Se on the Region of the Mississippi, &c. 33 
Salt Springs. 
“Fifieen miles from the village, is the sine which ya 
_ the water that gives one-sixth of salt. e Her hart had 
put up about tity kettles on that see” 
~ Historical Anecdote. 
But last year the Cherokees. persuaded a number of other 
tribes to jom them, and destroy the Osages, in order to take 
their rich possessions, (for these prairies afford the most fer- 
tile lands im the United States ;) but they were deceived in 
their expectations, Six hundred and a of them, after 
t atrocio: towards, ae of truce, 
undre 
but returned home shamefully beat so oa ing ninety 
six women oh cntaren whem ie traced into a cave, ee 
they had hid themselves. As the Herhart meena be- 
fore, had committed a murder im the Indiana territory, the 
Cherokees threatened to deliver him to the governor, if he 
did not draw the Osages into their ambuscade. To effect 
this he did he best; but the Osages mistrusting the 
TOpositio ‘heroke one gee tg Eyer 
arms, as they , were Baie! to do. ae ak he 
would go, aa followed fecal: ashe Ea the i Ree ci 
fell on him, and while they were disputing who should have 
the honour of killing a defenceless wretch, having already 
pags: spears through his body, | - ‘Finish your deed,” (said 
d had of ‘our “en 
nardiere, Ea will manifest the wisdom of ‘our ld: men.’ tS 
t esr inc that tine bs bandoned his salt works. 
Vor. TH.....No. ae 
