The arbor vitae increases in size and quantity as we advance:  some of the trees we passed to-day being capable of forming periogues at least forty-five feet in length.  We were so fortunate also as to kill a few pheasants and a prairie wolf, which, with the remainder of the horse, supplied us with one meal, the last of our provisions, our food for the morrow being wholly dependent on the chance of our guns.

Sunday, 22.  Captain Clarke passed over to the island with the Twisted-hair, who seemed to be cheerful and sincere in his conduct.  The river at this place is about one hundred and sixty yards wide, but interrupted by shoals, and the low grounds on its borders are narrow.  The hunters brought in three deer; after which Captain Clarke left his party, and accompanied by the Twisted-hair and his son, rode back to the village, where he arrived about sunset:  they then walked up together to the second village, where we had just arrived.  We had intended to set out early, but one of the men having neglected to hobble his horse he strayed away, and we were obliged to wait till nearly twelve o’clock.  We then proceeded on a western course for two and a half miles, when we met the hunters sent by Captain Clarke from the village, seven and a half miles distant, with provisions.  This supply was most seasonable, as we had tasted nothing since last night, and the fish, and roots, and berries, in addition to a crow which we killed on the route, completely satisfied our hunger.  After this refreshment we proceeded in much better spirits, and at a few miles were overtaken by the two men who had been sent back after a horse on the 20th.  They were perfectly exhausted with the fatigue of walking and the want of food; but as we had two spare horses they were mounted and brought on to the village.

They had set out about three o’clock in the afternoon of the 20th with one horse between them:  after crossing the mountain they came to the place where we had eaten the horse.  Here they encamped, and having no food made a fire and roasted the head of the horse, which even our appetites had spared, and supped on the ears, skin, lips, &c. of the animal.  The next morning, 21st, they found the track of the horse, and pursuing it recovered the saddle-bags, and at length about eleven o’clock, the horse himself.  Being now both mounted, they set out to return and slept at a small stream:  during the day they had nothing at all except two pheasants, which were so torn to pieces by the shot, that the head and legs were the only parts fit for food.  In this situation they found the next morning, 22d, that during the night their horses had run away from them or been stolen by the Indians.  They searched for them until nine o’clock, when seeing that they could not recover them and fearful of starving if they remained where they were, they set out on foot to join us, carrying the saddle-bags alternately.  They walked as fast as they could during the day, till they reached us in a deplorable state of weakness and inanition.