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Show JOURNAL OF A VOYAC:E ring that day to catch hitn again ; and the other poor fellow, was obliged to pull the whole load, at least 150 pounds. This days march was fr01n lake to lake. 20tb February, Thursday.-! allowed 1ny men to march at least three hours before me, notwithstanding which, as it was coJd and the road good, my sleigh dogs brought me ahead of all by one o'clock. 1-:Ialtcd for an encampment at half past two o'clock. Our courses this day, were first S. E. six miles, then S. eighteen miles; almost all the way over lal cs ; some of which were six miles across. Encamped on the bank of a lake, called Sandy Lake. Indians were out hunting. 21 .rt February, ~Friday.-Travell ed this day, generally south. Passed but two lakes; Sandy Lake, which is of an oblong form N. anu S. 4· m)les, aud one other small <me. The Indians, at the instigation of Mr. L'Ronc, applied for hin1 to accompany us. I consented that he should go as far as Red Cedar Lake. I then wrote a note to M'Gillis upon the occasion. After Rc::tle had departed with it, L'Rone disclosed to me, that it was his wish, to d sert the N. W. company entirely, and accompany me. To have countenanced for a n1oment, any thing of thi~ kind, I conceived would have been inconsistent with every principle of honor ; I thereL<.)re obligcu hin1 to return immediately. \Ve then had no guide, our Indians not knowing the road. Our course through woods and bad brush 1 .:; miles. (1/.!.d February, Saturday.-Our course a little to the ~outh of east, through woods not very thick. Arrived at White Fish Lake at 1 J o'clock, and took an observation. My party crossed the lake and encamped between two Jak( s. This may be called the source of Pine river. At 1hi~ place has been one of theN. W. company's establishments ; at theN. E. and S. siue. It was a square stockadcl' of about 50 fc 't; but at this time nearly all consumed b) 1 rP A lsn nne' ')t;md in~ over the point on the cast sidC': TO THE SOURCES OF THE 1\IISSISgll .. PL 23d February, Sunday.-My two Indians, Boley and n1yself, with my sleigh and dogs left the party, und r an idea, that we should make ReJ Ced::tr Lake. Vv c marched hard all d;q, without arriving at the Mis issippi. Our course was nearly due east, until ncar night, when we changed more south. Took no provision nor bedding. :My Indians killed fifteen partridges, some nearly black, with a red mark over their eyes, called the Savanna partridge. Were overtaken about noon by two of Mr. Anderson's men, n~uned Brurie and , Mr. AnJ.er~on himself not being able to come. l)istance 30 mil ·s. •JAtb F(.bruary, Monday.-W e started early, and after pas~ing over one of the worst roa bin the world, found our~clvt's on a lake, about :3 o'clock ; took its outl t and :;truck the Mississippi, about one mile below th cu1or·s llJC:'Htioncd on the first January, by which I knew w h T • we were. Ascended the Mi~~i~sippi about four miles, and encamped on the we~,t side. Our general course this day, was nearly south, when it should have been S. E. My young warriors were still in good heart; ~inging auJ shewing every wish to keep me so. The pressure of my rack t strings brought the blood through my socks and mockinsons, from which the pain I marcheJ in may be imagined. 2[jt!J J~~'bruary, Tuuddj -VV c marched and arrived at the Cedar Lake bcf(.>re noon ; found lVIr. Grant and 1) ' Brcchc (chief of Sandy Lake) at the house. This gave me much plea~ ure, for I conc·ivc Mr. Grant to be a gent Ieman of as Inuch candor, as a11y with whom I had ma lc :m acquaintance in this quarter, and the chief (DL' Brech~) IS rcputl:d to be a man of bettL:r infonuation, than any of tl1e Sautl'urs. lJ.Gtb F'tbruary, TVcdncsday.- S..!nt on~ of Mr. Grant':; lllen dowu, with a bt~g of ri ~ , to me t my p OIJk:, whn Jotll~d them cncawped on the J\1is~.i~sippi. VI rote a l~tt ·r K |