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27th. This day rode fourteen miles, and on our way passed a larger prairie than the one we saw yesterday, which is called the Upper Piqua Plains. We have also passed a body of land heavily timbered, but its very level situation renders it not desirable. Through this tract we have found a very deep and miry road, and have regretted the neccesity of a slow movement. Our hired man has to lead his horse, the bag of corn being too heavy for the horse to bear his weight also. We reached a place called Lora-mier's store, where we found a shelter and lodged, having through the latter part of the day rode through rain. On our way we twice crossed a considerable water of the Miami called Loramier's Creek. At this place there is a very large fortification made by General Wayne called Fort Loramier. And here it is that the line of division between the white people and the Indians passes agree-ably to the treaty of peace* *Treaty of Greenville, for which see Appendix. between the Indians and General Wayne. I may here remark that for many days in passing along, we have ob-served hunting camps erected by the Indians, but no Indians in them. It is probable they are at present at or near their towns. We have observed from day to day many curious, and to us unitelligible In-dian hieroglyphics cut upon the trees. We have also been entertained in examining these figures, sometimes cut, at other times painted on the