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fpring the meadows on the right and left are 

 for the mo ft part under water, and afterwards arc 

 covered with very tall grafs. It is pretended this 

 river abounds every where with fifh, but we had 

 not time to catch any, nor had we any fuch nets 

 as the depth of its waters would require. We 

 would much rather have killed a buffalo or roe- 

 buck, and of thefe we had our choice. 



On the fixth, we perceived a number of buffa- 

 loes fwimming acrofs the river, with a great deal of 

 precipitation, which we doubted not had been pur- 

 sued by fome of the enemy's parties, of whom we 

 have already fpoken ; this obliged us to continue 

 our voyage all night in order to get at as great 

 diftance as poflible from fuch dangerous neigh- 

 bours. On the morrow before day -break we paf- 

 fed by the Saguimont, a large river which comes 

 from the fouth, and five or fix leagues below that 

 we left on the fame fide a fmaller one, called the 

 liver of the Macopines thefe are a large kind of 

 root, which eaten raw is a rank poilon, but which 

 when roafted five or fix hours or more before a flow 

 fire, lofes all its pernicious quality. Betwixt thefe 

 two rivers, and at an equal diftance from either, 

 is a marfh called Machoutin, precifely half way be- 

 tween Pimiteouy and the Mifliffippi. 



Soon after palling the river of the Macopines, 

 we perceived the banks of the Miflifiippi, which 

 are extremely high. NotwitUtanding which we 

 were above four and twenty hours, and that fre- 

 quently under full fail, before we entered it; for 

 at this place the river of the Illinois changes its 

 courfe from weft to fouth and by eaft. One might 

 fay, that pur, of regret to its being obliged to p4y 



