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Show ~86 Lewis and Cla1•ke's Expedit.ion thrown on the gt·ound three times, and most of them bleediug freely and comJ>lained of beiug much bruised. \Villow run had risen six feet. since the rain, and as the plain~ \\ e1·e so wet that they could not proceed, they passed the night at their camp. At the Whitcbeat' camp also, we had not been insenii· ble to the hail-itorm, though lcsi exposed. In the morning there had been a heavy shower ot' t•ain, after which it beeame fair. After assigning to the men theit· respeethe employments, captain Lewis took one of them and went to see the large fountain near the falls. J~"or about six miles h~ passed through a lJeautifullevelJllain, and then on reaching the break of the river hills, was overtaken by the gust of win~ from the ~touthwest attended by lightning, thunder, and rain: fearing a renewal of the scene on the .!7th, they took shelter in a little gully where Otct·e we1·c some broad stones with which they meant to protect themselves against the hail; but fortunately there was not much, and that of a small size; lilO that they felt no inconvenience eXCC})t that of being ext>osed without ~helter for an hour, and lJein; drenched lJy the rain: afteL~ it was over they proceeded to the fountain which is pel'ltal>S the largest in America. It ii situated in a plea~ant level plain, alJout twenty-five yardtS from the river, into which it falls over some iteep irregular l'ocks with a sudden ascent of about six f'eet in one pa1·t of its course. The water boils up ft·om among the rocks and 'vith such force near the eentl·e, that the iurface seems highet· there than the earth on the sides of the fountain, which is a handsome turf of fine green g•·as!. The water is extt·emely pm·e, cold and pleasant to the taste, not being imt>regnatcd with lime or any foreign substance. It is per .. fectly transpat·ent and continues its lJluish cast for half a mile down the Missouri, notwithstanding the rapidity of the river. After examining it for some time captain Lewis returned to the camp. Up the Missow•i. 287 Sunday 80. In the mot·niog captain Clarke sent the men to bring up tla• baggage left in the plains yestct•day. On theil' r·etut·r• the axletrees and carr·iages wet·e re{>aired, and the baggage conveyed on the iltoulders of the party across \Villow run which had fallen as low as three feet. The cal'l'iages being then taken over, a load of baggage was eaJTied to the iix- ruile stake, deposited there, and the carriages brought back. Such is the ~ttate of the plains that this 011cration consumed the day. Two men were sent to the falls to look fot• the articles lost yesterday; but they found nothing but the compass covered with mud and sand at the mouth of the ravine; the place at \\< hich captain CJat·ke had been caught by the stor·m, was filled with large rocks. The men compJain much of the bruises re~ eived yesterday from the hail. A more than usual number of buft"aloe appeared alJout the camp t.o.day, and furnished plenty of meat: captain Clarke thought that at one view he must have seen at least ten thou!aud. In the coul'se of the day there was a heavy gust of wind from the soutb- 1\'est, after which the evening was fair. At the WhitclJear camp we had a heavy dew this morning, which is quite a rema1·kable occut·rcnce. 'l'he party continues to be occupied wHh the boat, the crossbars for which are now finished, and there remain only the stripi to complete the wood work: the skius necessary to cover it have already been prepared and they amount to twentyeight elk ikins and foul· buffaloe &kini. Among our game were two heaver, which we have had occasion to observe always at•e found wherever there i~ timber. We al!o killed a large bat or goatsucker of which there are many in this neighbourhood, resembling in every respect those of the same species in the United States. We have not seen the 16atber-winged bat fot• &orne time, nor are there any of the small goatsuckcr in this p;trt of the Missouri. \Ve have not ieen either that s11ecies of goatsucker or nighthawk ealled the whippoorwill, which is commonly eonfoundtd |