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Show 1 J l J usk, when 1 w~t"> informed that some nf the l udians hatl been dreaming and wished to ret urn. K illcd one deer, one turkey, one racoon. Distance 1:3 miles. 5tb September, Friday.-Tn the 1norning our Little )sage all came to a determination to return, and, much to my ~urprisc, Sans Orcillc amongst the rest ! l had given an order on the chief: for the lost horse to be delivered to Sans Orcille's wife, previously to my knowing that he was goin;~ back, but took from him his gun, and the guns from all the oth rs also. ln about ftve miles we struck a beautiful hill, which bears south on the prairie : its elevation l ~u p pose to be 100 feet. ]• rom its summit the view is "'ublim ) to the cast and south-cast. \ Ve waited on this hill to breakf~1~t, and had to send two n1ilcs for water. Killed a d er on the rise, which was soon roasting before the fire. I I ere another Indian wished to r eturn and take his horse with him, which, as we had o few, I could not allow, for he had already received a gun for the usc of his horse. 1 told hin1 he might return, but his horse would go to the Pawnees. W c marched, leaving the Osage trace, which we had hitherto followed, and crossed the hills to a creek which was ahnost dry. Descended it to the main river, where we dined. T he discontented Indian can1c up, and put on an air of satisi~Lction and content. \V e again marched about six miles further, and encamped at the head of a small creek, about half a mile front \Vater. Distance 19 miles. 6tb Sep!{'mbcr, Saturday.-v\' e marched at half past ~.:ix o'clock, and arrived at a large fork of the little Osage river, where we breakfasted. In the h 1es in the creek we discovered many fish, which, from the stripes on tht ir bel· lies, and their spots, I supposed to be t rout and ba!:>S : they were twelve inches long. This brought to mimi the ne· r;essity of a net, which would have frequently afforded • TO THE SOUHCES OF THE ARKANS.\" ' &c. 13.:, .s ubl sistenc.e to the w. hole 1 'a rt)'• \Vc 1 1 l 1a tee. at on ' o 'clocl ~me remamed until fo ur o'clo -I B . <: lcl · c <. ewg told that we cou not arnvc at any water we h e ~ fil l d A fi ' ' 1 l e our vcsscls t lYe o clock arrived at the dividino- . I "\ . . waters of the Osage anc' A k . b n~ g< ' bC'twecn tht> ' t ~r ansaw ('ll1as WI · · ) the dry branches of which int rlock ;.tl . r> 1ttc nver ' each other. The prospect f· h d~ ~ ~m -.0 yards ol east and south-c·=tst is bl't om t c Ivldmg ndge to th,· • c su une. The . · . · .. falling in regular swell , r. . , P.l auJe n smg and ' as · tll as the s1crht produces a very be '[' 1 b can extend, auu u app ~ara nce. w 1 f1 course, and struck down to the h e c t ouJ· creek, or rather a p· J 11 f sout -west on a small c. uc l e o water K'll 1 Distance 20 miles. ' · 1 cc one deer. 7th Scptcm!Jer, Sundfly - \ V ' 1 .r . o'clock before l . I . ( lt this at half past sj:A ' w llc 1 we had a di W - I . the chic[ ·1 · l tcu ty with the son ol ' "" He 1 wa~ accommod·tt J A . came on a large fork and ' ~l. t mne o'clock we· on . d stopped lor breakfast p J J ctn encamped 0 11 a fi (. . roc nuet l1 orscs and bathed I me ,s tre·..1 r 1 1 , w 11 erc we swam our 15 miles. ourse vcs. Killed four deer. Distance . Btl; Scpt~mbcr, Monda . - . . ~ ' .tt a grand fork f 1 ? . Mal ched early' and arrived I. 0 t le \Vlutc n v ... · ~l'l · < rscontentcd. h d el. le lnc..hans were all · we a taken the wr f I were dispersed throu l h ,ong on ; but, as they vcrned by th . g 1 t c woods, we coulc.l not be g·oCJr lllOVelllent p · :amp, the son of the Ch s. rcv10usly to our leaving the mg, and offe d cveux Blanche proposed rcturn-re no other rca h to pcrforhl th ~ son t an that lle £; '1 t too lazy e route Tl ~ going was incffi j le r eason I ofrcrcd to prevent hi , who deprived us c~~~a;n a~d he d<!f~artcd with his hunter, any chief or man f c ~rsc . . I-lls return left us without Bell e o·1 seau w' ho 0 conbs 1dcratwn ' e.x .c ept h l e son of the to b ' was u t a bd Tl ft . c a discontented ou r - • • le onncr appeared Pride: he certain} ·h y ng fellow, and filled with self . y s ould have considered it as an honor |
