fered the calumet to all the deputies, and several accepted it. A young Cheyenne chief named Ride on the Clouds refused to touch it, and thus answered the Pawnee : " Neither thou nor thy people have invited me into your territory. My father," added he, pointing to the superintendent, " requested me to follow him, and I follow him: I accept not thy calumet of peace, lest I betray thee. Perchance while I now speak to thee, our brave warriors seek the lodges of thy tribe. No! I will not deceive thee, therefore know that peace exists not between me and thee. I speak thus fearlessly and clearly, for I stand beneath the banner of my father."
The allusions of the Cheyenne seemed not to mar the existing harmony; the dances, songs, speeches and banquets were kept up till late in the night.
The following are the names of the Indian deputies.
The Cheyenne envoys are - Voki vokammast, or White Antelope; Obalawsha, or Red Skin; and Vaive atoish, or Rides on the Clouds.
The Arapaho deputies are - Nehunutah, or Eagle's Head; Nocobotha, or Tempest; and Vash, or Friday.
The Sioux deputies are - Hakou-zetze, or One Horn; Kaive on neve, or Little Chief; Pouskawit cah cah, or Shellman; Ehakahakeechtah, or Watchful Elk; and Mawgah, or Goose. The last belongs to the Blackfoot Sioux.
The two Otoes and their wives, who joined us afterward, were Walk-rush-a-menee, or Black Elk; and his wife, Mookapee, or Eagle's Plume; Wah-sho-chegorah, or Black Bear; and his wife How-ah-pee, or Singing Bird.
At Fort Kearney we parted with Colonel Mitchell and his suite, who took the route to Table River [Nebraska City, by way of Ashland]. I joined Major Fitzpatrick and the deputies, and we continued on the southern route, which crosses the Indian Territory.
The country between the frontiers of Missouri and the Big Blue river for about aoo miles, presents a remarkable