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Show JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE whose death the rrrandmother had tak n it to the breast. h His lodge was maJe of rushes plaited into mats, after the n1anner of the Illinois. I was obliged to give some meat to all the TnJians who arrived at the stockade, at the same time explaining our it nation. The Chien Blanche assured 1ne it should b ) r ·paid with interest in the course of the winter, but that at that time he was without any thing to cat. In f~lct, our hunters having killed nothing for several days, we were ourselves on short allowance. 8tb December, Sunday.-An invalid Sioux arrived with information, that the bands of the Sussitongs and Yanctongs had actually determined to n1ake war on the Chipeways, and that they had formed a party of 150 or 160 rncm, but that part of the Sussitongs had r efused to go to the war, and would be here on a visit to me the next day. Thi~ occasioned n1e to delay crossing the river immediately, on my voyage to Lake Sang Sue, as it was possible that, by having a conference with them, I might still prevent the stroke intended to be made against the Chipeways. 9th December, M onday.-Prepared to embark. Expecting the Sioux, 1 had two 1arg<.' kettles of soup made for them. llad a ~hooting-match with four prizes. The Sioux clid not arrive, and we eat the soup ourselves. Crossed the river and encamped above the rapids. Wind changed and it grew coli. lOth Dcrt'mber, Tucsday.-Aftcr arranging our sleds" and pcroquc comnlCIIccd our march. The sleds on the prairie aud the peroque towed by three n1en. Found it cxtrem~,l ~ ~ifl1cult to get along, the snow being melted off the prarnc 111 spots. The men who haJ the canoe were • My !>lcds were such as arc fr qucntly seen about f.umers' prds, calculated to hold two barrels or 400 weight, in which two mcu were geared abrcc~st. TO TllE SOURCES OF THE MISSISSIPPI. :i I obliged to wade and drag her over the rocks in many places. Shot the only deer I saw. It fell three times, and after made its escape. This was a great di appointment, for upon the game we took now we depended for our subsistence. This evening disclosed to my men the real danger they hacl to encounter. Distance 5 mil 'S. lltb December, J!Vedne.rday.-It having thawed all night, the snow had almost tncltcd from the prairie. I walked on until 1 0 o'clock, and made a fire. I then WL'nt back to look for the peroque, and at a rcmarkabl" r~pid in the river, opposite a high pin)' island, made a fire and waited for the1n to come up, when we part Iy unloaded. l returned and met the sleds. vVhen w arrived at the place pitched on for our camp, s:>nt the n1en down to assist the peroque. In the afternoon, from about thre o'clock, we heard the r eport of not less than 50 gu11s a.heacl, and after dusk much shooting on the prairie. 1 was at a loss to know" ho they could be, unless they were Sauteaux, ar d what could be their object, in shooting aftel Jark. Kept a good look out. Distance 5 miles. 12th Dcrembt:r, T!Jur.rday.-Thc snow having almost entirely left the prairie, \Ve wrrc obliged to take on but one s led at a tim~ and trcbl' man it. In the morning 1ny in. terpreter came to me with quite a 1nartial air, and req uest. cd that he might be all H \ -:J to go ah<'aJ to discover what Indians we heard fire la~t evcnin~. l gave him permission and away he went. Shortly after, I went out with corp poral Bradley and a private, and in about an hour overtook my partizan, on a bottom close to the river ; he w,l::-; hunting racoons, and had caught five. We left him, and after choosing an encampment, anJ sending the private back, to conduct the party to it, anxious to discover the Indians, the corporal and myself marched on. We ascended the river about eight 1nilcs; saw no JnJians ; bHt di::;covcred that the river was frozen over ; which |