a distance of about twenty-five miles. The day was Neligh, cool, and, the road being high and comparatively good, the travel was made without much inconreniencc.

May 23d. The morning opened with light rain; but at eight o'clock a terrific thunder-storm occurred of two hours' dnration, which was followed by steady rain throughout the day, in consequence of which we remained in camp. During the day ported sick, and medical attendanec and medicine were pro- a child died, and several women and children were re cured for them.

May 24th. Buricd the child that died yesterday in the Broke camp Neligh, giving it a Christian burial cemetery at at ten o'clock and marched about cight niles, erossing the Elk horn Itiver about two miles below Oakdale Village. Were un able to eross at Neligh, the road being about two feet under water and the bridges being washed away. The road was fear fully bad, and much tine and labor were expended in making the road and bridges at all passable over the Elk-horn flats, where the crossing

May 25th. Broke eamp at six o'clock and marched twernty miles, to a point none to be had except what little had been picked np and bronght in by the trains. Weather cold, damp, and dreary The Indians duting the day behaved well, and marehed splen- didly

May 28th. The morniag opened with a heavy continuous rain, which prevailed until ten o'clock Broke camp at eleven o'eloek and marched eight miles farther down Shell Creek, when it again commenced raining, and we went into camp The evening sel in cold aud rainy, and no wood to be had ex was effected, on Shell Creek. No wood at this place, aud cept what was

May 27th. The morning opened cold, with a misty rain Rain ceased at half-past seven o'elock, and we broke camp at eight aud marehed eight miles farther down Shell Creek, when, pnrchased of a settler