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Show JOUltNAL 01" A VOYAGE ped the ren1ainder. We crawled up to the dead one and shot from him as many as twelve or fourteen times among the gang; when they removed out of sight. We then proce ded to butcher the one we had shot ; and after procuring each of us a load of the n1eat, we marched for the camp, the smoke of which was in view. W c arrived at the camp to the great joy of our brave lads, who immediately feasted sumptuously, after our repast I sent for the lad who had presumed to speak discontentedly in the course of the day, and addressed hin1 to the following ef. ect : " Brown, you this day presun1ed to make usc of lan. " guage which was seditious and n1utinous; I then pass· ·" ed it over, pitying your situation and attributing itt~ " your distress, rather than your inclination, to sow dis" content amongst the party. Had I reserved provisions c' for ourselves, whilst you were starving; had we been " marching along light and at our ease, whilst you were " weighed down with your burden ; then you would have " had some pretext for your observations ; but when we " were equally hungry, weary, emaciated and charged " with burden, which I believe my natural strength is less " able to bear, than any n1an's in the party; when we arc " always foremost in breaking the road, reconnoitering and " the fatigues of the chace; it was the height of ingr~tit~dc " in you, to let an expression escape which was md1ca" tive of discontent ; your ready compliance and firm per· " severance, I had reason to expect, as the leader of men " and my companions, in miseries and dangers. But your " duty as a soldier called on your obcdiente to your officer, '' and a prohibition of such language, which for this time, " I will pardon, but assure you, should it ever be repeated, 4 ' by instant death, I will revenge your ingratitude .and " punish your disobedience. I take this opportunity hke" wise to assure you, soldiers generally of my thanks for TO THE SOURCES OF THE AHKANSA \V, &c. 191 "" ob e d 1' ence, ~erseverance and ready contenlpt of every danger, which you have generally evinced . I . , assure you " nothing shall be wanting on my part, to procure you " the rewards of our government and gratitude of our " countrymen." y They all appeared very much affected, and retired with assurances of perseverance in duty &c n·st 0 •• 1 ance ~ tnz 1e s. 25th January, Sunday.-! determined never . . t h . h . dgaJn o marc .wzt so httle provision on hand ; as had the storm contmued one day longer' the animals would h · d · ave contmue m the mountains, and we should have becanle so ~eak. as not to be able to hunt, and of course have pen shed. h T~e doctor went out with the boys, and they secured t t rc~ .o h the buff~Io ; we commenced bringing in the nleat a w Ic we continued all day. ' . 26th January, Monday.-Gotin all the meat and d.· d It on a scaffc ld · . ue d I o ' Intendmg to take as much as possible along and ~ave one of my frozen lads with the balance as a epos1t for the · h · ' parties w o might return for theil· b I gage &c. on their way to Baroney's camp. ag~ · 27th Jan rr __, uary, .I. uesaay.- -We Inarched determ· . to cross the 1 • . ' mmg EJur de . nountmns, Ieavmg Mcnaugh encamped with places ~~~:' after a bad days march, througll snows, some west wl . h Ife:t deep ; we struck on a brook which led ' 11 Jun run C. .tollowed .d own , and s 1l ortI y caina to a small wat;rs o;:~g ;est;. which we hailed with fervency as the 14 miles. e ed nver. Saw some sign of elk. Distance 28th January J;~ d d F and discov '. c nes .ay.- ollowed down the ravine cut ott . ercd aftci ~Olne tunc that there had been a road I ' and on many t . . painted. r . rees were varwus hicroglyphicks ' atter marchmcr ·1 ' the lcnmh . ~ some 1111 s, we discovered through ~) y Vl~tu. at a <·h.stanc~~ an or hrrr ch:lin nf mot1ntaiu: |