(a)uses the common trails/roads of that time is on the 1834 Leavenworth near (Edwards trading post)S. Canadian heads south 20 miles engagement of the Confed.at near later-Stonewall.
(B)He at near Ft Arbuckle at Rivertown he stated he headed for the the rock- he's headed due East on the Ft Arbuckle road
this the common road of that time, and the only one that would take you to the junction of south trail Leavenworth road,at 20 miles he engagement of the Confed at near later- Stonewall.
Both statements above could be true one he went south and one he went East--his intent was to go south in both cases.
The Rock was south of this point--Wapanucka-survery off-set spot/2 mile Choctaw-Chickasaw boundry marker