2 . Notice of the Malleable Iron of Lowsiana. 
Lats ragga: speaks of proceeding south and west 
in going to the mass. ‘ The Indians informed me that 
‘they knew of two other smaller pieces, the one about 
_ thirty, the other fifty miles ine ”°* [probably from the 
Pawnee village.] Capt. Glass gives no estimate of the 
whole distance from Natchitoches to the Pawnee village ; 
but, from intermediate distances mentioned, he seems to 
have e considered it about 400 miles 
Dr. Sibley frequently orersed “with Capt. Glass, and 
others of the parties which went in quest of this metal. 
He states the distance from Natchitoches to the place 
where the transporting party lost their horses, (which must 
be about the distance from Natchitoches to the Pawnee 
village,) as pode “no miles by land ; and the distance by 
, of embarkment to Natchitoches, as 
ete Cross ah the he he says, “ at the 
Pawvec village, we took a sc e se over 
bpsges: of diagentae, and extensive prairies. After a jour- 
_ ney of 3 days, we were conducted by the Indians to. this 
metal. It lay a few miles from the mountain which ap- 
peared to be the same that | have before described, as 
running parallel to the Red River.”’ He does not state 
whether he saw one piece or more, but he alae 
ip! ed fo ge awe 
According to Feealtention. he was informed by yer 
that “the pieces were found in the midst of an open ste- 
rile plain, lying near each other, and. appearing as if bre 
en and scattered i in the fall of one entire mass.’ [4007] 
place was described by Maley as about 200 m4 
miles a little north of west pom atchitoches, on fol 
i. ef 
Gina’ MS Jovronl, Dr. Sibley ’s Letter. 
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