24th It was a cold morning yesterday morning the Thermometer
stood at 52°, at noon 82, & this morning 38 accompanied with
north wind, we travled 10 miles & nooned. I dreamed this mor-
ning that some Indians came into camp in a friendly manner
& stole 6 horses before our eyes & rode off we gave them
chase on horsback & I awoke.
As soon as we camped
this noon two Indians came to the camp they were
they were well dressed & clean we gave them some dinner
& showed them an Indian dog that had followed us several
days but the dog would not follow them they soon left the
camp. still grows plainer to our view
we drove in the afternoon 6 1/2 miles & camped near the quick
sand mountain that run in a ridge from the back that
apparently had been heaped up by the wind I rode about
two miles forward to find grass and a camping place and on
my return I saw about 30 Soux Indians Plunge their horses
Into the River on the opposite side & make towards us I rode
with several others to the river & met them as they came
out they shook hands with us, vary friendly, the Chief
unfurled a large American Flag with the Eagle stars & stripes
& presented me a Letter. It was written in french we
however made it out, they were all well dressed the Chief
was dressed in a military coat. the Brethren from Camp
brought a white flag & stuck down by the side of theirs
they wanted to go into Camp we proposed for 5 of them
to go & the rest to remain in Camp but they all wiched
to come so we let them. we gave them supper they
remained about camp all night, but were good & stole
nothing. distance of the day 16 1/2 —
