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Show 132 JOURNAL. JVednesdatl 4 11. A considerable qn::mtity of snovr fell lac:;t ni~i,t, and the morning was cloudy. After · (,.. f ·w p-rains of parched corn, we set ant nt 8 catwn n L: .. , • 1 I . o'clod~ ; cro -..,ed a large ;noun tam .~n1H 1 1;t on the creek and small valley, wluch were '''lS 1ec 10r hy our guide. \Ve JjHed some pbea~ants on out· way, and were about to make use of the last of ~nr flmt_t·, when, to our great joy, one of our hunters k Jlecl a fine deer. So we (lined nron that and .Proccc_cled cliJWO a _Slll~~ll valley about a mile ·wide, wlt l~ n nch bluck soil ; 111 which there al'e a great quanuty of sweet roots and herbs, sue 11 as sweet myrrh, an~elica and several other that the natires make u~e ot~ and of the names of wl:ich I am Ut1acqa..tinted. There is also timothy grass growing i '1 it ; . and ne1tber u~ e valley t~or the .hills are so thickly timbet'e<l. as the mmmt'1InS we nad lately pc.t5scc\. \Vh,,~ timber there i.,, is mo.stty pitch pine. vVe kept clO\\TI the valley abo\lt 5 ml~cs, 8 nd came to the Tus!:iapu band of the Flathead nanon of Indians, or a pa1·t of them. \Ve frmnc! them t.n~ camped on the· creek. a;1d we encarnped ":ith th_em.* T!tu1·.c;day sd. Tb1s was a fine mornm~ with a great white frost. The Indian dO!!;S at·e 50 hu·1grv and ravenous, that they eat 4 or 5 pair of om· mock· asons last night. Vve remaintd here all duy, and recruited our horses to t!O anJ 3 co\ts ; and made 4 ot· 5 of this nation of Indians chi fs. They are a very frieiJdly people ; have pk·nt: of robes anJ skins fm· covering, and a hrsc 51 ock of Jwr·ses, some of which ~revery go0d; but they h:,,·e not i1in~ to cat, Lut bt:rries, roots <~.nd such articles of food. ,. Capt~in c:::n·ke in 1)i? l,~ttcr to his brother., cr~lls them the Olearhshoot bat~d <1f t h ~ Turk.Papax. It 1 of niJ YCI'Y r;rtal impr))'t:wce, at prf'sent, 1~<? lP O\~ b) what nan•( ' .the several tribrs a11d b and"' are cDsllng,q~JH.d; nnd 1\lr. Gass st.YS that \\ ithoul an in· erpretu· it w.ls vc:1·y dtffu. ult to ac, ce.L·tain the-m with any degre\:! of ccrt:~int; JOURNAL. This hand is on its way on:r to tr,e 1\t\issonri or Yc1 - lpw-stonc river to Lunt bufl'<t!o~. They are the v. bit~.:~t Indians I c·v·er saw. Friday 6tlz. A cloudy mortling. \Ve cxchim~t:tl some of our horses, that wel'e fatigued, ,., ith t t e n.~t. ivcs ; about 12 o'clock some r:1in idi ; ; nd ,,.e prepared to move on. At 1 we started, when ti'e Indians also set out. ' 'Ve proceeded over a nt oun t <~ h to a creek, and went down the creek, ont· cot!r!;e being north west ; found the count,·y mu ul1t.~irJOus and poor; and the game scurce. lladn~ tr..lvc..lled •. bout 7 miks we encamped. Four hunt<.:J s had be n out to day, but killed nothing-; we },btrefore slq1pccl upon a smc~ll quantity of co! n we fLd yet le ft. Saturday 7th. \Ve set out (;arly in a c! o u ~ly cool morning ; and our hunters wu~ t on ,\S u.:~u,\l. \ \' e p1oceeded down the creek, and in our ·~o· .. ty v:.: w i -! met by et hunte r, who had n:>t come in h~t 1\ l';; ht. and wl.o had lost his horse. \Ve halted :1t l ~ o'cl<;1 k, and one of the buntei'S kill~d 2 deer; wbi ·h w,\5 a ~ubj ect of much joy and con~ ratul c1tio:1. H~ t e we rem.Lincd to cline, and ~ome rain fell. On the ...,outh of this phce there are very higtt moL;nt : i1~s cove:·e'l with sno\V and ti .n!.>er1 and a 'l' the no1·th p i'<Li rie hil!~. Aft.:r stayin~ here 2 hour'> \'·e procct!ded on do>\ tt the creek; fcund the country mu,.h the s~\me ~'~ th<.tt wltich we had p.ts<>ed through ill t 1le for~noon ; .t.'d havins t aYelled about 20 miles ::;ince the n.o1 ni ·}:• encamped for the nig·ht. Tl e vall-:y is lJeco:ne •'ln: e exteP ·Iiv ·.;, and Olll' c:t·ec.:k h<\s encn'<ts-.:d ~o i.l cvn.,i i rabl !.! ri\·~r . Somt.: t'.1~n fell in the ,,[Lt.: · t~oon, anti m~r hunlet·o; kill ~ d l wo c~'an .... s on o•J ,. Wt\y . &<t7H/(TlJ 8.-lz. Tl•e mornin~ w,.s wd, Jr.d we :; ·~cceded on o,·er !Some bl.!;lll tiful pl. ins. Ot,e of oltt• hunters h<\d l'emaill ~ ri out all nigl1t, ut noun we h al~· td and they all came in, ll<wing kil:ed an dk an•' a dl!er. At 2 we proceeded on again, .~nd had a cold~ '.Vet and disagreeable afternoon, but ou·r ro:id or way r l\l |