Quotes from Zebulon Pike

With the dreary season in which we travelled part of the route; with our minds much more actively employed in forming resources for our preservation from famine.

Smoke the pipe of peace, bury the tomahawk, and become one nation.

There had so lately been a large force of Spanish cavalry at the village, which had made a great impression on the minds of the young men, as to their power, consequence, which my appearance with 20 infantry was by no means calculated to remove.

The Spanish troops returned and we could yet discover the grass beaten down in the direction which they went.

He was a man, that he always performed his promises, that he had never said he would return.

They were conspiring to desert us in the night and steal some of our horses... we engaged a spy.

Among various demands and charges I gave them, was, that the said flag should be delivered to me, and one of the United States' flags be received and hoisted in its place.

The village had a mill near it, situated on the little creek, which made very good flour. The population consisted of civilized Indians, but much mixed blood.

The Pawnee chief had left the village the day after the doctor arrived, with 50 or 60 horses and many people, and had taken his course to the north of our route.

Your former Fathers the Spaniards have now no further Authority over you.

Should I be the happy mortal destined to turn the scale of war, will you not rejoice, O my father?