Before the end of this beautiful clay, on the 7th of May, at four in the afternoon, the Leopold anchored before New York, near Staten Island. On the 8th we disembarked with our baggage and lodged at St. Xavier's College and at St. John's, Fordham, until the 18th. On the 19th we took the cars in New York, via Buffalo, Cleveland, Indianapolis, Terre Haute, and arrived in St. Louis on the 21st a little after noon."
Distance traveled, 7,200 miles.
1858.
Early in the year went to Leavenworth to recover body of Father Duerinck drowned in the Missouri - Went thence to St. Mary's on the Kansas river - Returned to St. Louis - May 5th received commission as Chaplain U. S. Army -Left for Leavenworth to join Harney's command destined to Utah - Went as far as the Ford of the South Platte when news was received that the Mormons had made peace with the Government - De Smet returned to Leavenworth - Went thence to St. Mary's, Kansas, and thence to St. Louis, September.
September 15th left for New York to go to Oregon with General Harney via Panama, still in the capacity of chaplain - Embarked at New York September 20th - Crossed the Isthmus on the 29th - Stopped at San Francisco October 16th and arrived at Vancouver October 28th.
November 1st started for the upper country-Visited the Dalles and Walla Walla - Arrived at the Sacred Heart Mission among the Coeur d'Alènes November 21st and remained there the rest of the year.
Distance traveled, 10,347 miles.
1859.
February 18th Father De Smet left mission of Sacred Heart and visited the Pend d'Oreilles, Kalispels, Kootenais and Flatheads - From the Flatheads set out for Fort Vancouver April 16th with nine chiefs, arriving there about