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Show 1 16 JOURNAL OF A VOYAGE 27th July, Sunday.-We embarked at half past five o'clock, and arrived at the Indians' camp at 7 o'clock. They had been alarmed the day before, and in the even. ing sent men back in the trace, and some of the chiefs sat up all night. Breakfasted with then1. About half past three o'clock encamped in sight of the Osap;e river. There being every appearance of rain, we halted thus early in order to give the Indians time to prepare temporary camps and to secure our baggage. I went out to hunt, and firi11g at a deer, ncar two of the Indians who were in the woods, they knew the difference of the report of my rifle from their guns, were alanned, and imn1ediately retired to camp. Distance 13 miles. 28tb July, Monday.-Embarked at half past 5 o'clock, and at half past 10 arrived in the Osage river, where we stopped, discharged our guns, bathed, &c. We then proceeded on about six miles, where we waited for and crossed the Indians to the west hore, and then proceeded on to the first island and encamped on the west side. Sans Oreille, and four or five young men only, coming up, the rest encamping some distance behind. Killed one deer and one turkey. Distance 19 miles. 29tb July, Tucsday.-All the Indians arrived very early and the Big Soldier, whom I had appointed the officer to regulate the march, was tnuch displeas d that Sans Orcille and the others had left him, and said for that reason he would not sufrer any woman to go in the boat, and by that means separate the party ; but in truth it was from jealousy of the n1en whose women went in the boats. He began by flogging one of the young men and was about to strike Sans Oreille's wife, but was stopped by him and told that he knew he had done wrong, but that the women were innocent. We then crossed then1 and embarked at half past eight o'clock. About twelve o'clock we found TO THE SOURCES OF THE AHKANSA \V, &c. 117 the Indians rafting the river, when the first chief of the Little Osage, called Tuttasuggy (or the Wind), told me that the man whom the Big Soldier struck had not yet arrived with his wife, "but that he would throw them away." As I knew he was extremely mortified at the dissensions which appeared to reign amongst them, I told him by no means,-that one of my boats should wait for the woman and her child, but that tl1'' man might go to the devil, as rl punishment for hi~ insubordination. I then left Baroncy with one boat, and pr:x e<'ckd with the other. \V e '.vcrc' called ashore by three young T n<. lians, \\'ho ha<.l kill"'·d some deer, and, on putting them on board, gave them about one or two gilL of whiskey, which intoxicated all of them. It commenced raining about one o'clock, and continuccl incessantly f(.)r thrc~ hours, which obligell us to slop and encamp. One of our men (Miller) lost himself, anJ did not arrive until after dark. Killed fi \'e deer, on·' turkey, anJ one racoon. Dis .. tance 14 miles. 30tb July, Tlf'cdncsday.-After the fog Jispcrsed II {t lieutenant Wilkinson with the party to dry the baggage, and I went with Dr. Robinson and Bradley. About two o'clock we returned, set ~ail, and having passed the fir~t rapid about three miles, encamped on the eastern shore. Killed three deer. Distance 5 nules. 31st July, 'Ibur.rday.-Vv c en1barkcd early, and passed several rapids pretty well. Dined with the Indian s. Two of them left us in the morning for the village, aJH.l they all had an idea of doing the same, but finally con~ eluded otherwise. One of the Osage, who had left the party for the village, r eturned ancl r eported that he had ~cen and heard strange Indians in the woods. This w~ considered as mere! y a pretext to come back. I this day lost my dog, and the misfortune was the greater, as we had |