Several speeches were made by the chiefs during the council, all expressive in the highest degree of their friendly disposition towards our government, and their conduct in every particular manifested the sincerity of their declarations.

After an unremitting and severe labour of two days, we returned to our old encampment with the loss of some of my horses, and my men excessively fatigued.

I had the Big Horn river explored from Wind River mountain to my place of embarkation.

The Yellowstone river is a beautiful river to navigate.

Snow is so common that I have omitted to note its falling at least two days out of Three.

The only very rugged part of the route is in crossing the Big Horn mountain, which is about 30 miles wide.

Several speeches were made by the chiefs during the council, all expressive in the highest degree of their friendly disposition towards our government, and their conduct in every particular manifested the sincerity of their declarations.