CHAPTER XIII. -- Expedition by Land.-Wilson P. Hunt.-His Character.- Donald M'Kenzie.-Recruiting Service Among the Voyageurs.-A Bark Canoe.- Chapel of St. Anne.-Votive Offerings.-Pious Carousals,-A Ragged Regiment.-Mackinaw.-Picture of a Trading Post.-Frolicking Voyageurs.- Swells and Swaggerers.- Indian Coxcombs.-A Man of the North.-Jockeyship of Voyageurs-Inefficacy of Gold.-Weight of a Feather-Mr. Ramsay Crooks- His Character.-His Risks Among the Indians.- His Warning Concerning Sioux and Blackfeet.-Embarkation of Recruits.-Parting Scenes Between Brothers, Cousins, Wives, Sweethearts, and Pot Companions. CHAPTER XIV. -- St. Louis.-Its Situation.-Motley Population.-French Creole Traders and Their Dependants.-Missouri Fur Company- Mr. Manuel Lisa.-Mississippi Boatmen.-Vagrant Indians. -Kentucky Hunters-Old French Mansion-Fiddling-Billiards -Mr. Joseph Miller-His Character-Recruits- Voyage Up the Missouri.-Difficulties of the River.-Merits of Canadian Voyageurs.-Arrival at the Nodowa.-Mr. Robert M'Lellan joins the Party- John Day, a Virginia Hunter. Description of Him. -Mr. Hunt Returns to St. Louis. CHAPTER XV. -- Opposition of the Missouri Fur Company.-Blackfeet Indians.- Pierre Dorion, a Half-Breed Interpreter.-Old Dorion and His Hybrid Progeny-Family Quarrels.-Cross Purposes Between Dorion and Lisa.- Renegadoes From Nodowa.-Perplexities of a Commander.-Messrs. Bradbury and Nuttall Join the Expedition.-Legal Embarrassments of Pierre Dorion.- Departure From St. Louis.-Conjugal Discipline of a Half- Breed.-Annual Swelling of the Rivers.-Daniel Boone, the Patriarch of Kentucky.-John Colter.-His Adventures Among the Indians.-Rumors of Danger Ahead.-Fort Osage.-An Indian War- Feast.-Troubles in the Dorion Family.-Buffaloes and Turkey- Buzzards. CHAPTER XVI. -- Return of Spring.-Appearance of Snakes.-Great Flights of Wild Pigeons.-Renewal of the Voyage.-Night Encampments.- Platte River.- Ceremonials on Passing It.-Signs of Indian War Parties.-Magnificent Prospect at Papillion Creek.- Desertion of Two Hunters.-An Irruption Into the Camp of Indian Desperadoes.-Village of the Omahas.-Anecdotes of the Tribe.-Feudal Wars of the Indians.-Story of Blackbird, the Famous Omaha Chief. CHAPTER XVII. -- Rumors of Danger From the Sioux Tetons.-Ruthless Character of Those Savages.-Pirates of the Missouri.-Their Affair with Crooks and M'Lellan.-A Trading Expedition Broken Up.- M'Lellan's Vow of Vengeance.-Uneasiness in the Camp.- Desertions.-Departure From the Omaha Village.-Meeting With Jones and Carson, two Adventurous Trappers.- Scientific Pursuits of Messrs. Bradbury and Nuttall.-Zeal of a Botanist.-Adventure of Mr. Bradbury with a Ponca Indian.- Expedient of the Pocket Compass and Microscope.-A Messenger From Lisa.-Motives for Pressing Forward.