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decreases in width to the Carrying place, where it is no more than five yards over, but of considerable depth; I don't recollect any thing more remarkable in this River, except a Crook, which in going five miles, had gained no more than one quarter of a mile. The Carrying place into the Occisconsin River is about a mile and three quarters, near one half of the way, is a quag, over grown with a sort of meadow grass, the rest of the way is a plain, with some few Oak and Pine Trees, here I observed were a great many Rattle snakes, Monsr. Pinnisance, a French trader, told me a remarkable story of an Indian belonging to the Menomonie band, who had taken one of these Snakes, and tamed it, and treated it as a Diety, calling it his great father, carried it with him for several Summers in a Box, that when they arrived here, in traveling for a Winter hunt, the Indian set down his Box and told the Snake, to be sure and return at such a time, when He came there again, which was to be in the May following, [[underline]] this being in October, [[/underline]] Monsr. told the Indian that he believed he might wait long enough, at that time, before his great father would return, the Indian offered to lay a Wager of two gallons of rum, that it would come and crawl into the box at the time they were to return, which was agreed upon to be the second week in May following; that they returned, at the time fixed upon, and the Indian set down his box, and called for his great father to take his station, but on his not coming untill the time was expired, the Indian acknowledged he had lost, but offered to double the Bet, if his great father did not come within two days more, which was again [[catchword]] agreed [[/catchword]]
