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Show JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE .56 Th country on bo th SI'd es, pre .. ease. Killed one bear. e t of high rocks, with d and barren prospec . sen ted a reary Distance 10 miles. dead pine timber. Snow. 1~ o sleds fell through b S turday- w 28th Decem cr, a d. poor country; bare . asse a very the ice. In the n1ormng p d evening the bottoms h 'de. but towar s knobs on eac Sl ' • 'd better tim bcred. Brad-became larger' and the pme n' 1 gebs eyond the sleds. KrI' ll ed ley and myself marched 1 o. nu es D. e 1 2 nules. · h cne deer. Istanc C ld windy day. Met wit 29tb /)ccembcr, Sunday- .o 'ds The snow , . . . . assed some rapl . no tnatenal mterruptions' p . . The country full d n to the nve1. blew from the woo s o . . . mference. Distance of small lakes, some 3 nules m circu 21 miles. , -The snow having drifted 30tb December, Monda;. all lakes and h 1 d Numerous sm <ln the ice, retarded t e s e s. . of pine called the . d A new species ' pine ridges contmue : Distance 12 miles. · K lled one otter· French Sap pme. I p d Pine river about 11 31st December' Tuesday.- asse Ch' , y's encamp· o'clock. At I. ts mouth th ere was a IpC\\a . d in the d this had been occuplC . ment of fifteen lo ges, l . 'fications of their . ant By t 1e s1gm 1 ~ f summer' but IS now vac h. 1 had Inarched a party o d tood t at t 1ey marks, we un ers ' . d l , d ki.lled four men . th S oux . an l(l 50 warriors against . e z • : nted by images carY· and four women, whtch were r~prese . ted and put ed out of p·m e or ce d ar. Tl e four men pam 1 . -round tho!!e in the ground to the middle, leavmg abov~<..~r sides were Parts which are generally concealed ; byd t eprcscnt the . 1 h ned at the en to r four pamted po es, s arpe . d ·kins plumes, women Near this were poles With eer s , ' f cedar · · ' ' · cular hoop 0 ... 1·1 k handkerchiefs, &c. Luso a cir 1 Near ,, . · sea '). with something attached, repl esentmg a \1 bough~i ~~·lch lodge thry had holes dug in the groun.d, an en £Uld r....e u ady to cover theln, as a retrrat £o r . th e~ ~r wom children if attacked by the Simlx, &c. TO THE SOUHCES OF TLIE MlSSISSIPPJ. ·>7 1st Jannary 1806, 'f!Vednesday.-Passed six very elegant bark canoes, on the bank of the river, which had been Iaiu up by the Chipcways ; also a camp which we conceived to have been evacuated about ten Jays. My intrrpreter came after me in a great hurry, conjuring m~ not to go so far ahead, and assured me that the Chipcways, encountering me without an interpreter, party, or flag, would certainly kill me. But, notwithstanding this, T went on several miles farther than usual, in order to make any di~coveries that were to be made ; conceiving the savages not so barbarous or ferocious, as to fire on two men, (I had one with me) who wer apparently coming into their country, trusting to their g 'nerosity; and knowing, that if we met only two or three we were equal to them, I, having my gun and pistols, and he his buck shot. Made some extra presents for new years day. 2d January, Thursday-Fine warn1 day. Discovered fresh sign of Indians. Just as we were encamping at night, my sentinel informed us, that some Indians were coming full speed upon our trail or track. I ordered n1y men to stand by their guns carifully. They were immediately at my camp, and saluted the flag by a discharge of three pieces; when four Chipeways, one Englishman, and a Frenchman of the N. W. company presented themselves. They informed us that some women ha\'ing discovered our trail gave the alarm, and not knowing, but it was their enemies, they had dL!parted to n1ake a discovery. They had heard of us and revered our flag. Mr. Grant, the Englishman, had only arrived the day before frmn Lake De Sable ; from which he Inarched, in 4Qlle day and a half. I presented the Indians with half a deer, which they received thankfully, for they had discovered our fires some days ago, and believing it to be the Sioux, they dared not leave their camp. They r0turned., but Mr . Grant remained all night. Tf |