Lewisburg chronicle. [volume] (Lewisburg, Pa.) 1850-1859, 1851-01-15
CONTINUED.

WI d. CHAMBEkLIN, Or LIwlSEyEO, Pa
CONTINUED.
Friday, April 2U-Oar general course
thus far has been few degrees S. Of ".
The road better than usual 10 DIV; crossed
creek, ~ihln half a nile OF lis junc,i"n
with he Canadian river. We are now in
the Shawnee Indian country. Passed
throug h one Of their vi'laaes-ihcy armar
10 he more civilized tribe Than any we
have Vel met wnh. Thew have very good
log cabins. arranged IN a strn,gh, line, with
road "r street. pns-ing along IN front of
them. Inc old chief Of whom We pur
chased earn had s'ern, commanding ap-
rtata"ce, an M. lec!unI phy.inrnnn, and
tre IN his eye, hut WAS very obii.lng
tie SAID thar h. had been AT war with the
white, had fought many nartle. vi h them
IN The Stairs. bat WAS unw al peace with
everybody aud hoped 10 rcnain so. A.
he SAID this. his moi>ienrd eyes appeared
10 wander around upon the iie.ds and cab
ms ol this. portion Of The remnant oi his
once powerful tribe, with seeming.
though melancholy pride. Some of the
squaws were handsome, with regular fea- :
lures. aud IN dress imrared the st, ie of he
whites. One 10 particular, the wife of a
white man who was ahsen, on huntinY
excurson, was quie lashionably dressed
Her house and contents were comfortable,
and neatly arranged, aud not the Ieas,
prominent article of furniture, was a clean
looking bed and beds,ead, curialned and
feslooned off a-la.mode. From this iady
We procured eggs. chickens, milk, &c.
Dis'ance. NIL, ia
Saturday, April 2l.-Made lrrIe pro.
gress 10 da,. our course lay over rough
and MOUNTAINOUS country. We were .oI.
lowed all day by In1ians waning 10 trade
with US ; they had corn and potatoes, aud
generally wanted cIo'hins Of some descrp-
ton in exchange. Tney have good idea
OF the worth Of The different articles We
offered them. and are well acquainted
with The value OF money. These hdii-civ-
ilrz-d Indians, have a great dread Of the
wild "Red skins" Of the plans, and lrem.
bic when The word 'Cananche" is named.
They appear to think tina, We are a fool
hardy sci 10 venture through ih;s country.
and that We VII! certainly gel into trouble.
The grass is becoming more nourishlng 10
the stock. which are fast improving. We
have pitched our tent upon the bank OF
brook. and have quite crowd of Indians
about Us. They are verv independent,
and even insoIent, but u,H b-g tobacco.
this being The first thing they ask lor
Distance, 6 miIes-l26.
Sunday, April u Rain this morning.
For fear Of detention by high waters. con-
cluded to navel to-day. Crossed a mum
Der OF deep. borgy siues, in one Of which
We broke the bnls'er Of our wagon; anoher
upse, in the stream, injuriny the wagon,
and wc't'ng their baggage third broke
the tongue "f their wagon. We soon r..
paired ours, and were again under way.
Soon afler We reachrd a prairie sever,l
miles IN length, but quite narrow. From
the number Of horses and cattle we saw
ton Ial,a,, |
settlement. We encamped early, and
were soon visited by a number Of squaws,
bringing eggs, fowls. milk. butter &C..
to sell. and afterwards by the men tn
horseback. We learned that we were
wnhin two miles Of the Canadian river,
h.e miles of Edwards trading house on
the Opposite side, and half a mile OF
"Sha""ee town" This village is situated
IN the woods between The prairie and the
river. very much scattered. being several
miles in length. The Canadian divides The
Shawnee and Creek Indian Territory.
Distance, lO miles-l3S
Monday. April 23.- Maj. Green and
myself rode over 10 EdwHrd,' trading
house, which is situated on Little RIVER.
near lis junction with ,ae Canadian. II is
lSO miles from Fort Smith on the old road.
which Is the one we should have taken.
We forded the Canadian, which is here
about 600 miles wide. The wafer is
brackish. 'urbid, and of yelowish color.
The bed Of the river is entirely quick.and,