Wednesday the 4th,
We crossed the large island which was about five
miles wide and encamped on the bank of the Mississippi. We were short of provisions, having
little else but Indian meal; and no water
axcept the river, which we carried across the Mississippi.
Many of the company had the dispasition to
scatter in the woods for hunting, but I advised
them to the contrary. Some of the brotherin went
on to the sand bar, and got a quantity of turtles
eggs as they supposed, I told them they were
snake eggs, and they must not eat them, but
some of the brotherin thought they knew more than
I did about it, and still presisted in declairing that
they were turtles eggs, I said they were snakes eggs,
"eat snakes eggs will you, the man that eats them
will be sorry for it; you will be sick." Notwithstand-
ing all I said sevral brotherin did eat them and
were sick all the day after
~ Thursday
Thursday the 5th.
We crossed the Mississippi river, which was a tedious
job, having but one small flat boat, and the river
being nearly one and a half miles wide; while
some were ferrying, others were engaged in hunting,
fishing &c. As we arrived we encamped on the bank
within the limits of Missouri. While at this place, Sylvester Smith rebelled against the order of the
~ Wednesday
Wednesday the 4th,
We crossed the large island which was about five
miles wide and encamped on the bank of the
Mississippi. We were short of provisions, having
little else but Indian meal; and no water
axcept the river, which we carried across the Mississippi.
Many of the company had the dispasition to
scatter in the woods for hunting, but I advised
them to the contrary. Some of the brotherin went
on to the sand bar, and got a quantity of turtles
eggs as they supposed, I told them they were
snake eggs, and they must not eat them, but
some of the brotherin thought they knew more than
I did about it, and still presisted in declairing that
they were turtles eggs, I said they were snakes eggs,
"eat snakes eggs will you, the man that eats them
will be sorry for it; you will be sick." Notwithstanding all I said sevral brotherin did eat them and
were sick all the day after
~ Thursday
Thursday the 5th.
We crossed the Mississippi river, which was a tedious
job, having but one small flat boat, and the river
being nearly one and a half miles wide; while
some were ferrying, others were engaged in hunting,
fishing &c. As we arrived we encamped on the bank
within the limits of Missouri. While at this place,
Sylvester Smith rebelled against the order of the