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Show 166 JOUHNAL Of A VOYAGE tween the two partizans ; our colors were placed opposite each other, the utensils for smoaking &c. were paraded on a sma1l s ·at before us; thus far all was well. I then ordered half a carrot of tobacco, one dozen knives, 60 fire steels and 60 flints to be presented them. They demanded mnn1unition, corn, blanket~, kettles &c. all of which they were refused, notwithstanding the pres::;ing instances of 1ny interpreter, to accord to some points. The pipes yet lay unmoved, as if they were undetermined whether to treat lls as friends or enemies ; but after some time we were presented with a kettle of water, <.lrank, smoked, and cat together. l)uring this time doctor Robinson was standing up, to observe their actions, in order that we might 1J rcac.Jy to commence hostilities as soon as them· They now took their prese11ts and commenced distributing them, but some malcont'{'nts, threw thcn1 away, by way of coutcmpl. \V e began to load our horses, when they encircled us and commenced stealing every thing they could. Finding it was diH!cult to preserve my pistols; I mounted my horse when I found tnysclf frequently surrounded during which some were endeavoring to steal the pistols. The doctor was equally engaged in another quarter, and all the soldiers in their positions ; in taking things from them one haYing stolen my tomahawk, I infonncd the chief, but he paid no respect, except to reply that" tbey were pitiful;" flnding this I determined to protect ourselves, as far as was in my power, and the afFair began to take a serious aspect. I ordering my n1cn to take tht:ir arms, and. separate them· selves from the savages ; at the san1e time declaring to th"m, 1 would /~ill the first man who touch~d our baggage. On which they commenced filing off imtnediatcly; we 1narchcd about the same time and found, they had made out to steal one sword, tomahawk, broad axe, five call· teens, and sundry other small articles. After our leaving TO TfiE SOURCES OF TIIE . PI· \N - a ' ' " · A\\·. &t·. l G 7 them; when I reflected on the sub· ) t I c ,1 • 1 'fi .J(C' l( t mysclfsm cere y mortz ed, that th smallness of 1 . · - h . < n1y num )Cr obl1r·('d met us to submtt to the insult f' 1 1 . ·.) . b · h . 0 a aw u~s banc.lurt zl emg t e first time ever a sa va . k . ' . h h I . ge too any thmg from me WJt t e east appearance of force .Afi ~ . ' · h h d · te1 encampm'r 'lt mg t t e octor and mysC'lf WC'nt b . ~'") ( 1 'd I a out one mile back ·md way aJ t lc road, determined in case we 1i , . -, l' ( of the rascals ursu · c scovu ct any I p mg us to StC'::tl our horses to kill I at east; but after waitin b 1 . I ' wo t. • h . g c lJn( some logs until snm' lme m t c mght and J' · ~ e t . ' 1 covcnng no person, we return 'U o camp. Distance 17 nlilcs, killed t\vo buD;.d . . l one deer. ' o dllu ~3d November, Sunday.-l\1arched at ten o' cloc1- . one o clock came to the third fork . .... ' at encamped at ni ht in th . . on the south Side aud . g e pOint of the grand forks J\ . tl , nver appeared to b d. . <1' • . • s 1e ches and f e IV1 mg Itself Into many small bran-conci d d0 c.o urse must be nc".t r J· ts ex. ti~ e me source I ascendu teh to put th- e party i n a d e£ ·; ensz'b l ' S.i tuation . a'n d e north fork to the hi l . . ' mountain wh · h ' . g 1 P01nt of the blue . ' zc we conceived woull b I m order to b bl l e one t ays march e ena cd from 't . . .. l ' various branches a . . I s ~Imca ' to lay down the 19 tnil, r· < nd posHwns of the country. Distanc· . es. Ktlled five buft1lo. 24tb Ro vcmb e r, Monday - F ·I . 1 . down 14 1o gs, • ... al Y Ill t1e mornmn· cu t and put b · ,..., three sides and th h up a r east work, five feet high on giving then e ot cr was thrown on the river. J\.ftcr ecessary orders for th; · rny absence . Cll go vernment, during· ' In case of our n t . < atone o'ci k . o rcturnmrr. W c n1arcl1e·' OC. With 'd . . . ,., < u mountain . b r an I ca of arn vmg at th foot of the n'tth ' ut J.Ound ourselves obl' . , l 1 1o ts lodging d . 1g' t to ta '-e up our ruL c pra•ir ie w· 1 un cr a smgle cc l · 1 · 1 · tal' w lie l we found in ~·d ' It 1out water and e ·t . 1 ' es myself . x I cme y cold. . ( )ur part}' ~ consiSted of d ) t 1) 1 · rand Brown n· c c or o )tlhon, priv:ll<''-' i'' fil~ · 1stancr 12 mile..,. |
