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Show 20S - JOUH.NAL. howe\er, a dog, which we bon~ht from the Indians, who met us last ni~ht; but tlus was a sca1~ty allowance for thirty odd hungry men. \V t: rcmamed here about two hours, got a dog, aud proct:edecl up the south side (Jf Lcwb 's 1 ivcr, about thret: rnilcs, when we met with one of our old c hief'-l who had come down with us last fall ; and who ad vi secl us to cro3s the river as the Lest road is on t be north side. \Ve therelor~ wert: occupied in ct·os.'>ing, during the re~ maind<:. r of the day as we could raise but fotJI' small canoes from the natives nt this place. \V c, howen:r, by dark got all safe over, and cncampe(~ ou th~.: n.orlh side, accompanied by a great mauy of the natlVl'S, 'vho m~pcar a frienclly ~nrl. w :U dic:;po~cd n<:oplc.·. JOUHNAI:. CJIAP. XX. /ttfrmday 5th. We had a fine morning, and procceclecl on early, accompu.nied by our old chief anti a number of the nati ,·es. About 10 o'clock we passed the forks, and kept a long the north side of Koosw koos-ke; at noon we halted at three lodges of Indians, where we got three dogs and ~omc roots.\ Ve also got one of our horses, which we had I~ It here last fJ.ll in the care of the old chief who is now with us ; and ~ays that the Snake guide, who deset·ted us last fall, stole and took two of out· horses with him. \Ve remained here about an bout·, and thea continued out· journey; came to a large lodge of ti ,C" natives, at the mouth of a creek, where we encampeel. This lodge is built much after the form of the Virginia fodder houses ; i3 about fifty yards long, apd cont:.tins twenty hmilit:s. \ Ve here could get r.o i1rovi~ions but shap-.t-lccl and roots. Tuesday 6th. There w,ls a cloiJdy wet mornj n ~; and we stayed in our cantp. Capt. Lcwic.; and C ~tpt. Cl.trkc acted as physicians to the ~ick of the vlllctg'' or lod~e, for 1Vi1ich they gave us a smc:~ll horse, tiLl' ' \'f.: kiiled and cat, as we had no other meat ot' .my kin e!. \\i e continu\.!d here until about .1 o'clock, wlH.:n we start~d and Wdlt on about nine mi le ~ ~.ncl dlC:\11 p.:. 1 clu e to a lodg-e of the Jutives. lVL·,bu·:uLay 7th. Tlli · wus a fine mo rni!11}" ~ ru1.1 .. c continued here till af'tcr bre~tkLl s t, when \\ l: p ro~.~ ._. ~ded Oil aLout foul' mile!> to cll1Gther lndi.,n lodge, <I' the nv)luh of a small crel:k, \\'hu·e we h.-\d to ct '-1 - ~ the ri ver ao·~in, in order tO g"d tO a bcttt l' I'O:td. ;\ t () t ... .. thi., l 1t 1ge tne llJi.i,·cs found t\TO c,lni!:lt-:r~ oi n tlHnl!..t tl-lion, "• hi~b we hnd l>ur·ied last fall on our way .to .ru, s ~ |