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conversation, we told them we should now bid them farewell, as we expected we should not see them again. They then took us separately by the hand, and with marks of great affection and friendship bade us farewell, and we returned to our quarters. 4th month 12th. Being a fine pleasant morn-ing we set out for the place on the Wabash as-signed by the Indians to Philip Dennis. We were accompanied by Wiliam Wells and Mas-sanonga, (or Clear Sky,) a handsome young man of the Wea tribe, deputed by the Indians to pilot us, who (by the bye) says he shall be the first young man to take hold of Philip Dennis' plough. After riding eight miles, we came to the place called the Portage, on the Little river, a navigable water of the Wabash. Then down the margin of the river, leaving it to our left. At the end of four miles, crossed Sandy Creek, another navi-gable water of the Wabash; then proceeded through the woods, and at the end of thirteen miles further again came to Little river, at a place called the Saddle. This name is derived from a large rock in the bed of the river in the shape of a saddle. From the Saddle we pro-ceeded six miles along the margin of the river to its junction with the Wabash. The bed of the Wabash here is of limestone. After riding five miles further, we came to a