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Show t'l() ancc of a fmc day. Pa~~cd Gravel rive: on the west. .About three nlill!s above this riv r the huhans left us and · c J ne by keeping a little to the south and west, lnH>l'I11C 1 ' 1 lJ make in 1 r; miles what would be at least 35 t 1cy wou ' . . d .· ·1 c })1· Robmson Mr. llcnrv, an SClJrant Inl I.'S !Of us. . ' J • Ballenger accompanied theln. Killed two deer. Distance 13 miles. . 7 tb A ugwt' Tbunday.-N ot being cktamcd by th.e Indians we arc for once enabled to embark at a quarter past five o' ciock. ihc river having fell, since ycstcrd<ly morn· ing, about four ft'ct, we wi::,h to improve ev ·ry mome1 t of tu. nc prcv·w us to ·It s ent·i re f·a 11 . 1': v c. I) t·ocecded extremely well, pa~~ed the Saline river on the cast~ a1:~ ~ncamped opposite La Belle Rorbc on the weRt shore._ L h1~ day we pass...:d many beautiful clifrs on both sid~s ol the nvcr, sa\~ a ·b·'ar and wolf swimming th river. I etnploycc.l myself part of the Jay in translating into li'rc'nch a tal~ of gene· ral Wilkinson to the Chev ux Blanche. Distance 21 miles. 8tb August, FriJ.1y.-Wc embark"d ~0 minutes pa~t five o'clock. li'ouwl the river had fallen about two f~ct Juring the night. At the confluence of the Y oun.gar With the Osage river we breakfasted. Encamped at mght on a bar. Distance 21 miles. k 9th August, Saturday.-W c embarked at five o'cloc ' and at half pa, t six o'clock met the Indian and our gen· tlcmen. They had met with nothing extraordm· ary. · They had killed in their excursion seven deer and three bear. \V e proceeded to an old wintering ground, whe~c there were eig·ht houses which were occupied last w1nter by ----,who ha'd not been able to proceed any h1' gh er for want of watl!r. Passed the Old M an' s R apl'd s ' be.lo wd which, on the west shore, arc some beautiful cliffs. Dmc 1 with the Indians, after which we passed lJppcr Grave TO THE SOUHCES OF THE ARKANSA \V, &c. 1 ~ t river on the west, Pottoe river on the east. Sparks went out to hunt, and did not arrive at our encamptncnt, nor did the Indians. Distance 25 n1ilcs. 10th August, Sunday.-En1bark ·l a quarter pa t five o'clock, when the sun shone out very clearly; but in fl{-~ teen minutes it began to rain, and continued to rain very hard until one o'clock. Passed the Indians, who were encamped on the west shor , about half a mile, and halted for them. They all forded the river but Sans Oreille, who brought his wife up to the boats, and inlonned Inc that Spar~s had encamped with them, but left them early to return m search of us. W c proceeded after breakfast. ?,parks ~rrived just at the moment we were embarking. I he lndtans traversing the country on the cast had sent Sparks with Sans Oreille. J\.bout two o'clock 1\.. M. split a plank in the bottozn of the battcaux. Unloaded and turned her up, repaired the breach, and continued on the ~·oute : by four o'clock found the Indians behind a large Island : we made no stop, and they followed us. W c encamped together on a bar, where we proposed halting to dry our corn, &c. on Monday. Killed four deer. Distance 18 1-2 miles. lltb August, 1\![onday.-\Vc continued here to dry our corn and baggage. This n1orning we had a match at shooting· · th · fl. 1 1 · e pnzc o ere<. to t 1e successful person was a jacket and a twist of tobacco, which I 1nysclf was so fortunate as to win ; I tnacl ' the articles however a ~resent to the young fellow who waited on ~c. Afte; thts, ta.king I-Iuddlcson with nlc, 1 went out to hunt: after travelimg abot t t l '1 . I we ve nu es we arnvcd at the river al- ;?st .exhausted with thin;t. 1 here induJ cred 1nysclt~ bv nnkmg plentifully of the water, and was r~1dcrcd so e:.~ tremcJ y unwell b . h [ . Y It, t at was scarce capable of pursuing my route to the c·1m 0 · · · · .. P· n arnvmg oppos1tc It, I swam tht" rl |