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Show rivrt•. One ol' them g~n r. a ~~omllwt•st·. which he l'(Hlc, in,. change for one of om·s, "hic.:h "as unahlc to ct·o. s OIC moun. ta.in, on rccciviuh' a tomahawk in adclition. \\~c w<wc al·o fot•hlnate in exehauging two othct• lwr·se. or inlt.·riot• 'Value fot· others much bettct·. without ~iving any 1 hing eJsc to the put'cha.scr. After tlwsc impot·tunt pm·t.·hascs. srvc•·~l root !'aces wct·c run between our nt<'n ami the ludiam;: the latter, who arc very artive, and fond or thcst• l'aces. pt·ond tht•m selves vrry <'X},Ct't. and om· oft ht•m was as Jl('ct as ouJ• swift. est runners. Aftet· 1 he r:wes wct·c ove•·, the men clhidc11 themselves into two part~cs and pla)Td pt•ison bass, an ('Xt·r~ t!iSC which We :ll'C dc~ii'OUS of' {'11('0\ll'agiug, before \VC b(' "ill the JlaSsagc OVl'l' the IHOIIU!ains, as !:i('V('J'lll ol' thCIH al'e be• coming la.zy l"t•om inaction. At. nihht thc·sc games wct·c coududcd by a dance. OIH' or Ow Judians ini"Ot'llt{'d us that we could not pass the mountains h<'fcH'<' the· 1wxt full moon, or about the fi1·st of Jn1y; bream.<', if \H' ;lttt•ntpll'd it hel'orc that time, th<· horses would ht• fon~ (·d to ta·avd wilhoutfood three days on the top or the mountains. 'J'his intelligence was disagr·rcalJle, as it. cxt~itcd a clouht <I !'I to the most pa·opcr time for 1mssin:.; the mountain-;· hut hu., ing no time to lose, we arc determined to •·isk tit<' hazal'ds, and ~;t:u·t as soon as the Indians gcnm·alJy consider it jll'acticablt~, which is a.L)Out the middle or this mouth. Monday, 9. Our success ycoh•rday ('ncom·a~('tl us to a.t. tempt to C:XCimngc SOUlC lllOl'e or Olll' hol'ioi<'S, whose bat'}\.S wcr& unsound, but we could dispose of mac only. Jlola:lstilpilp, who visited us yesterday, left us with several Jndiaus, for the J>htins neat• I..4cwis's riveJ', whcl'e the whole nation arc a.bout to assemble. 'l'hc llt·okenal·m •oo, with aJlllis people, stOI>I)ed on their way to the g<~Ht'r·al J"cndczvouA, at. the same place. The Cutnosc, ot• N ceshnepahkccool<, bol'rowt~ d a horse, and I'odc down a few miles after some young eagles. He soon l'ctm ned with two of the gray J~itatl, m•arly grown, which he meant to t·aisc fot· the sal ... c of the fcatllCrs. The young chief, who some time since made us a prcsont of \wo 1w1·srs, <>ame with a par~y of his p(•oplc am1 passrtl the ni<>·hf with us. rl,lu·'l'iv(~l', whit·h is a.hout ())l(' hnndl't'daud tifty :-, yards witlc, h~w ht>('ll tlis<"h:tt•t;in~ vast lwdi(~S of water, but nutwithstamling its ch·pl h. Hac wat(•t• has ht·<·n m·al'ly tt·aus. Jl~u·ont, a.JI(I it~ t('tnpl'l'<ttua·e ~Jlli tc.· as <•ohlas ondH'St !-.prings. Vor scvcl'al tf:t) s, 1wwn'<·a·, the rivm· laa~ bt'('ll faJling, anfl ·s now si\. lh·t lnwc.'l' than it has ht'('n, a sf ron;; pl'ool" that 11tc g•·('at body of l'lllOW hat.; left tlw Hwuutain.,. It is, in~ deed. nearly at I IH' same lteihht as '" ll<'n we ai'I'!H·tl hen·; a <~il'cumst~wte "hif.'l1 tlw I udiaus ('nnsic.\1·t· ~~~ iudit·nlin~-; tht. tunc wht'n the JIIOUnt~aim; may h<' <·t·o~st•c.t " ' t• shall wait, ho" evrr, a few d tys, he<•ause the t•o:Hls must. -;till he wet aml slippcl'y, ami tilt• ~l'a ss on ih(• nwnnfains '"i1l he irnpt•oyml in a shm·t time. rl,hc men a.rc iu lai :~h spirits at. tht~ (ll'OI.i!Jt'et ofseUin:.; out, an<l amused th('lll .'<.' H'S dnl'it ~ th<' artrrnoon with dilli..•t'l'nt ~ames·. 'J'tH'~(Iay, tO. Aftel' <•ollr<'tiun· Oll l' lwt•srs, which took UHH·h tilll<': "c set out at den·•~ o'c•lock fnl' the <!uamash Ilats. Our stod •. is now vel') ahmHlaut, ca<'11man being wdl mountt·d, with a small load ou a. !i('('Ond luH'se, :mtl sevct•al sup(•J'IlHIIH'l'al')' Olll'S, in t•ase ol' a.ecjtlont Ot' waut of food. We asl'tludt·d the 1·ivea· hills, which arc H'l'Y hi1;h, and three tniles in t~xtt.•nt; out· coua·sc bejng Hoa·th zzo t•ast, and th ·u tu•·nc<l to uorlh 15° "c 1, fo1· two mil(·s till W<' l'raclwd<'ollins's Cl'<'ek. H is clcrp a.nd ditlieuH to ct·os!:l, but wo pas!lC(l Without any injm·y, CX<'t:pt wcUin~ !iOHW of Olll' }ll'OVisious, aud then JH'OCt'('dcd due north fm· liYc milt•s to the castt•t•n <'dgc ol' the (J,uamash flats, ncar where "c Ji1·st met Ow Cholnmnish in the autumu. 'Vc t•m•amp<·•l on Ow hant... ofa. small stream, in a. JWint or woods, bot·<h·ring the extensive level aml beautiful prail'ie wlai<1h is intcrscott.'tl by scvcl'a1 rivulets, and as the quanutsb is uow in blossom, 1)rescnts a perfect t•csemb)anc<~ of Ial~cs ut' clear watt'J'. A party of ChoJnmnish. who had ona·takt•n us a few mile ahovc1 lm.ltod fnr the nigh~ wit..h ns. am\ mentionetl that th,cy |