"June 7th. Quite a heary rain during the afternoon. storm, most disastrous of any that oceurred during the removal of the Poncas under my charge, came in camp on the evening of this day. It was a storm such as I never before experienced, and of which I am unable to give adequate description. The wind blew a fearful tornado, detnol- ishing every tent in camp, and rending many of them into shreds, overturning wagons, and hurling wagon-boxes, camp- equipages, etc., through the air in every direction like straws. Some of the people mneh as three hundred yards. Several of the Indians were quite seriously hurt, and one child died the next day from in- juries roccived, and wàs given Christian burial. The storm cansed a delay until the 8th for repairs, and for medieal attendance upon the injured

June 8th. Broke camp at Milford and marched seven miles. Roads very bad.

"June 9th. Put the child that died yesterday in the coffin and sent it back to Milford, to be buried in the same grave with The suddenly upon us while an were taken up by the wind and carried as Child died during the day. its aunt, Prairie Flower. Broke camp at seren o'elock and marched to within three miles of Crete.

"June 10th. Broke camp at seven o'clock and marched one mile beyond De Witt, where I employed a physician to visit camp and prescribe for the sick. A woman had a thumb acci dentally

June 12th. Broke camp at seven o'clock and marehed to eut off, which eaused further commotion in the camp. within two miles of Otoe Agency. Crossed Wolf Creek with art of the train, the crossing being very difficult; but the Indians worked splendidly."

The Indians worked splendidly!" Is not this a well-nigh day, for incredible record of patience and long-suffering? These poor creatures, marehing from ten to twenty-five miles a twenty two days, through muddy slonghs, swollen rivers, in tempests and floods and dreary cold, leaving their wives and