1864.
April 16th American Fur Company steamboat Yellowstone left St. Louis for Fort Benton - Father De Smet left on the 20th by rail, hoping to overtake the boat-At Leavenworth found the boat fifteen hours ahead - Took stage to Omaha where he overtook the boat, joining it April 28th - Went as far as Fort Berthold where he arrived June 9th - Went principally at the instance of the Government to see if peace could not be brought about with the Sioux - General Sully, however, was determined to fight anyway, and so De Smet returned in order not to compromise himself. as a missionary, in the eyes of the Indians -Reached St. Louis "at the end of August "- On the 3d of September he left for Washington to report the result of his expedition and see about the draft and other matters - Returned to St. Louis October 4th -Left St. Louis October 12th and embarked at New York on steamer China on the 20th for Europe (fourteenth crossing of the Atlantic)-Landed in Liverpool about the end of October - Went to Stonyhurst and thence via London to Brussels early in November - Thence to Rome, where he arrived November 19th - Saw the Pope several times - Returned to Belgium in December.
Distance traveled, 14,030 miles.
1865.
Visited Holland, Luxemburg, England and Ireland - Met with success everywhere- June 7th embarked at Liverpool on the City o f New York with twelve novices and four sisters (fifteenth crossing of the Atlantic)- Reached New York June 19th- Left New York on the 26th and reached St. Louis June 30th - Remained there the rest of the year.
Distance traveled, 6,416 miles.