
CHAPTER IV. 
From Oak creek to Rocky Dell creek. 
Buffalo creek.—Alamo spring..—Divide between the False Washita and Canadian.—Entrance to Canadian valley.—Ante¬ 
lope hills.—Grape creek.—Buffalo, and other game.—Interview with Comanches.—Wolf creek.—Natural mounds.— 
Wine creek.—Vineyard.—Valley river.—Meeting with Kiowas.—Mexican traders.—Kiowa village.—Captives.—Council 
with the Indians.—Crossing of the Canadian.—Abandoned trading-post.—White Sandy creek.—Shady creek.—Deserted 
Comanche encampment.—Red Bank creek.—Beautiful View creek.—Llano Estacado.—Encampment creek.—Rocky Dell 
creek. Page 28. 
CHAPTER V. 
From Rocky Dell creek to Anton Chico. 
Cave at Rocky Dell.—Pueblo Indian traders.—Violent storm.-—Halt creek.-—Antelope.—Staked Plain.—Fossil creek.— 
Tucumcari creek.—Plaza Larga.—Laguna Colorada.—Arroyo de Pajarito.— Arroyo Cuerbito.—Digging for prairie dogs.— 
Hurrah creek.—Rio de Gallinas.—Sheep spring.—Anton Chico. Page 37. 
