Sunday first of November I was obliged to defer my departure, my Horse not having been found. Friday the 6th my Horse was brought back to the Fort and I at once made ready to start for the Illinois. Started the same day and journeyed about 18 Miles. The 7th the Rain began early in the morning and continued all day. Remained camped under a Rock where I had stopped the previous day with my Guide. Sunday the 8th traveled through woods and Hills. The 9th, the same. The 10th arrived toward evening at the Prairies. The 11th crossed the Prairies. The 12th toward evening Re-entered the Woods once more and slept 7 Miles from Kaskaskia river. The 13th arrived before breakfast at Kaskaskia about 130 Miles from Fort Massac. The 13th of November I rested. Sunday the 14th went out to hunt Canada Geese. The 15th put my Collections of seeds in order. The 16th same occupation. The 17th I went Hunting. Thursday 18th started for Prairie du Rocher. The 19th Duck Hunting. The 20th Goose Hunting. Sunday 22nd paid visits. The 23rd, 24th, 25th, 26th, 27th and 28th visited the Mountains of Rock bordering on the inhabited Country; Opossums, Raccoons, aquatic Birds etc. Sunday 29th of November went to the Village of St Philippe called the Little Village. The 30th visited Fort de Chartres. Tuesday the 1st of December started for Kaskaskias and remained there. The 2nd and 3rd of the same Made arrangements with Richard[150] to go by water to Cumberland. The 4th returned to Prairie du Rocher. The 5th prepared to start. Stuffed a white-headed wild Goose. The 6th started once more for Kaskaskias. The 7th confirmed once more in my opinion that the Second Bark of _Celtis occidentalis_ (called in the Illinois country Bois connu and toward New Orleans Bois inconnu) is an excellent remedy for curing jaundice; a handful of the roots or leaves of Smilax sarsaparilla is added to it; it is used for about eight days as a decoction. The 8th of December 1795. The French Creoles call the species of Smilax found in the Illinois country, Squine. Only the thorny species grows there; it loses its leaves in the Autumn. The other species is herbaceous and climbing. The 9th of December. The root of _Fagara_ as a decoction is a powerful remedy for curing disease of the Spleen. I have no doubt that the root of _Zanthoxilum clava-Herculi_ can be used for obstructions of the liver and Spleen. The 10th: _Bignonia Catalpa_,[151] by the French Creoles Bois Shavanon; _Cercis canadensis_, Bois noir (black wood); _Liriodendron tulipifera_, Bois jaune (yellow wood); _Nyssa_, Olivier (olive). In making Wheels for vehicles the workmen use the Wood of _Padus Virginiana_ for the felloes, Elm for the Naves and white oak for the Spokes.