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off is Seven Miles that appeared at Least lo to us: 

 here We Met 2 Canoes of Indians from the Osage 

 Nation, Landed our Skiff on the opposite side of White 

 River Which we here found a beautifull Clear Stream 

 and Backed by the Watters of Arkansas running 

 through the Cut off; We Walked through a Narrow 

 Path often so thickly beset with green Briars that We 

 Would be forced to give back and go round — this 

 followed through Cypress Swamps and round Pounds and 

 Cane Breaks untill We reached the first Settlement 

 owned by a Frenchman Called Monsr Duval, this 

 friendly Man about going to bed offered us his assist- 

 ance put on shoes & clothing and Lead us 7 Miles 

 through Mud & Watter to the Post; and at 9 o'clock 

 P. M. We Entered the Only Tavern in the Country — 

 Wearied, Muddy, Wet, & hungry — the Supper Was 

 soon calld for, and soon served, and to see 4 Wolfs 

 taring an old Carcass would not give you a bad Idea 

 of our Manners while helping Ourselves the Bright 

 Staring Eyes of the Land Ladies Notwithstanding 



however I found Mrs Montgomery a handsome 

 Woman of good Manners and rather superior to those 

 in her rank of Life — to Bed and to sleep sound was the 

 next Wish for 32 Miles in such a Country May be Cal- 

 culated as a full dose for any Pedestrian per day — Led 

 into a Large Building that formerly perhaps saw the 

 great Concils of Spanish Dons we saw 3 Beds containing 

 5 men, Yet, all was arrangd in a few moments and as 



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