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Show 74 .IOUllNAL OF A VOYAGE to Mr. Dickson on the subject of the Fols Avoins,* also son1e orders to my sergeant. This evening had a long conversation with De Breche, he informed me that a string of Wampum, had been sent among the Chjpeways, he thought by the British comn1anding officer at St. Jo~ seph ; he appeared to be a very intelligent n1c.m. 27th February, Tbursday.-The chief called the White Fisher and seven Indians arrived at the house. My men also arrived about 12 o'clock. 28tb February, Friday.-We left Red Cedar Lake, about 11 o'clock, and went to where the canoes were, 1ncntioned in my journal of the 1st January. My young Indians remained behind, under the pretence of waiting for the chief De Breche, who returned to Sandy Lake for his flag and medals, and was to render hin1sclf (lt my post with Mr. Grant, about the 15th of the following month. 1st Marcb, Saturday.-Departed early. Passed our encampment of the 31st December, at 9 o'clock A. M. Passed Pine river at 12 o'clock. Passed our encampment of the 30th December at 3 o'clock. Passed our encamp· tnent of the 29th N ovembcr, just before we came to our present, which we made on the point of the Pine Ridge, below. Distance 43 miles. 2d March, Sunday.-Passed our encampment of the 28th December, at 10 o'clock A.M. that of the 27th De· cember at 1 o'clock P.M. and encamped at that of the 26th December. Found wood nearly sufficient for our use. 'This n1orning dispatched Bradley, to the last place we had buried a barrel of flour, to thaw the ground and hunt. This day a party of Indians, struck the river behind Bradley and before us, but left it 1 o miles above the Raven river. • See appendix to part I, [No. 9· J llage ~.3· TO TilE SOURCES OF TilE MISSISSIPPI. 7s Sd March, Monday.-Marchcd early; passed our Christmas encampment, at sunrise. I was ahead of my party, in my cariole. Soon afterwards I observed a smoke on the W. shore. I hallood, and some Indians appeared upon the bank. I waited until my interpreter came up, we then went to the camp. They proved to be a party of Chipcwa.ys, who had left the encampn1cnt, the same day we left It. They presented Inc with son1c roast meat which I gave my sleigh dogs. 'fhey then left their cam; and accompanied us down the river. W c passed our encampment of the 24th Dcccn1ber, at 9 o'clock, of the 2Sd at 10 o'clock, and of th~ 22d at eleven o'clock· here the Indians crossed on to the W. shore ; arrived ~t the encampment of the 2 r st December, at 12 o'clock. Where we had a barrel of flour. I here found corporal Meek and another man, from the post, from whon1 I heard, that the me~ were all well ; they confirmed the account of a Sioux havmg fired on a sentinel ; and added, that the sentinel had first made him drunk, and then turned him out of the tent, upon which he fired on the sentinel and ran off. but promised to deliver himself up in the spring. Th; corporal informed tne, that the sergeant had u::>ed all the elegant hams and saddles of venison, which 1 had pre .. ~rved to present to the con1mandcr in chief and other fi·1e~ds; that ha had made away with all the whiskey in-clu I k I ' • c. mg a cg had for n1y own use, having publicly sold lt to the men, and a barrel of pork, that he had broken open my trunk and sold some things out of it traded with the I n dt' ans, gave thcn1 li· quor, &c. and this ' too contrary I to my most pointed and particular directions. Thus after h.a d uscd , I· n g01· ng up the n.v er W.i th 1ny party' the strictest econ I' . ' . omy, tvmg upon two poun ls of frozen ve~ ntson a day . in o ·d . th . h 1 . . ' I e1 at we Intg t lave provision to car~ ry us down in the sprm· g ; t hI' S 1r C 11 ow was sq uanderinrr away t1ie flour, pork , and I1' qu or, during the winter, a tJ 111j |