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Show JOUHNAL Of A VOYAGE l7tb November, Monday.-l\1arched at our usual hour, pushed with an idea of arriving at the mountains, but found at night, no visible difference in their appearance, fro1n what we did yesterday: one of our horses gave out and was left in a ravine, not being able to ascend the hill : but I sent back for him and had him brought to the camp. Distance 23 1·2 miles. 18tb November, Tuesday.-As we discover ed fresh signs . of the savages, we concluded it best to stop and kill son1e n1eat, for fear we should get into a country where we could not kill game. Sent out the hunters ; I 'valkcd myself, to an eminence frmn whence I took the courses to the different n1ountains, and a small sketch of their appearance. In the evening, found the hunters had killed without mercy havinrr slain 1 7 buil:tlo anJ wounded at lea t 20 more. ' 19t!Jo November, J!Vulnesday.-IIaving several buffa Io brought in, gave out sufficient to last this 1nonth ; I found it expedient to remain and dry the 1neat, as our horses were getting very weak, and the one died wl~ich was brought up on the 18th. Ilad a general feast of marrow bones ; l 3\) of them, furnishing the repast. 20tb November, Tbursdoy.-Marched at our usual hour; but as our horscs,s loads were considerably aug·. mentc<.l by the ueath of one horse and the aJdition ol 900 lbs. of n1cat, we moved slowly, and made only 18 n1iles. Killed two buflalo and took some choice pieces. 21st November, Friday.-Marchcd. at our usual hour, passed two Spanish camps, within three 1niles of each other. W c again discovered the tracks of two tnen, who had ~ · cenclecl the river yesterday. This caused us to move wHh caution; but at the same time, increased our anxiety to discover them. The river was certainly as navigable~ h~rc (and 1 think much n1ore so,) than some hundred miles b elow, which I suppose arises fro1n its flowing through 01 TO TilE SOURCES OF TilE AHKANSA \V, &c. 165 long course of sandy soil, which 1nust absorb 1nuch of the water, and render it shoaler below than above, ncar thc> mountains. Distance 21 miles. 22d November, Saturday.-Marched at our usual hour, and with rather 1norc caution than usual. After having n~archcd about five miles on the prairie, we des~~ nded mt~ the ~ottom, the front only,· when Baroncy c~1cd out Votla un Savage, when we observed a nutnbcr runnmg fr~m the woods towards us, we advanced to them and on turm~g my_ head to the left, I ob ·ervcd several running on the lull, as It were to surround us ; one with a stand of col~rs: :~his causcc~ a 1110111e~tary halt; but perceiving those 1~ f1 ont, rcachmg out the1r hands, and without arms we again advanced, they Inet us with open arms crouding round, ~o touch and embrace us. They appeared ~o anxious that I dismount.e d n1y I1 01. s e, anu. 1 I• n a rnmncnt, a fellow had mounted hun and was of[ I then observed th, doc-t~ r and Baroncy' were in the same predicament. The in-dm. n .s were cmbrac ·m g t I1 e sol d"1 ers ; a1c. ter smne tin1c tran-qu, Ihty was so f~n· restored, (they having returned our horses all safe) as to enable us to learn they were a war par-ty, from the grm 1 p h 1 1 . , , .. l awnecs, w o 1a<. bccnln search of thc> l ctaus .' but not fim uI. ng t l H..'IH were now on their return. An unsucces s f u I war party on the·u · return h ome arc al-wra ys re.a dy to eml )race an opportullity, of gratifyi'n g their ~ tsappomtcd vcngc .., mc- t, ' on t 11 · rJ.l. r~l persons whmn they \m hee t. h1 \'Iacle for t1 le wooL1s and unloaded our horses . v en t c two ·t. ~ . ' 't . . pal Izans endeavored to arrange the party· In owt as tW'l ithh g reat d"1f l"t culty that they got then1 tranquil and' . un 1 t ere had been a bow ur two bent on tlle o' cca flton \VI · ' ~ - \\. _'. 1en m some order, we found then1 to be sixt}' a1 nors 1 lf · 1 .. 'In 11 ' la Wit 1 fire arms, and half with bows arrows · ( anccs. 0 . . . . ' '" '' 'in1c tl ' l1l p,u ty was ~lxtccn total. In a short 1l Y were '· 1rr'an gc<.I 1·1 1 a rm· g and ·1 took n1y scat be- |