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title	:	Along Ancient Trails : The Mallet Expedition of 1739
author	:	Blakeslee, Donald J.
publisher	:	University Press of Colorado
isbn10 | asin	:	0870814109
print isbn13	:	9780870814105
ebook isbn13	:	9780585023595
language	:	English
subject	Mallet Expedition (!739-1740) , Mallet, Paul, Mallet, Pierre.
publication date	:	1995
lcc	:	F799.B63 1995eb
ddc	:	978/.01
subject	:	Mallet Expedition (!739-1740) , Mallet, Paul, Mallet, Pierre.

ALONG ANCIENT TRAILS The Mallet Expedition of 1739 Donald J. Blakeslee UNIVERSITY PRESS OF COLORADO

1995 by the University Press of Colorado Published by the University Press of Colorado P. O. Box 849 Niwot, Colorado 80544 All rights reserved. Printed in the United States of America. The University Press of Colorado is a cooperative publishing enterprise supported, in part, by Adams State College, Colorado State University, Fort Lewis College, Mesa State College, Metropolitan State College of Denver, University of Colorado, University of Northern Colorado, University of Southern Colorado, and Western State College of Colorado. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Blakeslee, Donald J., 1943 Along ancient trails: the Mallet expedition of 1739 / Donald J. Blakeslee. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and index. ISBN 0-87081-410-9 (alk. paper) 1. Mallet Expedition (1739-1740) 2. Mallet, Paul. 3. Mallet, Pierre. I. Title. F799.B63 1995 978'.01dc20 95-38262 CIP This book was set in Adobe Caslon and Adobe AG Oldface. The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information SciencesPermanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials. ANSI Z39.48-1948 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

To Joy

Page vii CONTENTS Illustrations xi Preface xiii Acknowledgments xvii 1. The Setting 1 The Great Plains 1 The Spanish Frontier 6 The French Colonies 16 2. The Characters 23 Frenchmen 23 Spaniards 28 Native Americans 29

Page viii 3. The Journal 45 4. Nebraska 53 The Missouri River, Spring 1739 53 The Old Ponca Trail, May 29-June 1, 1739 64 Along the Platte, June 2-10, 1739 70 At the Pawnee Villages, June 10-13, 1739 74 The Hills River, June 14, 1739 78 On the Barren Prairies, June 15-17, 1739 81 5. Kansas 85 The White Hills and Friendly Rivers, June 17-18, 1739 85 The River of Worries, June 19, 1739 94 The River of the Kansas, June 20, 1739 98 The River of the Arrow, June 21-23, 1739 102 The Osage Trail, June 24-29, 1739 108 The Rocks by the River, June 30, 1739 116 The Cimarron River, July 1-5, 1739 127 6. Oklahoma and New Mexico 131 Wild Horse Lake, July 6-9, 1739

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