At length, coming to a stream that seemed to flow from the east, she concluded it must be Sandy river; and resolving to trace it to its source, which was near a settlement where she was acquainted, she pushed on for several days, till she came into mountainous regions and to craggy steeps. There, in the vicinity of a “prodigious water-fall,” she was forced to leap from a precipice, upon some rocks, and was so stunned as to be obliged to make a short delay in her journey.
Soon after passing through the mountain, (Laurel mountain,) she was bitten by a snake which she supposed was venomous. She killed it, and expected her turn to die would come next; but the only injury she received was some pain and the slight swelling of one foot. A writer, whose narration we follow, and whose facts are more reliable than his philosophy, thinks that, being “reduced to a mere skeleton, with fatigue, hunger and grief,” she was probably, on that account, “saved from the effects of the poisonous fangs.”
Leaving the river, Mrs. Scott came to a forked valley, and watching the flight of birds, took the branch they did, and in two days came in sight of New Garden, the settlement on Clinch river, before referred to. Thus, after wandering in the wilderness for six long weeks, almost destitute of clothing, without a weapon of defense or instrument for obtaining provision; exposed to wild beasts and merciless savages; subsisting a full month on the juice of young cane stalks, sassafras leaves and similar food, looking to God in prayer for guidance by day, and for protection by night, shielded from serious harm, and led by an unseen Hand, on the eleventh of August, the wanderings of the widowed and childless captive were brought to a close.
J. C.
THE END.
Punctuation has been corrected without note.
Alternate and archaic spellings have been retained.
Obvious misprints have been corrected without note.
Inconsistencies in the hyphenation of native words have been retained.
Page v: Page range for Ethnology section changed from "131 to 165" to "231 to 265".
Page 10: "Allegany" changed to "Alleghany" (in which I had descended the Alleghany).
Page 10: "Apalachian" changed to "Appalachian" (their parent beds in the Appalachian range.)
Page 13: "bouyancy" changed to "buoyancy" (idea of the buoyancy of American character).
Page 13: "Cincinnatti" changed to "Cincinnati" (the late Dr. Sellman of Cincinnati).
Page 16: "Cincinnatti" changed to "Cincinnati" (occurred on the descent to Cincinnati).
Page 23: "Pittsburg" changed to "Pittsburgh" (from Pittsburgh to Shawneetown).
Page 29: "seige" changed to "siege" (he was at the siege of Bergen-op-zoom) and (at the siege of Louisburg).
Page 32: "withou-" changed to "without" (without beds or fire).
Page 37: "deluvial" changed to "diluvial" (large areas of diluvial earth).
Page 40: "porphorytic" changed to "porphyritic" (the greenstone is handsomely porphyritic).
Page 41: "Sante" changed to "Santa" (to Santa Fe and Chihuahua.)
Page 42: "mountanious" changed to "mountainous" (the wide and mountainous tracts).
Page 42: "minerological" changed to "mineralogical" (several objects of mineralogical and geological collection).
Page 43: "Massachussetts" changed to "Massachusetts" (the one native of Massachusetts).
Page 44: "injre" changed to "injure" (hobbled he will injure his legs).
Page 44: "characterestics" changed to "characteristics" (thus united characteristics of three varieties).
Page 48: "shists" changed to "schists" (broken down slates and schists).
Page 55: "seanned" changed to "scanned" (and vale after vale were patiently scanned).
Page 58: "ancle" changed to "ankle" (well nigh cured his ankle).
Page 68: "auspicies" changed to "auspices" (under better auspices).
Page 71: "CONSTUTION" changed to CONSTITUTION" (AND CONSTITUTION OF THE INDIAN FAMILY).
Page 74: "lattitude" changed to "latitude" (the tribes north of latitude 42°.)
Page 75: "somtimes" changed to "sometimes" (and such is, sometimes the case).
Page 76: "horriffic" changed to "horrific" (is to some horrific).
Page 83: "cot" changed to "not" (did not alter her purpose).
Page 86: "indominitable" changed to "indomitable" (and each was the indomitable foe of the race.)
Page 93: "accasion" changed to "occasion" (On another occasion).
Page 100: "her's" changed to "hers" (She rested with hers suspended).
Page 100: "dissention" changed to "dissension" (Internal dissension has done more to destroy).
Page 109: "Sault-ste-Mairie" changed to "Sault Ste-Marie" (and aged and respected hunter of Sault Ste-Marie).
Page 111: "impercations" changed to "imprecations" (denouncing imprecations upon).
Page 114: "Bawaiting" changed to "Bawating" (they were permitted to remain at Bawating).
Page 114: "Obenangoes" changed to "Obinangoes" (The Obinangoes eventually emigrated).
Page 114: "compasionate" changed to "compassionate" (mild, and compassionalte tone).
Page 114: "ths" changed to "the" (again assured that the cord).
Page 124: "un" changed to "an" (he had made an upright figure).
Page 125: word missing in original (The idea grew into his mind that at some "missing word").
Page 126: "passsed" changed to "passed" (many days passed).
Page 132: "Bawiting" changed to "Batwating" (along the north coast of lake Huron to Bawating) and (along the north shore of lake Huron and of Bawating).
Page 135: "beseiged" changed to "besieged" (who besieged twelve and took nine).
Page 135: "Pittsburg" changed to "Pittsburgh" (the present sites of Pittsburg and Erie).
Page 140: "Chagomiegon" changed to "Chagoimegon" (rendezvous was Chagoimegon).
Page 145: "cheiftan" changed to "chieftain" (And the fate of their chieftain deplore—deplore).
Page 148: "glace" changed to "glance" (only necessary to glance backward a short way).
