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Show 120 JOURNAL (H' A VOYAGE tion where Mr. Chouteau fonnerly had his fort, not a vcs. tige of which was remaining, the. spot being onl! ,m.arkcd by the superior growth of vegetauon. Here th~ rl\. e1 bank is one solid bed of stone.coal, just below wh~ch IS a very ~ho<ll and rapid ripple ; from whence to th~ ~1llage of the Grand Osage is nine miles across a large pratne. We came about two miles abo\'e, and encan1pcc.l on the west shore. This day the river has been generally bounded by prairies on both sic.lcs. Distance 41 1·2 miles. 18tb August, Monday.-We put off at half past five o'clock. Stopped at nine o'clock to breakfast. Pa~scd the second fork of the river at twelve o'clock, the nght hand fork bearing N. about 30 yards wide the left (the one we pursued) N. 60° W. and not more than 50 or GO feet in width, very full of olJ trees, &c. but plenty of water. Observed the road where the chiefs and lieutenant Wilkinson crossed. W c proceeded until one o'clock, when we were halted by a large drift quite across the river. Dispatched Baroney to the village of the Grand Osage, to procure horses to take our baggage nearer to the towns; unloaded our boats, and in about two hours lieutenant \V"ilkinson, with Tuttasuggy, arrived at our camp, the for· mer of \\hom presented me an express from the general,* and letters from my friends. The chiefs ren1ained at our camp all night. 1 was attacked by a violent head.achc. It commenced raining, and continued with great force until day. Distance 19 1-4 miles. 19th Augmt, Tuesday.-We comJnenced very early to arrange our baggage, but had not finished at one o'clock, when the chief of the Grand Osage, and 4·0 or 50 men of his village, ;:~rrived with horses. We loaded and took our J.cparture for the place where Manuel de Liza hau hi~ " .-;~\! app::nJix to part li. L No. 9· J p~•gc 38. TO TilE SOURCES OF TilE ARKA~SA \\~, &c. 12i establishment, at which we arrived about four o'clock, and commenced pitching our encampment ncar the edge of thcprairir, when I was infonned that three n1cn had arrived from St. Louis, sent by Manuel de Liza. I dispatched lieutenant Wilkinson to the village, with Baroney, who broug ht to camp the man who had charge of the oth -rs from St. Louis: he having no passport, I detained him until further consideration. Our reception by the Os:-tge was fl attering, and particularly by the TVhitc I lair and our fellowtravellers. This evening there arrived in the village of the Grand Osage an express frmn the Arkansaw, who brought the news that a boat, ascending that river, had been fired on, and had two white n1en killed and two wounded, and that the brother-in-law of the Cheveux Blanche, who happened to be on board, was also killed. This put the whole villag in Inourning. 20th August, TIVcdnc.rday.-.About twelve o'clock I dispatched Baroncy for the chiefs of the Grand village, in ~rdcr to give the general's parole to the Chcveux Blanche. also a young man to the village of the Little 0 age. The Chcvcux Blanche and his people arrived about three o'clock, and after waiting some time for the Trind and his people, I just informed the chiefs that 1 had mer ely asse1n~ bled them to deljver the parole of the general, and presen t the marks of distinction intended for the Cheveux Blanch(" and his son, hanging a grand n1edal round the neck of th(' latter. The packets com1nittcd to my charge for the relations of the deceased Osages, were then delivered to them., the widow making the uistribution. It mu t b r emarked that I had merely requested the Chcvcux Blanche to come with his son, and receive the f!"eneral's 1ncssao·e · but in- 1 ) b ' stead of coming with a few chiefs, he was accompanied b) 186 men, to all of whom we were oblin·cd to give some- . b thing to drink. \\Then the rom1cil was ewer wc mnuutrd |