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Show 76 JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE \vhilc we wrre starving with hunger and. colll. I haJ save~ all our corn, bacon, and the meat of six deer, and left It at Sandy Lak , with some tents, my. mess box~s, salt, tobacco, &c. all of which we were obliged to sacnfice by not r eturning the same route we went,. and_ we cor~solcd oursclv ~s, at this loss, by thr flattenng IdC'a, that we should find at our little post, a handsmne stock presen ·tJd; how mortifying the disappointment. Vv e rais{'~ our.bar .. rei of flour, and came down to the mouth of a little n vcr, on the cast, which we passed on the 21st D-..cemb~r. The icc covc1cd with water. 4tb March, T ucsday.-Proceedcd early. Passed our encampment of the 20th December at sunrise. Arrived at that of the 19th at 9 o'clock; here we had buried two barrels. Made a large fire to thaw the ground. W cnt on the prairie and found Sparks, one of n1y hunters, and brought him to the river at the Pine Camp. Passed on opposite to 'our encampment, of the 13th of December, and encamped where Sparks and son1e men had an old hunting camp, and where the Fresaie (a Chipeway chief) sw·rounded them. 5tb Marcb, J!Vcdncsdoy.-Passcd all the encampments between Pine creek and the post, at which we arrived about 10 o'clock. I sl~nt a man on ahead, to prevent the salute I had before ordered by I tter; this I did from the idea that the Sioux chiefs would accompany 1ne. Found all well. Confined my ~ergeant. About one o'clock Mr. l)ickson arrived, with the Killcur Rouge, his son, and two other Sioux men, with two women; who had come up to be introduced to the Sautcurs, they expected to find with n1c. Rccein~d a letter from Reinville. 6tb Marc/; Tbursday.-Thomas, the Fols Avoin's first chief~ arrived with ten others of his nation. I made a serious and authoritative expostulative r epresentation to hiin of m,y opinion of the Shawonoe's (another chief TO THE SOUHCES OF TilE MISSISSIPPf. of his nation who had behaved ill) ~onduct. IIad also a conference with the Killeur Rouge and his people. At night wrote to Messrs. Grant, M'Gillis, and Anderson. 7tb Marcb, Friday.-I leiJ conversations with the Indians. Thomas, the Fols Avoin chief assured n1e, that he would interest himself, in obliging the Puants to deliver up the men who had recently committed n1urcler s, on the Ouiscousing and Rock rivers; and if necessary he would make it a national quarrel, on the side of the Amel~ icans. This Thomas is a fine fellow, of a very mascuhne figure, noble and animat d delivery, and appears to be very much attached to the Americans. 'The SiouA. informed me, that they would wait until I had determined my afrairs in this country, and then bear my words to the river St. Peters. 8tb Ma:cb, .Sat~trday.-The Fols Avo in chief prcse~ ted me. With Ius p1pe to give to the Sauteurs on their arnval, With assurances of their safety on their voyarre d h' . b ' an. IS Wish for thein to descend the river. T he Fils ric Ktlleur Rouge also presented Ine with his pipe, to prl'sent to the Sauteur Indians on their arrival, to make then1 :~lake, and assu~e them of his friendly disposition, and at he would wait to see them at Mr. Dicksons. Thomas Gm ad.e a for ma I comp1 a ·m t agam· s t a Frenchman, (by namr reignor) who resided in Green bay, who he said abus"d the I d · · ' ' .. " . n Ians, beat them, &c. without provocation. I pro- Inised to writ t h , . 1· rr. . . . . e o t c comman( mg OuJccr, or Ind1an agent Mat M. n1c· hihm(a ckin'a c ' upon t. h e occa~I· On. --l 'h c I ll<.h·a ns W·l t h • 1 • Ickson, all took their departure. J !itched my don-s In the sleigh 11 f' . n ' . , w 1o l rew one o the Ind1an won1cn down the lc.c to the no 1ittlc amusenwnt of the others. \ TV ent som dxstance do h · . . wn t e nvrr In order to cnt a mast. Cut a pmc mast o r: _ft, t 1 r · Th. .J~ ce ong, l Or my b1g boat at the prairie . . 01~ day my little boy broke the cock of my gun · Jew tn mg m. ·~ . '" ' lS Oltunes could have happ~ucd~ which l ~hould |