6 A.M. Camp 34 m. W of Woody Mt.
B. 26.79 calm partly clear
T. 41"
Noon 25 m. W of Woody Mt. B. 26.89 N. clouded showery
T 55"
8 P.M. 131/2 m. W of Woody Mt. B. 26.71 SW. light. partly clouded
T 44"
A sharp frost last night.

Sept 17. 74. Left Camp about 5.30 & travelled 131/2 m. into DepÙt at Woody Mt. Found things all safe & in good order. Allen in charge.

Found that Herchmer had been in communication with the Mounted Police, when here, but no reply to my letter to Col. French.

A camp of 13 lodges of Sioux Indians now here, as soon as tents pitched they began to come round the camp & shortly a deputation of the principal men came to find the Hoaley man or Chief & to have a talk. They presented a document from Lt. Col. French dated Aug. 15 & being a record of an interview with him then held. The Chief Speaker on the Indian side being one White Cap. He asked what the police came there for & said he had never seen people like them there before. Said that the bad Americans had killed all their bravest & that he was not a chief, but was only speaking for the rest. That the Bad Americans took their land & killed them. That this was not his own country but that they had been