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Show .. .., APPENDIX TO PART II. The main street on the first bank, the 2nd. on the top of the hill. On this '> reet is situotecl a round wooden tower, formerly occupied by the Sp.miurds .ls a fort Ol' ~uard house, now converted into a prison. Fro1 , this tower ) 011 baYe an extensive view of the ri,·er belo''. St. Ck.rl s C(J!l~.i-..ts or about 80 houses, principally occupied by IJ.t'i ·,11 traders o1· l11<.:ir engagees. It is the scat of justice for tht clist ict of ~)t. Cllal'lcs. F rom St. Char les to the vili:J~C of Ln Charrette, the west side is gcncr:.dly lcn1, hut hills running parallel .1t a great distance back fro 111 the l' l \'Ct': •)n the ~o uth side, more hilly with springs. Scattel ing ::,('\tktncnts on both sides. La Charrette , is the last settlement we saw on the Missouri, although there is one abo\'e, at a saline on the west side. From La Cltarrettc to the Gar.;conudc river, you find on the north, low land heavily timbered. On the south, hills, rivulets and a small number of sm,dl creeks; very high cane The Gasconade is 200 yards wid<: at it~ cutrance; is navigable at c ertain seasous 100 miles. At the time we ''ere at it, it was backed by the Mis~issippi, but wa'l clear unci transparent, above their confluence. 0 n the oppo~itc side to their conilucnce, commences the line between the Sac Indians and the United States. I· rom the Ga~couude to the entrance of the Osage 1 ivei', the south ::~ide of the river is !lilly, but well timbered. On the north arc low bottoms and heavy timber; In this space of the l\lissomi, from its cntn.lllCC to the Osage river, we find it well timbcrc~, rich soil, uml very proper lor the cultivation of all the pt·oductions of out· n1iclclle ancl western sttltcs. It is timbered ccnerally with cotton wood, ash, oak, pecan, hickory and with some e lm ; but the cotton wood preclon1inatcs on all the 111ade bottoms. From the entrance of the Osage 1 iH:r, to the Gravel river, a di~tance of 118 miles, the banks oi the Osa\!.e ;.~re covered \Vith timber, ami possess a very rich buil. Small hills, w1th rocks, alternately border the c~stcrn and western shore~; th bottoms being very excellent soil, and the coon · tt·y uiJu ,ltHlin!{ iu game. From thence to the Yungar, the rivet· conti11ueti the l:>allle appearance; the !:>hoals and i lands being dc!lignattd on the chart. 'I he Yuugar (or Ne-hcm-gar) as termed uy the It.di an ~ , <lcrivcs its name from the vast number of springs at ils l:>ourcc ; it i~ !:>Upposcd to be nearly as extensive as the Q::,agc 1·ivcr, navihublc lor c,atlocs 100 miles, and is celebrated for the abundance ol bear, which arc found on its branches. On it 11Ullt the Ch,ui!H:nt s du l3ois of Loui~iuna, Osage, and Ct·eeks (or l\1usko~ ecs~ a Wt\ndcring party of which have Cfitablislted themscl' es j, APPENDIX TO PART II. t\ u Louisiana; and between whom and the French hunters, frequent 51<irmishes have pas d on the head of the Yungar. A few miles above this river, the OsaRe river becomes narrower, and evidently !:>hews the loss experienced by the deftcicncy of the watcn; of the Yungar. On the E. shore is a pond of water. about 20 paces from the bank of the river, and half a mile in c i rcumference; it wus elevated at least 20 feet above the surface of the rivet·. This appeared the more sin g ular, as the soil appeared to be sandy, from whence it woulcl be concluded, that the waters of the pond would speedily discharge itself throu~h the ~oil in to the river; bnl there appeared to be no reason for any such deduction. }'rom thence to a few miles below lhe P.trk, (see chan) the banks of the river continue as u sual. W c no1v, fo1· the firsl tin1c, were entertained with the si~ht of prait·ie laud, but it still was interspersed with clumps of wootlland, which diversified the pros· pcct. In this district the cliffs which 'generally bordered one of the sides of the rivet·, were covered with the lat'!{est and most beautiful cedars I ever saw. From thence to the Grand Forks, the banks of the river continue the same, but i't•om hence up to the Osage town, there is a larger proportion of pt·airie. At the place where M 1•• Chouteau formerly had his trading establishment, the cast bunk of the ri,•ct· is an entire bed of stone co•tl; from whence by land to the villages, is but 9 miles, but by water at least 50. The country round the Osage villages, is one or the most bc.uniful the eye ever beheld. The tht·ec branche~ of the river, viz: the hu·ge cast fork, the middle one (up which we ascended,) and the norLl1em one, all windin~ round and past the villages, giving the advantages of woocl anti water-and at the same time, the extensive prairies crowned with rich and luxuriant gt·ass and flowers-gently diversified by the rising swells, and sloping lawns-presenting to the warm imagin:l· tion the future scats of husbandry, the m met·ous herds of domt:stic animals, which are no doubt destined to crown \\ ith joy those happy plains. The b est comment l can nuke on the navigation of the Osage river, i'i a refer e nce to my chart and journal on that subject. From the last vil lage on the Missouri to the prairies on the Osage river, we found vlcnty of deer, bear, and some turkies. From thence to the towns, there arc some e lk and deer, but ncar the villages they become scarce. From the O sage towns to the sonrcc of the Osage ri vcr, there is no difference in the <~ppearance of the country, except that on the !outh and cast, the view on the pra.iries becomes unbounded, and is |