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Show 1 ~ - JOURNAL )FA VO\:At; L .) (J • 'll li- d . larrre ratt1 e snak es, which frequent then·. v1 agbc !:i. an nme ~ l the hunters had come Ill a oat, On our arnval, fount lk k' one hour , with two builalo and one e - s m. . .. . · . ·'ogs of some tr~v cl kr ; or squir- • 0 ·I r the I ndwns, }H a ant: u ' 0 0 0 0 * The \V l~htollWio l 0 0 • 0 ide on the JH'~lr&(.'S or LoutSIJila . 1. d t dcnom111 atc them, r ca . . rels as 1 ~hould he lllC me o . I' . ·stahlishcd in their commurllttL'l· I ' 1 CVItkllt p0 ICC C 1. in towns or villages, laving ar II I • brow of a hill, ncar some creeK or . arc " cncra y on t 1C I . I I ']'he sites of their towns o d tl at the high ground w uc \ t ICY b . . ·cnt to water, :1n 1' 1 llonu in CJrdcr to c convull . d . Their rc~ldcnce, being under grounl, ' 1 l ' t to 111\tn ataon . inhabit, m:Jy llot lC SU lJCC • • th • double purpose or Jcccpmg OUt d h , earth which answers c . i:> burrowed out, an t e I· . :vet seasons to r epose on, and to gllc I. 1 ·vatcd p .tee m ' I . the wal <.r, a nll arron lllg .ln c ~ 0 [ I . COUiltf)' · '1 heir holes descent 10 l d . d'ou nct VICW o t l l: 1 them a further all r more ~~ . . tllei r dcJH h . but f once had J40 ~~t· I tld never 3SCCI taln , 0 h s. piral form, there \o r. e c.otc of 1 . dcr to drive out the occupant, hut Wit . l 1Cm 10 or h t1 ·s of water pore< Ill tO on . h 1 .. off lll the crrass, :wcl1eavc t r l . • f he VIllag es t ey c c.tr r> . out efflct . Iu the CirCUit o t I I. . t' ·s [,·om ' 111 instin ct th ey po~qcs~ induong 0 • but w let l<.:r I I. • I I r earth ban: of vegctatiOII , 1 1 . whcth <.:r they make me of the lcr>ag~. I to 1 CCJ1 th e ground thus c t.arct' 01 . . I think Cit titled to a t 1em , d to d ctcrnu·r 1 c. . 'l'he h•t ter opuuon, . J 1 a food , I caunot preteu h 1 f the grauivorous spcc.tcs, an 1 d 'o-natcs t em to lC o .. Preference, as thcir teet l eslr> . .1 1 ·,1 th t. vi cini t)' of t heir postuon' I 1 · ·h 1s prouucc..( 1 h now of no other sub~t:mcc w Ill . I thtir excursions more t an . d th ey never c.xtcll< ou which they could subsl~t ; au'! f ~ .lark brown color, c..XCl'pt thcir be 1 b . •s 'J 1cy arc o .. u · . 1 ll:llf a mile from the un O\\ .: . • 1 as those of our grey squlrre ~. . I . . Theu· t at!~ arc not ~o oug • ' . he lies wluch arc w 11tc. . h . . ·th head mlilb and body, arc I 1mt' arc shaped pn.: ci· ~<.:· Iy likt: t he1rs ; t elr t e<II ' f·tt tt' •r ' than t' hat :t!ll.m al. Thl'ir n~.:rfcct squirn·l' except that they arl!d glcnc~atl~<.: .. · Srlll' rt' iu wltidl there mull be r · • J over two :.til t \1 c.: c.: 1 ·' ' ' , ir villages so met 1111\!S ex ten . . . . II 'I l.mrrow ever)' ten btl fl f h 'm as tltc.:re ~ ~ g ~;m r. Y < 11 the inuumerable hosts o t e ' J • v Oil"' p·lrtl)' t xea vatl'U on ;I h. I there arc two ot• more• , a 11 you sec ne\ . ~·' · . h . r ifles and fn un d w tc ' '11 d rrc·tt uumh<.:rs ot thcm Wll out borders of the town. We kl c g . .t . • •ht or two to the fro9t, b) them Cllcdlcut meat' a f tcr 1 ·vcre cxposeu ·' 111!.\ d t Icy • . . . . I vc-1!.111• i" ((>rWil • • . d f the1r wLrcratll!eou~ < 1 " • which m ean s the r ankncKs acquire >y . 