We Set out Early and Steered north 60 East Intending to go Close to the South Side of the Sand Hills as We Cannot travel threw them We Ware detained about two Hours By a Storm of Hail and Rain after Which We Went to a Crick[152] Wheare We found Some drift Wood and Camped for the night makeing 20 miles Nᵒ 60 East James and party Bore off to the Right down the River—
Friday 21st June 1822
Sot out late Some of our Horses Had gon a great distance from Camp—We Pased Close to the Sand Hills pasing several fine Springs Runing out of them to the South and In the Evening Camped on the little arkensaw—We Seen James and partey this day at a great distance to our Right makeing down the [Arkansaw] River the Cuntry threw Which We pased this day is leavel and Rich the grass tall and Has all the appeerence of Seasnable Rains. We Have In our openion layed down the Pawne River [= Walnut cr.] as the line betwen the Wet and dry Weather or the long and Short grass—
maid 30 miles north [read south] 60 East[153]
Satterday 22nd June 1822
We Set out Early Crossing Several Branches[154] all Running to the Right We Camped on a Branch of White River[155] about 20 feet Wide With High Banks—the Pirarie this day is leavel and Rich the land Black mixed With lime Stone—the grass So tall that In [it] is Hard on the Horses to Brake it down—no more Buffelow to be Seen I beleve We Have left them all be Hind and Will be Hard Run for meat—
maid 20 miles South 65 East
Sunday 23rd June 1822
Rained Hard last night—
We Sot out about 9 oclock Crosing three Branches[156] Runing to the South all Well timbered Rich lime Stone land a little Roleing. We Camped on the third Branch—no game—