Page 161: "visiter" changed to "visitor" (that the fearful visitor came.)
Page 165: "motly" changed to "motley" (The motley heap of gaudy and soiled stuffs).
Page 179: "listle" changed to "little" (and be allowed a little time to replenish).
Page 189: "peces" changed to "pieces" (on the bright side of one of the brass pieces).
Page 192: "Chegoimgon" changed to "Chegoimegon" (located at Chegoimegon, on Lake Superior).
Page 192: "Sault Ste. Maries" changed to "Sault Ste Marie" (the late Mr. Nolin, of Sault Ste. Marie).
Page 193: "authoritive" changed to "authoritative" (adding in an authoritative voice).
Page 197: "eat" changed to "ate" (took up the grass braid and ate it).
Page 200: "INTERPRTER" changed to "INTERPRETER" (TO THE INTERPRETER).
Page 201: "groupe" changed to "group" (Philology brings into one group).
Page 203: "geograghical" changed to "geographical" (these tribes in their geographical position).
Page 212: "atlar" changed to "altar" (to violating the altar).
Page 214: "Chesapeak" changed to "Chesapeake" (lying on the eastern shores of Chesapeake bay.)
Page 219: "recal" changed to "recall" (from the race whose memory they recall).
Page 225: "raphsodies" changed to "rhapsodies" (to these bold and unfettered rhapsodies).
Page 233: duplicate "of" deleted (and modes of life).
Page 234: "groupes" changed to "groups" (and the adjacent groups of islands).
Page 234: incomplete sentence in original (a popular corruption, in the north-west, of Athabasca, which see.)
Page 234: "erea" changed to "era" (in the present era of the United States).
Page235: "lauguage" changed to "language" (their language as observed by).
Page 240: "alcadia" changed to "alcaldia" (of the alcaldia mayor of Nexapa).
Pagev248: "Massachusets" changed to "Massachusetts" (and in part in Springfield, Massachusetts.)
Page 250: "Mechilimackinac" changed to "Michilimackinac" (Chippewa chief of Point St. Ignace, Michilimackinac).
Page 252: "Lousiana" changed to "Louisiana" (during their residence in Louisiana.)
Page 254: "molodious" changed to "melodious" (They have melodious soft voices).
Page 258: "Janerio" changed to "Janeiro" (the woods and mountains south of Rio Janerio.)
Page 265: "Apallachians" changed to "Appalachians" (Appalachians; a nation of Indians who formerly).
Page 265: "Apallachian" changed to "Appalachian" (the leading range of the Appalachian mountains.)
Page 265: "Apallachians" changed to "Appalachians" (the northern groups of the West Indies, to the Appalachians).
Page 267: "Shoisk" changed to "Shoiskw" in the table for consistency.
Page 271: duplicate sentence deleted (Minwäwa, a pleasant sound.)
Page 275: "preceeded" changed to "preceded" (a negative form when it is preceded by the adverb.)
Page 281: "synonomous" changed to "synonymous" (used as synonymous with person.)
Page 282: "Posessive" changed to "Possessive" (B: Possessive inflection.)
Page 286 and 287 appear to have been reversed in the original. The pages have been switched, but the beginning of page 288 does not correspond to the preceding text.
Page 288: "Louisaina" changed to "Louisiana" (in upper Louisiana).
Page 288: "seige" changed to "siege" (after a siege, Aug. 13, 1521.)
Page 299: "acurate" changed to "accurate" (a subject of accurate investigation).
Page 300: the last sentence on the page is incomplete in the original.
Page 303: "ryhme" changed to "rhyme" (have neither rhyme nor metre).
Page 307: "succesful" changed to "successful" (the warrior who should be successful).
Page 313: "charcter" changed to "character" (of a highly favorable character).
Page 317: "fron" changed to "from" (attracted much attention from observing).
Page 319: "arrrived" changed to "arrived" (had first arrived in the lakes.)
Page 326: "languages" changed to "language" (speaking a different type of language).
Page 331: "maratime" changed to "maritime" (to share in the maritime enterprise).
Page 343: "retured" changed to "returned" (and then returned to the boats).
Page 352: "esents" changed to "presents" (and distributing small presents).
Page 377: there is a typo in regard to the annual interest paid as stated in the original. The amount is left as printed in the original.
Page 377: "Michilimachinac" changed to "Michilimackinac" (west of the straits of Michilimackinac).
Page 386: incomplete sentence in original (in juxtaposition in their new).
Page 386: "Delewares" changed to "Delawares" (with the example of the Delawares).
Page 388: "disscusions" changed to "discussions" (their civil discussions must tend to show).
Page 402: "Febuary" changed to "February" (In the month of February).
Page 415: the two footnotes referenced in the Death Song on this page are missing in the original.
Page 426: "possesion" changed to "possession" (regaining possession of the fort).
Page 434: "snos" changed to "sons" (his two sons).
Page 441: "lilly" changed to "lily" (of the rush and the water lily.)
Page 451: "Michilinackinac" changed to "Michilimackinac" (who had been lately at Michilimackinac).
Page 460: "insence" changed to "incense" (after remaining coiled, and receiving incense).
Page 463: "inabitants" changed to "inhabitants" (to secure the inhabitants from the attack).
Page 477: original is missing the footnote referenced in the text.
Page 479: "villanous" changed to "villianous" (in that villianous and execrable practice).
Page 481: "Apalachian" changed to "Appalachian" (at a spot near the Appalachian mountains).
Page 483: "have" changed to "gave" (These prisoners gave us some shocking accounts).
Page 484: "moccasons" changed to "moccasins" (and a pair of moccasins).
Page 495: "Archepelago" changed to "Archipelago" (called the northern Archipelago.)