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Show 372 J,cwis a1llt Clm·1w's Bxpcllilion lll'Cgn~(C(l with 1l1t~ taste of thai vlant. 'Yc found CH'l'Y Htin"' !'a.fe. thou~h some of the bu·ootls WCI'C a little damp, and ;-, • J one of tlw cauors hatl a hole. 'l'hc ride of' Uti!-< tl:ty was twcnfJ -sevrn miles in length, ancl ll11·ough a counh·J tlivcrsifird by low marshy g•·ounds, ancl ltih'h, open, and stony Jllains. (<'l'minatcd hy hi!-!:h mountaius. on the top and alom.~, HlC nOJ•tltcrn sidrs or whidt tlar snow slill J·rmaiucd. Ovc•· the whole were scaUct·<·d gn·at quantities ol'ltJHOp and tliC difl(.·r·cnt bl)CCiCS of shrubs, COJOHlOil to the Jllains ofthc 1\1issolll·i. '"chad now crossed the whole distance f1·om 'l't·avrllers'rest creek to the ltcatl or Jdl't·rson's river, which seems to fo1·m the hcst ami .-hm·test •·oute ovm· the Bwuntains, tlurit~ g a.llllost the whole •!istance or one humlr·etl antl sh:tyfout• mih•s. J t is, in faet, a VCI'J t'XCClJCHl l'O<Hl, all(\ by CUttin~ a few tl'r••s, mil!;ht be r<·mlc•·cd a gootlroutc for wagon!', "ith fh<' t''.:.(~Cption ol' about fOUl' miles OVCL' OIIC Of the lllOUUtaius, '' ltich would rcquil'c some In' ·lling. '" ctlncsda.), 9. 'Ve were ali occupied iu t·aising and rcpail ·ing lhc canoes, and making tho ucccss;uy pt·rpal'ations for J'e!:itiiHing ou•· joun1cy to~mot·t·ow. 'l'hc day pt·ovcd eol\1 :.1nd windy~ so that the caiHH'S wc1·e soon <h·icd. " '<' WCI'C hct·<· ovet'lak<·u by s 'l'jl'ant Ot·d"ay and his parly, who hacl cJisCOYCI'etl OUt' hOl'S('S nr:u· the h<'ad ol' the ('I'CCk Oil \\ hich we encamped. and althott!-;11 the) "ere vt·t·y much Sl·atlt•t·cd, and cucleavout·cd to cs<'all<' as l'asl a':i tltey could, he ht'IHJl;ht tllcm bacl,. TJIC squaw found to d<ty a plaut "hie· I• ;_;Tows in the moist lands, the root ol' whi•·h is cat•~11 hy th<· Jndians. 'rllC stem and lear, as well as the t·oot of this J>lant, resemble the common cal'l'ot, in fot·m, size and taste, though the colouL' is or somcwl.ai a palc1· y llow. 'J'hc night continued vet'Y cold, and in the mo••ning, 'l'hm·sday 10, a white 1'1'ost covc•·ctl the g1·ouud; the gt•ass Wa!; frozen, aml the icc ihl'ee qna1·tcrs of' an inch thicl\ in a basin of watca·. 'l'he boats wc•·e now loadt•<.l, antl raJlt<tin Clarke divided his men into t.wo bamls, one to descend thi ll11 the Jllissow·i. 873 river with the baggag(', whil<' hr~ with the other, Iwoccctlr~ <l on hot·"icLack to the HociH•jaunc. Aftcl' br·eald'asl the two pat·ties setout, those on shol'e sk ia·t ill ~" Oae castct·n sido or .Jrfli.•t'SOfl ··ivtw, th•·uugh ~kt·vie(\ valky, and OYCl' the Rattlesnake motmtain, into a bea11tiru1 ancl (•.xtensivc couut1·y, known CUIIOIIg the lrulianshy the name oflfaltnalw.ppapchah, o•· Jkanl'IH'acl valley, l'l'om the 1111mbct· of tlwse animals to Lc found in it. and al ·o f1·om a point ol'laud l'CscmbJiuoo the ltcacl or a IJcaY('f'. H l'Xtends 1'1'0111 the UaUlcsnakc lllOUUtain as low as F1·a7.ie•·'s c•·eel,, and is about fifty miles in kngth, iu a dil'(.'('.t. liHl', while its wi•lth val'ics fl'om ten to Lil'tc('ll mih·s~ lwiu~ wa.te•· •d in its whole com·sc by the JeffC'rson and six ditrercnt (•J·crks. The valley is open aud fc t·tile, and besides til(.~ iununu•t·ahlc ()lll.llllities of IJt>aver and oUct·, wilh which its ('J'Cel,s arc SU}lplicd, the bn hcs of' UIC low c"l'Ouncls al'C a favom·itc resorl f'ot· dee1·. while on the highca· part · or tJu.· valley arc cen seattered group or aut elopes, and still ftu·thct·, 011 the steep sides or f he wount.tins, \\C ob:Cl'Ved JllaiiJ ol" the hi:•·]l()l'll. Witidt btl C l't•i'ut,''' tht•re fa·om the wolHs aud lwm·s At th<'dislHilC(' ofliftccu miles the two paa•ti(.'S stop1wd to dine," hen <'.tptain (;l.u·kc Jiuding that 1 he •·i ve•· ht'caute wi(kt· and clecpe•·, and that the canors coultl atlvant·c mot·e •·apidly than the hol'scs, determined tn go him sell' by water, lcaviut; sct:jcant P•·yot· with six meu, to hl'ing on the hot·scs. ln this "ay they •·esu11aed their jou1·au~y aftc&· dinn 'l', au<l encamped on the <·a~tcrn !:>ide of the l'ivn·, opposite the hcac.l of the 'J'lii'Cc-thousaudJHilc island. 'l'he IJcaVCl' Wet'e lmsking in t;t•cat llUIHbel'S along the sltot·c; Hwy saw also some youug wjld gee ·e and ducks. 'l'he musquetoes were vcl'y u·ouLlcsomc dut·ing the day~ l>ut o.l'tcr sunset the \\ca.lher Lccamc cool and they disUll( lmu·cd. The next mot·uiu;;, Ft·i<.Jay, 11, c<l.Ilta.iu Cla.l'kO sent four men ahead to hunt, and art.cr an cal'ly lH'ea.kfast tn·occeclcd down a very nal'l'UW channel, which was rendct·e(lJHOt'e dillieult Ly a high south" est wind, whieh blew from the high snowy m.ouutain.s in |