JOURNAL. 
145 
Sattirday 5th, Having got pretty well forward in 
0ur c^noe^m^king, we collected all our horses and 
branded them, in order to leave th^m with the In- 
dians, the old chief having promised that they should 
be well taken care of. In the evening we got two 
of our canoes into the water. 
During the sixth most of the hands were engaged 
at the other canoes ; and we buried our saddles and 
some ammunition. The morning of the seventh was 
pleasant, and we put the last of our canoes into the 
water ; loaded them, and found that they carried all 
our baggage with convenience. We had four large 
ones ; and one small one, to look ahead. About 3 
o'clock in the afternoon we began our voyage down 
the river, and found the rapids in some places very 
dangcroys. One of our can.pes sprung a ieak^ We 
therefore halted and mended her, after going twenty 
miles. The hills come close on the river on botli 
■sides ; where there are a few pine trees. Back from 
•the river the tops of the hills, to a great distance are 
prairie land ; and the country level. 
Tuefiday 8t/i, At 9 o'clock m a fine morning we 
continued ©ur voyage down the river : passed three 
islands and several rapids ; and at noon stopped at 
some Indian lodges, of v/hich there are a great many 
along the river. At 2 we proceeded on again. In 
the evening, in passing through a rapid, I had my ^ 
<^anoe stove, and she sunk. Fortunately the water 
\vas not more than waist deep, so our lives and bag- 
gage were saved, though the latter was wet. We 
^ halted and encamped here to repair the canoe, after 
coming 18 miles. At this place there are some lodges f 
tsf the natives on both sides of the river ; a number 
of whom keep about us, and we get some fish from 
them. Two chiefs of the upper village joined us 
here, and proposed to go on with iis, until we should 
meet with white people ; which they say will be ^t 
no great distance. 
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