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We now took An affectionate farewell of the Chief, and the Indians present, who parted with us with much respect; and I can truly say, the longer I have been among that People, the more near and united they have felt to me, and that now on parting, the felt like bretheren like with whom I have had been intamate -ly acquainted, and for whose wellfare I feel ardant Wishes. ---- About 8 O Clock we left Buffaloe, hav- -ing a fine day to enter the Wilderness, and there having been about a Week of dry weather, the road was this day pretty good, so that with industry we traveled by computation 45 miles. Much of this days ride was through a country land of very little or no thinly timbered, wich was grown over with plenty of pretty good grass, so that I thought thousands of Cattle might have fattened upon it, if it was not for a certain species of large flies, and Musche- -toes, we stoped twice to let our horses eat