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Show 6 JOUR~AL OF A VOYAGE and the anxiety exhibited by them on the occasion, I had written to the general and informed him of what they had said on the subject. " That in their treaty, they engaged to apprehend all traders who came amongst them without license ; for that time, I could not examine their traders on this sub~ jcct; but, that on n1y return, I would make a particular cxammauon. " That if they thought proper, they might send a young man in my boat, to infonn the other villages of n1y mission, &c." I then presented them with son1e tobacco, knives, and whi~key. They replied to the following purport: " That they thanked n1e for the good opinion I had of their nation, and for what I had written the general. That thcmscl ves,, their young warriors, and the whole nation was glad to sec me amongst them. " 'That as for the situation of the trading houses, they could not determine, being but a part of the nation. With respect to sending a young man along, that, if I would wait until to-morrow, they would choose one out. And finally, thanked n1e for my tobacco, knives, and whiskey." Not wishing to loose any time, after writing to the general,. and my friends, I embarked and made six miles above the village. Encamped on a sand bar. One canoe of sa Yag 'S passed. 22d August; Thursday-Embarked at 5 o'clock A. 1\'I. hard head winds. Passed a great number of islands. 'The river very wide and full of sand bars. Distance 23 n1ilcs. 2~d August; Friday-Cool morning; came on 5 1-4 n11l""s, where, on the west shore, there is a very ; ".. C (( arpen d.I X to part I ), [ No. J.] page I. TO TilE SOURCES OF TliE l\IISSISSIPPl. ... • handsome situation for a garrison. The chann ,1 of the r~ver passes unJer the hill, which is about GO feet perpendicular, and level on the top. Four hundred yards in the rear, there is a stnall prairie of 8 or 10 acres, which woulJ be a convenient spot for gardens; and on the cast siJe of the 1~iver, there is a beautiful prospect over a large prairie, as far as the eye can extend, now and then interrupted by grov s of trees. Directly under the rock is a limestone s-pring, which, after an hour's work, would afford water amp~y s~fficient for the consUJnption of a regiment. Th~ lan<..lmg IS bold and safe, and at the lower part of the hill, a road may be made for a team in half an hour. Black and white oak timber in abundance. The tnountain con~ i~ues abo~t two nliles, and has five springs bursting fronl It 1n ~hat distance. Met four Indians and two squaws; landed WI~h t?ern; gave them one quart of made whi!:>kcy, a few bzscuit and some salt. I r equested s01ne venison of them, they pretended they could not und rstand me ; but after we had left them, th · y held up two hams, and hallooed and laughed at us in deri ion. Passed nine horses on shore, and saw many signs of Indians. Passed a hand~~) lnc prairie on the cast !:>ide, and encamped at its head. 1 hrcc batteaux fron1 Michilimackinac; stopped at our ca~np, we were told they w re the property of Mr. Myers ~1chals ; we were also inforn1ed, that the largest Sac VIllage was about 2 1-2 miles out on the prairie · and that. this prairie was called half way to the prairi~ l)es Chems, fron1 St. Louis. 2-ktb A_ugust / Satl:rday-In the morning passed a number of I~lands. Bel ore dinner, corporal Brad Icy and myself took our guns and went on shore ; we got behind a savannah, by following a stream we conceived to have been a branch of the river, but which led us at least two Je.a gues f rom 1· t. M. y two favon·t e dogs, having gone out With u~, ga\'e out m the prairie, owinrr to the h('at hi,yh ('\ ., h |
