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If a prairie, and remained there the whole of the next 
day, the wind blowing too violent for us to proceed. 
Tue&day 12^/2. We set out early, and proceeded 
nntil five o'clock in the afternoon, when we met five 
periog'ues loaded with fur and peltry fram the Sioux 
nation of Indians. We remained with the people 
to whom these periogues belonged ail night ; and 
got from them an old Frenchman, who could speak 
the languages of the diiferciit nations of Indians up 
the Missouri, and who agreed to go with us as an 
interpreter. 
Wednesday I 3(h, We proceeded early on our voy- 
age ; passed a small creek on the north side in a 
long bend of the river, and encamped at the mouth 
of Grand river on the North side. 'This is as hand- 
some a place as I ever saw in an uncultivated state. 
Thursday I4th. At five o'clock in the morning we 
€ontJ;«^ued our voyage. The river having risen du- 
ring the night was difiicult to ascend. At noon we 
passed some Frenchmen from the Poencse or Ponis 
nation of Indians, where they spent the last winter. 
In the evening we passed Snake creek on the north 
side and encamped on the same. 
Friday \5t/i. We renewed our voyage at five m 
the morning, and had very rapid water. There is a 
beautiful Prairie on the south side and the land high. 
Mulberries are in great abundance p.Imost all along 
the river. We encamped an the north side, opposite 
an old Indian village. 
Saturday \6t/i. Three men went out this morning 
to look for timber to make oars, but could find none 
suitable. On their return we continued our voyage ; 
had cloudy weather and rapid water ail day and en- 
camped on the north side. 
Sunday \7th. This morning was clear and at fiv€ 
we renewed our voyage. Having proceeded about a 
mile we halted to get timber for oars ; and while we 
remained here to make them our lumters cauie in 
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