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Show I I I ~ .TOUHN.AL OF A VU\"AGE ,. la - W c arranged our boats, dried 22d .f"ly, Tucsc Y· . r • Belle li"ontainc. . 1 te letters IOl our loadmg, an< v:_ro , -I dispatched an express to 2~3d July, f!f cdncsdc~y. t I·chtivc to Keunerman, · 1 . 0 vcrttscmcn s ' · the g •ncral, w1t 1 a d .If< W c embarked after . 1 lnd dcscrte · . . the soldtcr w 10 . l . d. ' crood· progres.s •. lieutenant W1lkmson breakfast, am ma e a 1 . or·der to d.etach all the ll the ot ler, tn steer 'U one boat an<. . h· t we could spare. We 1 'th the lndtans, t '1 . men on s lore, Wl . 1' 1 b 'low Shepherd nvcr. 1 , outh std.c, a ttt e e . b crossed to t le ~ 1 . 1 was the first lulled Y l)r. Hobinson killed a dee.r, W11C1 r 13 miles the party. 1 Istance W embarked at half past 6 '21·/b July, Tbursday.- e. . . cl by only . r The lnc..hans accompamc . o'clock. Very foggy. . W'II~'nson being a httlc . , 1 , Lteutenant I '-1 1 hree of my pcop c. 1 B ley steer his boat. . bl' cd to et ar01 indisposed' I was o lp; ' . nd encam pcd five 1 •. 'llent clay JOurney' a We mac.. e an exec . K'll l three deer, one miles from the G ascona de nvcr · I cr c f the Indians k' B t three or 10ur o bear,. and three tur Ies. u .1 ll distance below. arrived ; the others encampeu a sma ·Distance 18 miles. b k d at half past 6 r. l J l Friday -We em ar e . 2.Jt 'J u y, . 1. f. 1 C tscornc.lc nver )'clock and arnvcd at t 1e en t ranc·e o t 1c ~ . ', d to rc· < , l . l l I dcternunc half past eight o'clock, at w 11C 1 p ace l . 'yet in the . d £ t {1eop e WCl C main the day' as my Indmns. an oo 1. being without rear, Ol tld t 1le y b a( l co mph' med to me o d' l ot arnv. c ~hoes, lcgg.m s., &.c . 0 ne of our P.a wneesh is ICs usnp ic.iO n to until late; the other had co~nmumcatc~t . d killed him: me that the Oto, who was In compan.)' 1M . kc out their he acknowledged that he propo~ed to huu to t,lt . asion of harrrrarre and return to S t. 1. .~ou.i s. The rca o]c c., c fresh ,_.,,, n ' . I . I'll r <..la ;u.g h~!, ah~ellcc, howev·'r' W;l.S Ius 1.avmg o <.)\V. . , . bllt fmd· trare up the Gasconade a considerable Jt~t,utcl ', . . wcrcd iur' r it led from the Ml· ssoun' , 1lC c.·amm. c't l1 t '' llll ( l!:>C( b ' $~.: 1 • :l!'JlCildt.x t n p 1rt II LN ' o. S•] (1:· to,<T.: 'J?.,. antl (No. 6· 1P 'r'C ·i 6• TO T1IE SOUHCE . OF TJIE AHK,\ NS,\"' &c. i 1., horses to have been on it, he then left it, joined our's, and came in. This being gcnera1ly the route taken by th Potowatomies, when they go to war against the Osage, it occ:tsioned some alarm. Fvcry morning we were awoke hy the mourning of the sa\'agcs, who commenced cryiug about daylight, and continued for the space of an hour. I made enquiry of 1ny interpreter with respect to this, who informed me that this was a cust01n not only with tho~;(' who had recently lost their relatives, but abo with other::. who recalled to mind the loss of some friend, dead long since, and jbined the other mourners purdy from ~)'111- pathy. They appeared extremely ailcctctl, tears ran do,, 11 their cheeks, and they sobbed bitterly; but in a nwn1cnr they dry their checks and they cease their cries. 'l'hcir songs of grief generally run thus: "My dear father cx-i ts no longer: have pity on nw, 0 Great Spirit! you sec I cry forever; dry 1ny tears and give me comfort." The warriors songs arc thus : " Our cnetnics have slain my father (or mother) ; he is lost to 1ne and his tunily ; I pray to you, 0 Master of Life ! to p.rcservc nw until I .revenge his death, and then clo with 111c as thou pleaseth. '' Distance 5 miles. 26th lllly, Saturday.-W c commcnceJ at 5 o'clock to ferry the Indians over the Gasconade, and left the entrance of this river half past 6 o'clock in the afternoon. Met live Frenchmen, who informed us that they had jtlbt left the Osage river, and tiJat it was so low they could not ascend it with their canoe. We wrote letters, and sent them back by them. • Dr. Robinson, Baroncy, Sparks, ~~d all the Indians encamped about one I 'ague abov' us. Killed one bear, two deer, one otter, three turkies, and om• racoon. Distance 15 miles. Sec appendix to part 11. [No. i ·] pag(; .;6. |