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Show !OURNAL CIIAP. 1". vVednesday 24.tlz. We set. out early. in a clo~(!¥ l\-Wrm· ng. At g it began to ram and contm· ued to 1 amf for an l;onr. At 12 we cttme to a huntm.g party. o the l\1andan nation of Inc~ians, and remamecl with them untill 2 and then contmued o·ur voy~ge. Th~re were three lodges of these Indians on an island,. wh1ch bas been cut ofT' the Grand Bend, a short distance below the 1\1andan village. vVe encamped on the north side. Five of the Indians came to us, a~1d our Indian went over with them and returned 1n the morn mg. 1'/rursday 25th. The morning was pleasant, ~nd tve set sail early with a fair wind. Passed a beautiful bottom on the south side, and hills on the north. A treat many of the natives, sg~e on horseback ~nd ~ome on foot appeared on the hills on the no:·ti: side, h:.d!ooin_g and singing. At 2, \fe stopped for chnncr, and as we rould not p·ct our boat to shore on the nol'th side, the water being shallow, our Indian was sent over to them. In the afternnon we passed a bottom coYcrcd with timber on the north side and hills on the south, and encamped on the north side. Here -Qlll' Indbu returned nccon<: panied b:· one of the 1\Ianduns. Friday 26th.. vVe set out early and h<~d a clear morning; p~sscd a larg·e '..Yillow bottom on t be sm:1th and high land on the north side. The l\1~ndan Indwu Je ft us early in the mornin2,·. At 1 o, we came to a hun ing party of the l\'Iundans, consisting ot m~n, women and children. The:-e ,~· as an Iri shm an "tth t~·en . who had come from the .:\Toah \Ve~t Comp~p~ ny of traders. VIe remained here un hm<r, and tJu:n pr.occcdcd. A number of the lncl!~ms kept JOURNAL~ aTong the shore opposite the boat all day, on the south side, on which side we encamped. Some of them remained with us to 12 at night and then returned to their village. Saiurday 2.7 th. The morning was clear and pleas: mt and we set out early. At hnlf past seven we ani reel at the fit•st villa~ of the l\landan~, and halted about two honrs. ..-fhis vilbg-e contains 40 ot· 50 lodges built in the tnanner of those of the Rickarecs. These Indians have better complexions than most other Indians, and some of the children have fait' hait'. \Ve passed a bluff on the ~uth side with a stratum of black resembling coal. There is a bottom on the north side, where the second l\Iandan 'ill::~gc is situated. "\Ve went about a mile above it, ancl encamped in the same botton1, for : .he purpose of holding a council with the natives. This place ii 1610 miles .fi·om the mouth of the river du Bois, ,,.. here we fil'st embarked to proceed on the expedition. Thct·e are about the same number of lodges, and people, in this .. villag·e as in the first. l'hes~ people do not bm·y their dead, but place the body on a scaffold, wrapped in a buffaloe roue, where it lies exposed.* Su11day 28th. The day was clear, and we remainc: d here ; but could not sit in council, the wind blew !SO violent. Jl.fonday 29th. \Ve had again ~ clear cby, and ~ome of tbc principal men came from each villag·c of tJ1e lVIandans, from the ',Vatasoons. Sioux, nncl one li·01n the Grossven ~e t·s; and all sat in council togethct ·. At 1 I o'clock, when the Council met, a shot \'las fired from our bow piece, and the cotomandin!j (Aikers took the chiefs by the hand. Captain Lev,·is, throu ;~·h an in terpretel', delivered a speech ; gave awit of clothes to each. o£ the· cl1ic1S..and some articles. ~ See Mackenzie's account of the f1mera.l l'ites of tl;.c -~ni::tenc:.w.~, in his General !!~story of the E ur T1:.:1-tle. |