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Show 2p0 JOUR :\TAL. Tuc:JJuy <Jth. \ V c en1b rked eal'ly and in a ~ho1't time pa~ sed the moY.th of the great ri ver Platte ; went on very wdl all clay, and at night encamped on a sand bench opposite the llald-pated prairie. ff'"edncs(/ay 1Oth. 'Ve had a pleasant lnorlling, emh<lrked early and \n~nt on vei'y well. At '1 o'clock P. i\1. we met a periog;ue with four n1en, going to lrade with the Loups Ol' 'Volf Indians, who live Yp the ri r e1· Platte. \V c remained with these men about an bout·, got some whisky from thcrrt, and thtn continued our Vl)yage. In a short time we met :motbe1· pcrioguc at1d sercn men, going to trade with the .Jlahas, who li\'C on the l\1issol!l·i. \\"e st:~id some time with these men, then procctlLd and at niJllt c.nc ttnp ..!cl on a willo\"1 island. Tlwrsd ... y 1 Ith. \Vc set ont early; and had a clonc1y montin g, and li s-ht shower:; oc r,·\in durint; the forenoon. At two iu the a fh.l'IJC OJ} wr_:: st.o pp~ ~i to hunt, and soon killul two deer ar'!<l .. \ tntk ~y : then proc ee de ~l on and .lt suifset enc2.mpeJ on an isi::.nc~. F riday l 2rh. The morning- was fin,= and we a~,.:-~ in embarked <.:arlv. In half an hc,t:r we rnet two t> " periog ucs ~oin g- up to t r:1de ; stJ.id with them a short time and " ·en t 011. About an hou1· aft~r Wl' mec with a I\1r. ~f·Ciell o. nd in a 1Jrge boat with twci\'G men ~~oin g up to trade with the l\1ahns. Oni' comm: lllding· officers were acquainted with l\ft·. 1\I Cidland, and we haired and remained \rith him all day, in order to get some satisfactory information fl'Om him, after out· long absence from th t: C 11iLeJ St~te . II<.>, ancllwo Frenchmen who were wjth Lim had se rct'ally insLructions from the goYe rnmc nt to mnk .. : inquiry afu: t· our party ; a!:> tlh.:y Wt;l'e beginning trJ be nntasy about us. Satllrday 13th. \Ve ha<l a plca"an t mor::ing l'.f~ ter som . .: l'ain that fell yestcrcLly, awl ug·ain procecdt> d 0 11 e ·u·ly with un f.\\'OUI',tlJle wind. i\.t 10 \\.' c lul· · ~·l to hun t, shid about t hre~ hours a!Hl killed fout· JO:JRNAL. ~6! deer. We then continued our voyage to sunset and t>ncarnped. 'Ve had a few musketoes, but they were not so bad as we had found them higher up the nver. Sunday I 4th. In a fine mor:rting we proceeded on early and went very well, until 3 o'clock when we met three lar{.)'e batte~ux lo.1ded with merchandize, l ) goin()' up to clifferent nations of Indians for the pur-p ose 0 of trade. The people in them wel'e very glnd to see us, 3nd gave us some whiskey, pork, ancl .biscnit. 'Vc remained with thetn two hours and agam went on. \Ve killed five dcet· on the bank to day ns we floated down : and saw a fine ymw~ horse. At sun- u set we encamped on a small islund. llfonday 15th. The morning was pleasant and we embat·ked early. In a short time we killt:d a fine lnrge elk ; at 11 o'clock passed the Kanzon river, ancl en cam peel at sunset. Tursclay 16th. This was another pleasant day. \Ve proceeded on cady 1 and at 9'clock met a large periogue nith t.i g-ht nP n, going to tracle with the Ponis nation of lndiaTils on the r ivet Platte about ii~rv en y or t:ighty m iles from its mouth. At l l w~ m e t a batteau x nncl two canoes going up to the Kano~ :va<J natioP, who live on a r·in!r of the same naffi{:. \Ve halted \\-ith th em a while, then proceeded on, and at suns~t encamped on an i~Lllld. lf"cdnt'.:;day 17th. \Ve went on ettrly ancl hacl n pleasant d.t y, but very w ~ rm. One of out· pat·ty bst nigbt caug·ht a Jnrge catfish, supposed to weigh 10(1 pounds. \\' c got a great many papnw:; on om· way to clay : a kind of fruit in g reat abundance on the }1issouri from th.;;! river Platte to its mouth ; and also do'' n the 1\Iissi~sippi. About ll o'clock we pass ed through a bad p1rt of the river, where it wa5 !io tilled wi lh san yers that we could hardly find room to pass through '>cdl:. AIJou t two in the afterno~n 1-r l! roel a }arg-e k:.; _ l -bo~t COllHl1'.\n~1e cl hy ~t C~1pttt1U |