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Show 9S l.')t /; April, Tucsday.-Arose ver~ carl y and ~mbark-d about sunrise, much to the astomshmcnt o~ the lnJian , who were entirely prepared for the counCil, when they heard I had put off; however after some cOJ:vcrsation with Mr. Frazer, they acknowlcJged that It was <lgreeably to what I had said, that I would s~i.l ea~·l y, and tl~at they could not blame n1e. I was very postliVC m.my w?~d, for I found it by far the best way to treat the lnd1ans. I he Aile Rouge haJ a beaver robe and pipe prepared to present, but was obliged for the present to retain it. ~assed t~wough Lake Pepin with my barges, the canoe bemg obliged to lay by, did not come on. Stopt at a prairie on the ri~ht bank descending, about nine miles below Lake Pepm .. W cnt out to view so1ne hills which had the appearance of the olu fortifications spoken of; but I will speak more ful. ly of them hereafter. In these hollows l discovered a flock of elk, took out fifteen men, but we were not able to kill any. Mr. frazer came up and passed on about two miles. We encamped together. Neither Mr. Wood's nor my canoe arrived. Snowed considerably. !6tb April, Wcdncsday.-Mr. Frazer's canoes and my boats sailed about one hour by sun. W c waited some time expecting Mr. Wood's barges, and my canoe, but hearing a gun fired first just above our encampment, we were induced to make sail. Passed the Aile Prairie, also La Montagne qui Trompe a L' eau, the prairie De Cross, and encamped on theW. shore, a few hundred yards belo':' where I had encamped on the day of S ptember, In ascending. Killed a goose flying. Shot at some pidgeons at our camp, and was an~wcrcd frmn behind an island with two guns ; we returned them, and were replied to by two n1ore. This day the trees app ared in bloom. Snow might till be seen on the !:>ides of the hills. Distance 75 miles. TO THE SOURCES OF THE l\liSSISSIPPJ. . 17th April, T!Jursday.-Put ofr pretty early and ar. nvcd at Wabasha's band at 11 o'clock, where 1 dt'tained all day for him; but he alone of all the hunter remained out all night. L eft some powder and tobacco for him. The Sioux presented me with a kettle of boiled meat and a deer. 1 her~"~ received information that the Puants had killed some white znen below. Mr. Wood's anc.l my canov arrived. 18th April, Friday.-Departed from our encampment very early. Stopped to breakfast at the Painted Rock. l 1rtrived at the Prairie Des Cheins at two o'clock ; and were received . by crouds on the bank. Took up n1y quarters at Mr. Ftsher's. My men received a present of one barrel of pork from Mr. Campbell, a bag of biscuit, 20 loaves of bread, and some n1eat fr01n Mr. Fisher. A Mr. Jcarreau, f~om Cahokia, is here, who embarks tomorrow for St. Louts. I wrote to general Wilkinson by him.* I was called on by a number of chief::>, Reynards, Sioux of the Des Moyan ' & c. '"l"'h e w·m e b agos were here intending· as I was informe c1, t o d e 11· ver some o f the murderers to' me. Received a great deal of news from the States and Europe, both civil and military. 19th A_pril, Saturday.-DineJ at Mr. Campbell's in c~mpany with Messrs. Wilmot, Blakely \lif ood Rollet fisher ' Fra zer, and Je arreau. S1. x cano' es arriv' ed from' ~he upper part of the St. Peters with the Yanctong chief> d rom the head of that river. Their appearanc" was in-eed savage 111 h . 1 . , uc mo1 e so t 1an any natiOn I have yet Pse en. Prepared 1 .c ·1 my )Oat ror sa1 . Gave notice to the A ubants that I had business to do with them the next day. and of the Gens D L . I ., . . u ac arnvc<.. 1 ook mto my pav as Interpreter Mr. Y. Reinville. , h . [: 20th April, Sunday.-llcld a council with the Puant c Ie s, and de l d f h mane e o t en1 the n1urderers of their na- • See appendix to part I. [No. n] p:~gc zs. |