17th ^[FIGURES]^ Our encampments started on their Journey about noon
I mounted my wild mountain ranger & in company with Brother
I started in search of the Indians who had stolen Br
horses they were encamped at the foot of the
chain of mountains when we came in sight of them they were
moving we headed them on the whare they stoped and
pitched their lodges their was about 500 Indians & 1000 horses
I had an interview with the Chief informed him that they had
got three of our horses and I wanted them I made him some
presents they were the Snake Indians going to war with the chians
& after Buffalo. He treated us kindly invited us to his camp or
wigwam which we excepted I had no interpeter yet he informed
me that our horses were taken away & he would send after
them he started many Indians on horseback to seek after
them they brought in one horse to me at sundown another at
midnight I sat in council with the chief & warriors untill
12 oclok at night they wished me to draw on the ground the
river & road & tell whare the buffalo were I did so they
wanted me to tell whare the Indians were the chief showed
me whare he had been shot & some scalps he had taken
they had there whole band with them men women & child
they brought in much antilope & gave us some to eat. we
lay down at 12 oclok slept 2 hours awoke at 2 oclok vary
cold & chilly we got up made a fire the chief & squaw got
up & set up also & talked much about going to war & the
buffalo
