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Show Lewis arul Vlltrke's EXJJCtlit'ion except when absolute necessity compels them to cu,t it, a! the only alternative to pren•nt thcit· dying of hunger. This :{astidiousncss docs not, however, seem to pt'Ol~c~d so mut·b from any dislike to the food, as from attachment to the ani. mal itself, for many of them cat very hea•·f ily of the hm·s~ beef which we ~jve them. At an early hour in the morning, 'rJutrsday, May 1, 1805, we collcetcll om• hot•scs, and al'( cr breakfast. set out about scveu o'clocl , atHl followed the road up the creek. The low gt·oumb and plains pt·cscnted the same appearance as that or yes tct•day, ex<·ept that the latter were less santly. At the distance of nine miles, the Chopuuuish Indian, who wal:i jn f1·ont, pointed out an old unbeaten t·oad t.o the left, which he infot·mcd us was nur ~;bortest route. Befot·e Yentur·ing, howcvct·. to quit ou1· present road, which was level, and not only led us in the properdirection, hut was well supplied with wood and wate~·, we halted to let. our horses g•·azc till the a•·t·ival of ou1· other guide, who happcm·d to be at some tlistanc~ brhind. On coming up he seemed much displeased \Yiih Ow ofh('l' Jn. dian, and declared that tlu.~ road w<~ were tnn•stlint; was the pro1,er one; that il'we decided on tu.king the lel't J'Oilll. it would be necessary to remain till t.o-mo•·row mor·ning, a11fi then mali:e an cntit·c day's march before we coultlJ'Nlch cilhct• water OI' wood. 1,o this the Chopunnish assented, but c.lcdaPCd that he himself meant to pursue that route, auc.l we therefore gave him !lOme powder amllcad which hr l'cqucst(·c.l. I~'our hunters whom we had sent out in the lllOl'lling, joined us while we halted, an(l f>1·ought ug a beavr•· fol' dinnet ·. 'Ve then took our leave of the Clwpunuish at one o'clock, and (lUl'sued out' route up the ct·et..~k, tlu·ough a eounc.t·y similat· to that we had passed in the morning. llnt at the distance of three milt~s, tlae hills on tlw north side IJcoomc lower, and t.he bottom" of tho ca·cck w itlcuctl into a pleasant couutr·y, two or tht·cc miles in <.•xtent. Tlw tim.bt'l' too, is now more abundant, and om· guide tells ns that we shall not want citllcr "·oou m· ,;ame fl'om tlli !S place a · r,u· 'Up tllC ..l lissouri. a.s the Kooskooskec. 'Vc have already seen a number of uccr. of which we ldllcd one, and of>scrvcll great quantities of the curlew, as well as some Cl'anc6, ducks, prairie lark!5, and sevc~·al species of sparrow, common to the prairies. 'fhcre ii!, in f'act, \'el'y little difference in the gene.ral faoo of the countl'y here from that of the Jllains on the Missouri, except that the laHct· arc enlivened by vast herds of buffaloe. elk and otlu.·•· animals, which give it an additional in .. tcrcst. Ovct• tht' se wi(lc bottoms we continued on a course 11ortb, 7 5° east. till, at tlw distance of seventeen miles ft·om where we tlincd, ancl twenty-six fJ•om onr last enealJlpment, wt•lmltctl for tuc night. " ' c lmd scarcely eucall!ped, whe11 three young men came up fJ'om ih ~ \Vollawollah village~ "ith a strcl trap. whicla l•atl bccu left lwhisd inadvertently, and which thl'Y bad come a whole day·~ joul'ney in order to l'Cstorc. This act of intcg•·ity wa11 th~ more pleasing, because, though very rare among Indians, it corresponds perfectly with Che general bebiAviour of ihf,} \Vollawollahs, among whom we had lost careles•ly several knives, which 'vca·e alw.tys rct.ut·ned as soon as found. We may, indeed, Justly affi1'm, that of aU the Indians whom we have met since leaving tlw, United Statns. the Wollawollahs \YCI'C tho most hosllitable, .honest ruHl sincere. |