11 ,.d bv tht <r y of\\ j,htonwl<~1· As you approach thet· r towns, y o t 1 arc .~ alut.t d Oil •1 Sl !'U. l • tt ·n:d in a &lut· 11 ~n d . th the lnt 1.tns , 11 c: • frum which th ey UC!rive thetr name w a II . .. t ' Itg to the cmrancc of thctr niercintr . I l . 'vc tl •t'lll a n. rre.l I •c· m anner. 'You l 1CI1 o J5C . d . , 'II tl•e sli·· ht~st, mol b1·u rrowc:~- , 1 d r ·wtr c vt' l y, n · '" where th ey po~l thCil\'1( vu , 'Ill . ((', . h '\ r ilil- '" killthcnl, al thq m<.:nt that you make. It rcquirn a V('ry lllcc ~hot Wit . ' t \V<>rk into tiH·ir cdl~ .. mu~t be killed dead, for as long as j'f ' . thC)' COll t lliUC U I c cu~ts, . . . tl )' :~hou nd with rat· · s thronnh tbe1r towns, .15 ll It is ext rcnldy dangcrou~ to pas o . h 1" 11! c as it may appc;~r, 1 l . I cs both of the yellow and black SJlLCle~ ; a.nd ' l . g f I 0 ·It the rr,tirit t c 511:1 ( ' I 1 . f ' ()(Y 0 w 11C have see. n tile Wi~htonwi&h, the rattle sn:tkc, t lc lOIII ' r> ' . k' 110 visihlt 1 . f thc 1 r ta lilt( 1 ls , t ermed hy the :-ip:tniards tlw cam mel wn, rom I r lo not Jlretcnri :.J louur , \ . I . me ho c. t •.u~tcn an cc· ) a• ml a land tortoitil! all t <~ke r<;fu~e 111 t H!h s.t . ·i the abuv: t I· we wttHC'iS~c to as~t· rt, t •' 1·~•t it wa~ their common pl. C(! of rnor t, .. h rt ... hJOre t! Lill in ow; imt.tth'r·. TO THE SOURCES OF TflE AHKAN 'A \ V, &:c. l .J7 25th October, Saturday.-Took an observation, passed the day in writing, and prepariug for the d parture of Lt. Wilkinson. 2Gtb October, Sunday.-Dclivered out a ration of corn by way of distinction of the Sabbath. Prc·paring for our departure. 27th October, M onday.-l)elivcrcd to lieutenant Wil .. kinson, letters for the general and our fric11Js, ~ with other papers, consistin,. l. f '1is instructions, traverse table of our voyage and a draught of our route, to that place complete; in order that if we were lost, and h~. arrived in saf ·ty ; we might not have made the tour, without some bc'nd it to our country. He took with hin1 in corn and meat, 21 clays provisions and all the necessary tools, to build canoes or cabbins. Launched his canoes. W c concluded, we would separate in the morning. l-Ie to descend and we to ascend to the mountains. 28th October, Tuesday. -As soon as possible, all wa~ in motion, my party crossing the river to the north siuc and lieutenant Wilkin on, launching his canoes of skins and wood. We break fasted together, and then fil ed ofr ; but I suflered my party to march, and I remain d to sec lieut~nant Wilkinson sail, which he did at ten o'clock, having one skin canoe, made of four bui1a1o skins and two elk skins; this held three men besides himself and one Osage. In his wooden canol', were, one soldier, one Osage and their ~aggage; on<> other soldier n1arched on shore. We parted with " God bless you" from both parties; they appeared to sail very well. In the pur uit of our party, Doctor Robinson, Baroncy, one so!Uier and myself, killed a brei au and a buffalo, of the lattc1· we took only his mm·. row bones and liver. Arrived when~ our men ht1d c•Jlrampcd, about dusk. Distance 14 miles. ~ ~rc .-\ pprndix to part 11. fNo. n-.1 paJ!'C 5c:- |
