Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-06-02
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North West Company, tlsvsn years sei o.
3. III nen. Il was nnder the direction Of M q
Bouskv. Il has now acq airsd such de-
exee aoi regularity asto allow me suPef'n.;s
tea iant 10 i've with tolerahle comfort. $1,000 1900 !
rhev. have horses which were obtained
from che Indians on Red liver.
rasy raise plenty Of potatoes, and the !
lake furnishes them with pike, suckers,
rfckerel aud white fish, in any number.
Beaver, deer, and moose arr IN abundance
'bsu, their psincipal dependence is on the I
Wild oats which shcy purchase from the in.S
;a;ans 81 ttae rate Of one dollar and ashalt
The bushel. Flour, pork and salt may be-
'considsred as ipterdacssd articles 70 per-
sons no. principals IN the sssabl'shr snts
Tlonf sells !, half 5 dollar, salt one dollar
pork so ccnts, sugar half adollar, and TEA
lou, sdoigars and a ha!fa ponnd. the sugar
is obssned frem the Indians. and made
from maple ju5ee.
=. Mr.. Pise and Mr.: Grans, aecoEa
; ed by Two Of the party went 90 vlsW 'ns
lake and found it more extensive shan ne IS
had iraaginsd. On leasiogSthe ssockade
shey me, an intian, whose couatenance sx-s
pressed great astonishTnent wheniold M
Pike WIS an Arnsrican;for isthsre con 4
fessed that the saysges e xpfess the g ea.est
ygnerasion fer The Afesrisan e 1as IS yer
!. when it is cennected with swafi'ke achlev-
fssp.s !: they say, S the American 49, ne.
{ ,isir.a Frepcbman nor an Elg!ishmap, but
white Ind an.'
While al his post they eat Eeav.r
5 dressed ii every rcsPectas roasted Pig. =
had ly ~ rle an, taste on Tire contrary
! was very excellrct eating. The. head OF
tile unosse which they also ca here, when
well boiled was equal 70 the tail OF the
hssyer, TO which n TASTE and substance Il
is similar
8 g They passed an island, one rapid aud
small lake, and arrived about one O'Clock
Al she tails of APacl ssgama the greatest
impeachment 70 the navigation OF the Mis-
sssappi. except the falls Of StsAnlhony,
between It's source aud, the gulph OF Mexi,
go. They stopped for the night at three.
iadianlodges, which did 20, app ar 10 hare
bsenfe more than three days. and whefe
they found small! parcel Of. split wood.
By cutting down three sappine 'rees and
weaving their branches into the win6ward
side Of the lodges SO as ia protect thera
If on the storm, they had a tolerable nighss5
tadging Not beng able 70 had trail
thy had to pass. h.ongh adismal cypress
sya1opingthe morning before they rsached,
the sver.----- they struck it . small
lake, and perceived attack through il,
which they knsw TO be Mr. Grants 5y hts
mark, a cutsoff, which had been agreed
Upon before they parted following this
tasy soson very well Till they arrived at z.
small lake whsre the Trail was entirely OBJ.
liberated After some search 90 the op
possse side they discovered It and passed
through dismal swamp, beyond which.
was anosherslake, where the track was a.
gain lost They directed their course for
,poins about three miles distant, & where
they found Chipeway lodge of Que man,
his wife, hvd children and an old woman.
They were received BY these savages with
sgreat barbarily, the dogs were set on them
and when they reached the lodge, the In
dams endeavored 20 thrus, their hands in.ss
10 their pockets. This was resen ed in
such manper as 60 let them know liz
would not he borne with through fear and
that the strangers were Chewockmen or
Americans. They were then treated more
ciyiIly. After arranging their camp, Mr..
Pike went into the lodge, where he was
presented with q plate of dried meae% He
requestrd Miller to bring about swo gills of
whisky, which made them all good friends.
; The old sqaaw gave him some meat and
offered some stobacco, the latter of which
he declined, aud inreturn gave hersan or.
ders,o his corporal for q knife, and half a
carrcs Of tobacco: After Mr.. Pike had
gone to bis own Are, the old man came
n.,t .rd nroSr.ad 4 ~ Trade heaver ek;oe