Got a wampun necklace of dentalium shells from an indian woman for four quarter dollars.

Wood Mt. 9 A.M. B. 26.47 SSW. clear
T. 54" sharp frost in the night
Noon B. 26.475
T. 56" W.S.W. light. clear
8 P.M. B. 26.62
T. 45" calm clouded

Sept. 20. Camps roused at about 4 AM. Teams taken down to DepÙt when tents struck & the remaining goods there divided out & apportioned for transport amidst much bustle & some confusion. A lot of indians from the camp, principally squaws hovering round & pick up what they could. Much amusement caused by their eagerness & struggles for leavings of sugar &c. Three women had almost a fight over an empty sugar barrel. Some surplus remaining at the last, made up of a barrel of flour, do of beans, some sugar & tea; the chief was sent for & presently arrived puffing & panting from haste, but with the best external appearance of dignity & repose in his power, & arrived with his Red Stone pipe previously mentioned. Capt A. spoke to him through an interpreter. Saying that from our friendship to the Indians & for a parting gift we left them these things, enumerating them & pointing them out. Between the words the assembled indians uttered gutteral haryhs of satisfaction, & having

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