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Show APPENDIX TO PART III. [No.6. J Tile committee of the hou8e of re(z1·csentative.9 of t_he co11~res.'y of tl~e United States, to •whom •was 1·cjerred the resolutzon to liUJUL1'f tzulu:· tiLer any, and if any, tzuhat comj1ensation ought to be made to cajt. tain Zebulon M Pike, and !lis comjmnions, fo1· their services in exjiloring the ll!fississij1jli 1·ivcr, in their late f'Xj1f'dition to the :~ources qf the Osage, .llrkansatzu and La Platte Th.,ers, and in their tour through Netzu Sjwin: REPORT .... That it appears by the documents ~ccompanying this repQrt, that the objects of each of the exploring cxpeditior~s, together with the instructions for executing them, were commumcatcd to, ;.mel approved hy the president of the United States; that. the conduct of captain Pike, in each of the cxpcditi~ns, also. met Wlt.h the approbation of the president, ancl that the mformauon obtamed and communicnted to the executive on the sub,ects of his instructions, and narticulal'lv in relation to the source of the Mississippi and the natives in tilat quarter, and the country generally, as well .on th.e Upper l\lissis.,ippi as that between tlle 1\rkansaw,and the M1s::;oun, and on the borders of the latter extensive river to its source, and the country adjacent is highly interesting· iu a political, geographical and historical view; and that although no special en coura~cmcnt was tol· iven to the individuals who pcrfo1·mctlthese laborious ancl dan. gerous expeditions, yet it was but reasonable for th em, should they fortunately succeed in the objects, to expect some regard from g?vcrnment; that the zeal, perseverance, and intell:~cncc of captam Pike, as commander, has been meritorious, and the cund~1ct of the individuals gener:.tlly who composed the parties respectively, has been faithful, and the exertions arduous. The committee therefore arc of opinion that compensation ought to be made by law to cnptain Pike and his companions. -·- DOCUMENTS. Snt, TVar DtjJm·tmmt, December 7, 1808. I het·<'with inclose copies of the instructions to lieuten:mt Pike, fot· the govcl'nmcnt or his conduct on the two explot·ing expeditions :.\lltHlccl to in your letter; :md Iil"cwise lists of the names of the men composing tl10sc parties. You will perceive that the instrucLions APPENDIX TO PART III. 65 were given by general Wilkinson; the objccl however of each pat·ty, to~cthcr with the instructions, were con11nunicated to, and approved rJy the president of the United States. Although no special encourag-ement was given to the individuals, who performed these laborious and dangerous expeditions, yet it was but t·easonable for them, should they lortunately succeed in their objects, to expect a liberal rewal'Cl f1·om the govcmment ; <md as there can be no reasonable <louht of the zeal, perseverance, and intelligence of the commander, or· of the faithful conduct and ~rduous exertions of the individuals generally, composing the respective parties, it may, I trust, be t)l'esumed, that no objection will be opposed to a reasonable compensation for such meritorious serVIces. I am very respectfully, sir, Your· obedient, servant, lion. J. Montg omery, clwirmpn, b'c. H. DEARflOH~. -·- ( COPr.) Sm, licrzd Quarte1·s, St. Louis, July 30, 1805. Having· completed your equipments, you are to pr·occcd up the Mississippi with all possible diligence, taking the following instructions lor you1· general government, which arc to yield to your discretion in all cases of exigency. You will please to take the course of the river, and calculate distances by time, noting ri,·ers, Cl'ecks, highlands, prairie.s, islands, rapids, ~hoals, mines, quanics, ti~bcr, watct·, soil, Indian villages and setth:n1ents, in a diary, to comprehend reflections on the wind:; and weather. It is interesting to government to be informed of the population and residence of the several Indian nation s, of the quantity and species of skins and furs they bnrtcr per annum, and their rclati\ c price to goods; of the truc ls of country on which they g-enerally make thcit' hunts, and the people with whom they trade. You will be pl cn~cd to examine: strictly for an intermediate point, between this place and the Prairie des Chiens, suitable for a military post, and also on the Ottiscousing , near its mouth, for a ~ ·t ·' |