Wednesday, July 9. - Learning that there was little or no danger to be apprehended from the Indians living on the Mississippi above Prairie du Chien, I concluded to ascend for the purpose of reconnoitering further up the river. Layed in provision for sixteen days, and set sail at half past eight this morning with a favorable wind. I took an additional soldier on board at the Fort, so that my crew now consisted of seven men. My former interpreter not being acquainted with the language of the Indians living on this part of the river, I had occa sion to dismiss him and employ another. The name of my present interpreter is Rock or Roque, whose father was a Frenchman and mother a squaw of the Sioux nation. But as he was not acquainted with the English language, nor I with the French sufficiently to converse with him, I stood in need of some person to interpret his conver sation in English. A gentleman by the name of Hemp stead, a resident of Prairie da Chien, having some desire to ascend the Mississippi, had the politeness to volunteer his services as French interpreter, and ascend the river in company with me. The whole number on board of my boat was now ten persons. Mr. Hempstead was a native of New London, Connecticut, but has resided in this part of the country about eight years.

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