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Show 10 JOUHNAL OF A \" O Y t\ ( ~ 1-: l<n by unt il ,t, u'cln( k P. IVI. thL wind Fair all the time. T h" ch i.·t i.11t•' trwd mr, by signs, that 111 fou r days th ey cnu\J march to Pr1iri· · l)<'s Cheins; and promised to furni )h tllL'tn with mockin"'lns, an l put them on their rout. Set ~ai l ;uhl lll,ld" at ll'ast four k.aots an hour. T was lisposed to sail all night, but the wind lulling, we cncamp·2d on the point of an island, on the W. shore. Distance 20 miles. ~}0/i.J August · Friday-Fmbarkrd at 5 o'clock _; wind 1~\ir, but not very high. Sailed all day. l'a!1sed four peroq ues of l ndians. Di~tance 4·:3 mil ·s. :n.rt Aursu.rt ,· Saturday-Embarked early. Passnd one peroque of Indians ; also, two encampments one on a beautiful eminence, on the \V. side of the river. ' L'his place had the appearance of an old town. Sailed almost all day. Distancr' 3l 1-2 miles. 1st Sept. Sunday-En1barked early; wind fair; arrived at the lcaJ mines at 12 o'clock. A d ys ·nterv with which I had been affiicted several days, was suddenly ch ~ eked this morning; which, I believe to have been the occasion of a very violent attack of fever ;\bout 11 o'clock. Notwi thstanding it was very s vere, I dressed myself, with an intention to execute the orders of the general relative to this plact'. W c were saluted with a field piece, and rec.~ived with 'very mark of attention, by Monsi<.;ur Dubuque. the proprietor. There wer no horses at the house, and it wa ~ix miles to where the mines were worked; it was th ·rc!'on · impos-..ible to mal 1 ' a report by actual inspection. I th 'refc)re prnposed ten qll<'ries, on the answl'rs to whJCh my report Wcl~ lmmdr·d. · Dined with Mr. 1). who inforn1- ed me that the Sioux and auteurs were as warmly engag ·d in opposition as ever; that not long sine . the former lu lled 15 Sauteurs, who on the lOth August in rc .. ~ t'C appcudix to part I. [No. :z] page 5· TO TilE SOUHCES OF TriE l\IT SS f S ~l f> PT. 1 ; turn kill ed 10 ~ ioux , at the entrance of the St. l\'ters; and that a war party, composed of the Sacs, Rcynards, <md Puants, of ~00 warriors had embarked on an expedit ion against th e ~ auteurs, but that they hatl heard, that th t' chief having had an unfavorable dream, persuaded the party to return, and that I would 1neet then1 on my voyage. At this place I was introduced to a chief, called the Raven of the Rcynan.ls. 1 Ie made a very flowery sp-.:cch on the occasion, which l answered in a few words, accompanied by a ~ mall present. I had now given up all hopes of my two nwn, an(l was about to mbark, when a peroquc arriv ·d, in which they were, with a Mr. Blondcau, and two Indian..,, whom that gentleman had engaged above the rapjds of Stony ri cr. 1 he two soldi'"·rs haJ. been six days without any 1 bing to cat, except muscles : when they mer Mr. Jam'S J\.ird, by whose humanity and attention tlvir strength and ~ pirit s were in a measure, re ·tored ; and thc'y were enabled to reach th • Reynard village, where they met with Mr. B. The Indian chief furnished th ·m with corn and ~.,h oes, and shewed his friendship, by every pos~1 bl attention. l immediately discharged the hirP of t hc· Lndi;ms, and gave Mr. BlonJ•'au a pass<1ge to thr Prairit: n ~~ Ch ·ins. Left the lead mines at 1· o'clock. D1stanc ' .!.5 miles. 2d cpt. Monday- After making two ~ h art reach es, we commenced one, which is 30 miles in length, the wind serving, we just tnade it; and encamped on the E. ~ id<.' o pposite to the mouth of Turkey river. In the course of the day, we landed to shoot J.t piJgeons; the monwnt a gun was fired, some Indians, who were on tlw shore above u~, ran down and put ofr in their peroques with gn·at precipitation ; upon which Mr. Blond 'au informed me, that all th,· women and children were fright 'ned at t h ~' very name of an American boat, and that the me11 held u |
