- tainty of the navigation. Stratification of the Bluff. A dangerous
accident. The second Chickasaw Bluffs. Observations on their stratification.
CHAP. V.—Pass the third Chickasaw Bluff. Dangers of the
navigation, and solitude of the country. The fourth Bluff of the
Chickasaws. Lignite prevalent. Chickasaw Indians. St. Francis
river. Depopulation of the neighbouring country. Trees of the
alluvial forest. Destruction of the Big Prairie settlement. Scrub
grass. Difficulties of the navigation. Changes of the soil, produced
by the agency of the river. A visit from three of the Arkansa Indians.
A dense fog over the river; the cause of it. Arrival near the mouth
of the Arkansa and White river.
CHAP. VI.—Proceed up White river for the Arkansa. Suspicious
conduct of one of the boatmen. Pass through the connecting
bayou, and proceed up the Arkansa; its navigation; soil and surrounding
scenery. A small French settlement. Extraordinary mildness
of the season. Mounds. Changes in the alluvial lands produced
by the agency of the river. Land speculators. Vegetation of
the alluvial lands. The town or post of Arkansas. Enormous land
{xi} claims. Difficulty of navigating against the current. The Great
Prairie. First settlement on the Arkansa; its present state. Agricultural
advantages arising from the mildness of the climate. Storax.
Aboriginal remains. The Quapaws or Arkansas. Their traditions
and character.
CHAP. VII.—Departure from Arkansas. Indian villages.
Mooney's settlement. Curran's settlement. Interview with the
Quapaw chief. The Pine Bluffs. Soil, climate, and productions.
The Little Rock. Roads. Mountains. Vegetation. The Mamelle.
Cadron settlement. Tumuli. Soil and climate. Pecannerie settlement.
Mountains. Cherokees. The Magazine mountain. Dardanelle
settlement. Manners and customs of the Cherokees. The
war with the Osages.
CHAP. VIII.—Pass several inconsiderable rivulets, and obtain
sight of the Tomahawk mountain and the Gascon hills. Mulberry
creek; that of Vache Grasse. Lee's creek. Prairies. Sugarloaf
mountain. Arrive at the garrison of Belle Point. A change in the
vegetation. The Maclura or Bow-wood. The garrison. Cedar
prairie. Rare plants.
