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Show APPENDI~ TO PART I. officer who may be sent to occupy them. I found the confluence ol' the Ouiscousing and lVlissis~ippi be in lat. N 4·3° 28' 811 • The day of my arrl'.'al at the lead mines, 1 was tahn with a fever which, with Mn •.. ieur Dubuque havin~; no horse~ about his ]1ous~, oblig-ed n1c to content myself wi th p~·oposing- to l)i lll the indosed queries; the answers seem to carry wllh th em the :-H.: mblancc of equivocation. . Messrs. Dubuque and Dickson were about sendmg- a number of chiefs to St. Louis, but the former confcssin ~· he was not autho izecl, I have stopped them without in the least dissatisfying the Indians. . Dickson is at Michilimackinac. I cannot say 1 have cxperl· cnced much spirit of accommodation from his cl erk '>," hen in tllcit• power to oblige me; but l beg leave to !'('Commend to your attcn· tion a 1\lr. James Aird, who is now in your country, as a gcntlelllan to whose humanity and politeness I am much indebted; also a Mr. Fisher of this place, the captain of militia :mel ju!)tice or the.pcacc. A band of Sioux between here and the Mu;~o uri have applu.:d for two medals, in order that · they may have their chict's d istin ~uishcd as friends <.:>f the Amel'icans: if the general thin ks propel' to send them here to the care of Mr. Fishct·, with uuy otht:r commands, they m:.~y possibly meet me here, ot· at the blls of St. Anthony on my return. If * • W • ~ I * • The above sug·gcstion would only be acceptable under the idea of our difrcrenccs with Spain being compromised; as should there be war, the field of action is the sphere for young men, where they hope, and at least aspire, to gather laurels or reno" n, to smooth the decline of age; or a ~)Ol·ious death. You sec, my dear ~;rucral, I write to you like a person addressing a father: at the samr time I hope you will considct· me not only in a professional, but :t pr rl;onal \-iew, one who holds you in the hig hest t·cspect and esteem. My compliments to lieutenant \Vilkinson, and my highest respects to your h\dy. I am, g-cn<'ral, Your obedient servant, (Signed) z. 1\I. PIKE, Lt. (:mr raf JfTi/ki11b'Olf. APPENDIX TO PART I. s QUEIUES J>rojtowet! to llfr. lJubuque- ruitll lu's anstcue?·s; 1. 'Vhat is the date of your grant of the mines ti·om the s~vagcs? .lbta'fucr. The copy of the gmnt is in l\Ir. Soulard's oiTicc at St. !.ouis. 2. \Vhat is the date of the con firmation by the Spaniards;> .!lna. The same as to query first. 3. \Vhat is the extent of your grant? .!Ins. The same as above. 4. ·what is the extent of the mines? .!Ins. Twenty-eight or twenty-seven leagues long, and from one to three b1·oad. 5. LC'nd made per annum ? .!111.9. From 20 to 40,000 pounds. 6. Quantity of Jead pe1· cwt. of mineral ? .!Ins. Seventy-five per cent. 7. Quantity of Jct1d in pigs ? .!Ins. All he makes, as he neither manufactures bar, sheet-lead, nor shot. 8. 1 f mixed with any other mineral ? .!lns. '"' e have seen some copper, but J1aving- no person suffici-ently a · t d · I J • cqunm e Wlt 1 c 1ym1stry to make the expe1·iment proper1y, I cannot say as to the proportion it bears to the lead. Dubuque. ( Signed) I~cad mines, Sept. 1, 1805. .. Z. M. PIKr: |
