Text: CHAPTER I--Departure from Pittsburgh. North-western slope of Alleghany Mountains. Rapids of the Ohio 39 CHAPTER II--The Ohio below the Rapids at Louisville. Ascent of the Mississippi from the mouth of the Ohio to St. Louis 77 CHAPTER III--Tumuli and Indian graves about St. Louis, and on the Merameg. Mouth of the Missouri. Charboniere. Journey by land from St. Charles to Loutre Island 108 CHAPTER IV--Settlement of Cote Sans Dessein. Mouths of the Osage. Manito Rocks. Village of Franklin 136 CHAPTER V--Death of Dr. Baldwin. Charaton River, and Settlement. Pedestrian Journey from Franklin to Fort Osage 153 CHAPTER VI--Mouth of the Konzas. Arrival at Wolf River. Journey by land from Fort Osage to the Village of the Konzas 171 CHAPTER VII--Further Account of the Konza Nation. Robbery of Mr. Say's Detachment by a War-party of Pawnees. Arrival at the Platte 199 CHAPTER VIII--Winter Cantonment near Council Bluff. Councils with the Otoes, Missouries, Ioways, Pawnees, &c. 221 CHAPTER IX--Animals. Sioux and Omawhaw Indians. Winter Residence at Engineer Cantonment 250 CHAPTER X--Account of the Omawhaws. Their Manners, and Customs, and Religious Rites. Historical Notices of Black Bird, Late Principal Chief 288 ILLUSTRATIONS TO VOLUME XIV "Map of the Country drained by the Mississippi" 30 Facsimile of title-page to Volume I of James's _Account_ 31 "Indian Record of a Battle between the Pawnees and the Konzas--a Fac-Simile of a Delineation upon a Bison Robe" 202 "War Dance in the interior of a Konza Lodge" 208 "Oto Council" 238 "Pawnee Council" 246 PREFACE TO VOLUMES XIV-XVII