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Show 11 tl JOUH~AL OF A VOYAGE no ot h er c1 o g w ho would bring any thing out of the .w .a ter: thi::, was the dog lt'i 'her presented to me at ~raine des ( 'h' .., Killed three deer and one turkey. Distance 18 > h.:nS. miles. · t 1 1st August, Friday.-lt havin ~ J~ain<'d all lllg H, t le n.v er app c' trcd to hav ris, en about s. ix .m chcs.. . W c sp. rea,.d out our baggage to dry, but it contnlump; to ram, by mtc~ · , .~l 1 s ., .a l l <. i·a y , the thin0c rs were wetter at sun-down than hm the morning. \N' c rolled them up, and left th.em on t e. beach. We sent out two hunters in the 1nornmg, one of whom killed three deer; all the Indians killed three more - 'fetal, , ix. , '2d August, Saturday.- Thc w ather cl~ared up. 1he loading being spread out to dry, D.r. Robmson, myself: Brad lev, Sparks, and Brown went out to hunt. We killed four deer; the Indians two. I laving reloaded the boats, we embarked at five o'clock, and can1e about two miles. The river rose, in the last twenty-four hours, four inches. . 3d August, Srtnday.-Embarked early, and wishmg to save the fresh, I pushed hard all day. Sparks was lost, and did not arrive until night. We encan1ped about 2S paces from the river, on a sand-bar. Near day I hca.rd the sentry observe that the boats had better be brought In, when I got up and found the water w1· th 'm a ro d of our tent, and before we could get all our things out I·t had reached the tent. Killed nine deer, one wild cat, one o·oose, and one turkey. Distance 18 miles. t> 4·/h August, Monday.-We embarked ear1 y an d co n· tinued on for some time, not being able to find a suitable place to dry our tl-n. ngs, but at 1e ngt h stoppe d on the cast !'lborc. I-Iere we had to ferry the Indians over a sma 11 channel which we did not before observe; all of them, however, not arriving, we put off and continued our route. TO THE SOUHCES Of TilE ," .. I< K A ~ S . \ \ \', &c. 1 J!J Finding our prog-ress n1uch impeded by our n1ast I unshipped it and stripped it of its iron, and, aft r lieutenant Wilkinson had carved our names on it, set it adrift, followed by the yards. This mast had been cut and made at. Pine creek, Upper Mississippi. After proceeding some ~mles, we foun~ the Indians on the west shore, they havmg rafted the nver. \lv e stopped for thcn1 to cook, aftl'l\~ hich we proceeded on. The navigation had become very d!fficu1t from the rapidity of the current, occasioned by the nse of the water, which rose one foot in an hour. Killed two deer. Distance 10 miles. Rainy. . 5tb August, T uc.rday.-W c lay by this day, in order to g1ve ti:e Indians an opportunity to dry their baggage. Dr. Robmson and 111yself, accompanied by Mr. Jienry, went out to hunt; we lost the latter about two miles fron1 camp. After hunting some time on the west shore, w , concluded to raft the rivc.:r, which we effected with difficulty and danger, and hunted for some time, but without success. We then returned to the party and found Mr. Henry, who had been lost, had arrived one hour before ~s: he ?ad met one of the soldiers, who brought hi1n in. fo-day m our tour I pas ed over a remarkably large rattlesnake, as he lay curled up, and trod so ncar h'im a~ to touch him with my foot, he drawing himself up to n1akc room for my heel. .Dr. Robinson, who follo\vcd n1e, was on th point of treadmg on hi b b . . . . m, ut y a spnng avo1dcJ 1t. I thou turned round and to h d h' . h . uc e 1111 wJt my nun-rod but he shewed no d1sposit · b · ' . IOn to Ite, and appeared quite peaceable. The gl'atitude which I t; I i 1 · r . d e t towan s 11111 10r not having bit nH' ll1 uccd me to , h' l'f., · . . h' . sa, e IS I c. Killed four deer. R1 vern, c~ t zrteen mches. Rain continw•s. . h Gt: August, 1/Vedne.rday.-\~-e embarked at half past eJg t o clock · t I · ' I 1avmg cleared ofr and had the appear. |