202 Journey across this Continent 
T came to the Ohio. I went up along the bank of this last 
river about the fourth part of a day’s journey, that I might 
be able to cross it without being carried into the Mississipé. 
There I formed a Cageux or raft of canes, by the assistance 
of which I passed over the river; and next day meeting 
with a herd of buffaloes in the meadows, I killed a fat one, 
and took from it the fillets, the bunch, and the tongne. Soon 
after I arrived among the Temargas, a village of the nation 
of the Lllinois, where I ressed several days, and then pro- 
ceeded northwards to the mouth of the Missouri, which, 
after it enters the great river, runs fora considerable time 
without intermixing its muddy waters with the clear stream 
of the other. Having, crossed the Méssisstpé, I went up the 
Missouré along its northern bank, and after severab days 
journey IT arrived at the nation of the Missouris, where I 
staid a long time to learn the language tnat is spoken beyond 
them. In going along the Missouri I passed through meadows 
a whole day’s jonrney in length, which were quite covered 
with buffaloes. 
‘¢ When the cold was past, and the snows were melted, 
I continued my journey up along the Missour? till I came to 
the nation of the West, or the Canzas. Afterwards, in conse- 
quense of directions from them, I proceeded in the same 
course near thirty days, and at length I met with some of the 
nation of the Otters, who were hunting in that neighbour- 
hood, and were snrprised to see me alone, 1 continued with 
the hunters two or three days, and then accompanied one of 
them and his wife, who was hear her time of lying in, to their 
village, which lay far off betwixt the north and west. We 
continued our journey along the Missouri for nine days, and 
then we marched directly northwards for five days, more, 
of the Ofters, who received me with as much kindness as if 
1 had been of their own nation. A few days after I joined 
when we came to the Fine River, which runs westwards in 
a direction contrary to that of the Missouri, We proceeded 
down 
