JOURNAL. 2^ 
Friday ^th, Thi^i forenoon %ye were engaged 
tn loading the boats and prepaiing to start. At 12 
we proceeded with a fair wind, and pleasant weather; 
went twelve miles, and encanapcd on a handsome 
prairie on the south side. 
Saturday^ 28rA. We set oirt early ; had a cloudy 
morning: passed some beautiful hills and prairies, 
and a creek called Round-Knob creek, on the north 
side; and high bltiffs on the south. We encamped 
on tbe north side. Here two of our hunters came to 
us, accompanied by one of the Oto Indiana. 
Sunday^ 29th. We embarked early, and continued 
our voyage. On^ of our Frenchmen went with the 
Indian to bring more of them to meet us at some 
convenient landing place. At 12 one of our hunters 
came in with a deer and some elk meat. We re- 
newed our voyage at 3, passed a bank, where there 
was a quantity of fallen timber', and encamped on the 
north side. 
Monday 30/^. Our grey horse died last night. We 
«ct out early, and the hunters met us with a deer. 
At 9 we came to some timber land at the foot of a 
high bluff and encamped there in order to wait for 
the Indians. At the top of the bluff is a large hand- 
some -prairie, and a large pond, or small lake about 
two miles from camp on the south sicl<^ of the river. 
Two of our hunters we«t out and killed an animal, 
called a prarow, about the size of a ground hog and 
nearly of the same colour. It has a head similar to 
that of a dog, short legs and large claws on its fore 
feet ; some of the claws are an inch and an half long. 
Oiir hunters again went out* but did not return this 
day, . 
