Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-10-30

water was to be had for 10 or 20 miles
50 we camped on the bank of the
stream, with grass for a bed, wrapped
'n our blankets not the grass, but or.
seIues--and with the canopy of heav,
en- for > covering. Such a fragrant
place as it was! I imagined it. had
been the home ofa colony of those ar,
aromatic birds called 'skuuks," and
named the place Chicago Bend, in
honor Of the noble race of quadrupedt
which Judging from the efluvia per.
meating the air in that locality, must
have suffered and died at. the spot
However, in spite of all annoyances
we slept tho sleep Of innocence, and
rose the next morning, refreshed and
strong in heart and limb, and ready
to face the daily trials in store for us. /:
Sept. 8tk.-After = hearty break,
fast OF ducks, bread and tea, we again
took the, trail. It frst moving through
poplar brush and willows, and af>
ter few miles travel striking out up>
on a broad prairie which proved to be
about Is: miles wide. Though the
night had been cold, with quite heavy
frost, the day was very warm, and we
suffered from want of water but after
a tramp Of fifteen miles we reached a
slough, and upon digging a good deal
We obtained sufficient execrable water
to make cup oftes, and after hasty
repast we pursued our journey, finally
reaching the tent, or cloth wig wam of
Moys'ko>ko>ny>ay, which was the
Mecca -four pilgrimage. The chief
received us kindly, and treated us 10
the most hospitable manner during the
Two days we were detained at bis
place. That evening and thereafter,
as long as We stopped at this point we
supped, breakfastcd, and dined with
this chief: Fish Of an excellent quail
ity, with bread and tea, were served
up to US in good style. The table was
spread with old-fashioned English
stone ware and presented neat ap-
pearance.
Sept. 9th.-Moys-ko>ko>ny>ay fur
nished me with an Indian pony.
mounted on which with a guide SINH
larly furnished, I started for . point
20 miles up the Thief River. Follow
ing blind trail for part of the dis
tance, We reached our destination
about eight o'clock in the evening,
and were entertained that night by a
party of U. S. surveyors. The object
Of our visit accomplished, we returned
next morning to the mouth of Thief
River, and the hospitable tent of Chief
Moys>ko>ko.ny>ay. Here we arrived
early in the day.; and at once proceed
ed to fulfill our mission, which was to
locate a section fland just outside of
the Indian reservation for the above
mentioned chief The soil at, and
about, the mouth of Thief River is Of
excellent quality, being mold or rich
black loan ; and the country which is
either level or gently rolling, is well
adapted to stock and grain raising.
The junction of Red Lake and Thief
River is in section No. ~, township
No. 154 north, and range No. 43 west ;
or about $50 miles north and "a miles
west of Little Falls,
Sept. 11th.-We started on our re-
turn trip and by hard travelling
through the days and nearly the whole
Of one night, we reached this place on
Saturday evening, Sept. 13th-glad
that our journey was at an end, and
with little desire to make another Of
the same kind, for few days at least
JONATHAN TAYLOR,