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Show 1~0 JOUHNAL OF A VOYt\CE thing of ever so little value to be take~ wit.hout libl!rty. At this time the prairie was covered With h1s nwn, who began to encircle u around, and lieutenant vVili-inson with the troops had gained half a mile on the road. The In lian demanded a knife before he would giv ~ it up; but as we refused to give any, the chief took one from his belt and gave him, took the dirk and pre~ented it to the doctor, who immediately returned it to the chief as a present, and desired Baroncy to inform him he now saw it was not the value of the article but the act we despise, and then galloped off. In about a mile we discovered a herd of elk which we pursued ; they took back in sight of the Pawnees, who immediately mounted 50 or 60 young m n and joined in the pursuit ; then for the first tin1e in my life, l saw animals slaughtered by the true savages, with their original weapons, bows and arrows; they buried the arrow up to the pi ume in the animal. We took a piece of meat and pursued our party : we overtook them and encamped within the Grand or ' olomon Fork, which we ern sed on the 23d September, (lower down) on our route to the Pawnees. This wa'> the Spani~h 'ncarnpjng ground. 1n the evening two Pawnet>s c:1mc to our camp, who had not eaten for three days; two of which tht'y had et1rried a sick companion whom they had left that day· we gaYe ther~ supper, some meat and corn, and they immediately dcparteJ in order to carry their sick companion this , ca~ nnahJ e supply. Vvhen they were coming into camp, the ccntincl challrng<'d, it being dark; they immediately (on sc'ein~ him bring hi. piece to the charge) supposing he was .\bont to fire on them, advanced to o·ivc hirn their hands, h he, however, not well discerning their motions, was on the point of firing, but being a cool collected little fellow, called out that there were two Indians advancing on him, ;md if hf' <>lwuld fire; this brout;ht out t.hr guard, when TO Till: SOUJtCES OF TJIE AHK \:--.J SA\\·, &c. l.)l the poor afrrighted savages were brou~ht into camp, v ry much alarmed, for they had not heard of a white man's being within their country, and thought th 'Y were cnterillg one of the camps of their own people. l)i~tance 18 111 il s. 1 Otb October, Friday.-Marched at seven o'clock and hctlt ,d at twelve o'clock to dine. \ V ·re ovcrtalren by the Pawnee chi 'fs, whose party we left the day before; who informed us the hun ring party had taken au other road, and that he had come to bid us good by. \ Ve left a large ridge on our left, and at sun down crossed it. ..• From this place we had an extensive view of the outhwcst: we observed a creek at a distance, for \\ hich I meant to proceed. The doctor, interpreter, and mys~lf, arrivcJ at eight o'clock at night; found water and wood, but ha.J nothiug to eat. Kindled a fire in order to guide th' party, but they not being able to find the route, and not knowing the distance, encamped on the prairie without wood or \\ ate r. 1 I th Ortobcr, Saturday.-Orderccl Baroncy to r turn to find the party and conduct them to our ramp. The doctor and myself went out to hunt, and on our rrt urn found all our people had arrived, except the rear guard, which was in sight. vVhilst we halted five Pawnc s came to our camp and brourrht some bon sofa horse which the l.1 Spanish troops had be n obliged to cat, at their ncamp- Illl:Ilt on this creek ; we took up our line of march at twelve o'clock, and at un-Jown the party halted on the 'aline. I was in pursuit of buffalo and did not mal c the camp until near ten o'clock at night. Killed one bufralo. Distance 1 2 miles. 12th October, Sunday.-llere the Belle Oiseau and one Osage left us, and there remained only one man and woman of that nation·-their reason for leaving- us was that |
