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Show \1 s JOC'I{N1\L OF A VOYAGE no other dog who would bring any thing out of the water: this was the dog Fisher presented to xne at Prairie des Chi ens. Killeu three deer and one turkey. Distance 18 miles. l.rt August, Frirlay.-lt having rained "all night, the ri \'Cr appeared to have risen about six inches. We spread out our baggage to dry, but it continuing to rain, by inter\ ·al , all day, the things were wetter at sun-down than in the morning. \ Ve r olled the1n up, and left them on the btach. We sent out two hunters in the morning, one of whom killed three d~er; all the Indians killed. three more -Total, , ix. 2d August, Saturduy.-The weather cleared up. The h)ading being spread out to dry, l)r. Robinson, myself, Bradley, Sparks, and Brown went out to hunt. We killed four deer; the Inuians two. !laving reloaded the boats, we embarked at five o'clock, and came about two miles. The river r ose, in the last twenty-four hours, four inches. 3d August, Sunday.-Embarked early, and wishing to save the fresh, I pushed hard all day. Sparks was lost, and did not arrive until night. We encamped about 25 paces from the river, on a sand-bar. Near day I heard the sentry observe that the boats had better be brought in, when I got up and found the water within a rod of our tent, and before we could get all our things out it had :reached the tent. Killed nine deer, one wild cat, one goose, and one turkey. Distance 18 miles. 4th August, Monday.-vVe embarked early and cont. inued on for some time, not beinO' able to find a suitable 0 place to dry our t llings, but at length stopped on the cast shore. Ilerc we had to ferry the Indians over a small channel which we did not before observe· all of them, however, not arriving, we put off and continu' ed our route. TO TliE SOURCES OF THE AHK.t\:\ S/\ \V, & c. 119 Finding our progress much impeded by our 1nast I un~ hippcd it and stripped it of its iron, and, after lieutenant \tVilkinson had carved our names on it, set it adrift, fl)llowcd by the yarus. This mast had been cut and madl· at Pine creek, Upper Mississippi. ....'\fter proceeding som<' miles, we found the Indians on the west ::,horc, they having rafted the river. VJ c stopped for them to cook, aftl r which we proceeded on. The navigation had become very difficult from the rapidity of th0 cur rent, occasioned by the rise of the water, which rose one foot in an hour. Killed two deer. Distance 10 miles. Rainy. 5tb August, Tue.rday.-W e lay by this day, in order to give the Indians an opportunity to dry their baggage. Dr. Robinson and 1nysclf, accompanied by lVIr. IIenry, went out to hunt; we lost the latter about two miles from eamp. After hunting smne time on the w ·st shore, we €oncluded to raft the river, which we effected with difllculty and danger, and hunted for some time, but without success. W e then returned to the party and found IVlr. Henry, who had been lost, had arrived one hour before us: he had met one of the soldiers, who brought him in. To-day in our tour I passed over a remarkably large rattlesnake, as he lay curled up, and trod so ncar him as to touch him with my foot, he drawing himself np to tnake room for my heel. Dr. Robinson, who followeJ me, wa on the point of treading on him, but by a spring avoided it. I thon turncJ round and touched him with my ram-rod, but he shewcLl no disposition to bite, and appeared quite peaceable. The gratitude which I felt towar ls him for not having bit me induced me to save his life. KilL:d four deer. Ri vcr rjscs thirteen inches. R ain continues. 6th August, Hledncsday.-\V c embarked at half past eight o'clock, it haYing cleared off and had the appear- |
