to bait at a slough, about six miles from
the timber. Having no water to drink, but
sutch as was filled with living animals, common-
ly called wigglers, and we did not like to swal-
low them, we strained them through our
teeth; which saved the life of many a poor
animal. This was the first prairie of any
magnitude that we came to on our
journey; and was a great curiosity to many
of the brotherin, it was so very level that
a deer miles off appeared but a shorte dis-
tance. some of the brotherin started in
pursuit, before they were apprised of their mis-
take. We continued our march, pulling
our wagons through a small creek with
ropes, and came to the house of Willam
Wayne the only settler in the vacanity,
where we found a well of water, which was
one of the gratest comforts that we could
have received, as we were almost famished,
and it was a long time before we could,
or dared to satisfy our thirst. We crossed
the Embarras river and encamped on a
small branch of the same, about one mile
west. In pitching my tent we found, three
[blank] prairie rattle snakes, which
the brothern were about to kill, I sayed, "let

to bait at a slough, about six miles from the timber. Having no water to drink, but sutch as was filled with living animals, commonly called wigglers, and we did not like to swallow them, we strained them through our teeth; which saved the life of many a poor animal. This was the first prairie of any magnitude that we came to on our journey; and was a great curiosity to many of the brotherin, it was so very level that a deer miles off appeared but a shorte distance. some of the brotherin started in pursuit, before they were apprised of their mistake. We continued our march, pulling our wagons through a small creek with ropes, and came to the house of Willam Wayne the only settler in the vacanity, where we found a well of water, which was one of the gratest comforts that we could have received, as we were almost famished, and it was a long time before we could, or dared to satisfy our thirst. We crossed the Embarras river and encamped on a small branch of the same, about one mile west. In pitching my tent we found, three [blank] prairie rattle snakes, which the brothern were about to kill, I sayed, "let