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Show Lewis and Clm·],;,/s Expctlilion cat'la sitlc of it, faeinr.; the river. 'l'hese intJ·cnchmcnts, the ~qua" in l'<u·ms us, at·c f•·cqucntly madr by the Minnrtat·ccs and oth<.·t· Jndians at war with the Shoshonccs, when pursn. ctl by thf•it· enemies on hot·schaek. After· makin~; thit·tytl• rre miles. they etwampcd ncar a point of wootls in the mu·a·ow hoUom of the t·ivc.w. Ft~iday. 18. Jlcl'orc setting out thr.y l~i1lc'l two lwffaloc, whieh vrntm·ed neaa· the camp. and th<.'n pursuctl their·t·oute OY<'I' the ridges of the highlamls. SO as to avoid the IJcnds of tfu• l'lY(.'l'• \\ hith now Wa!,hCS tJw feet of the hills. 'J'hc face of the count r·y is t·ough and stouy, and (.'Ovet·NI with immense quantities 01' the lH'i(•J"ly pear. 'l'he river is ll<.'nl'Jy two hull(ll'ed yards wi<k, rapid a:;; usual. and with a bed of coarse gt·a.vd and J'ouml sf otw ·. 'l'hc same matct·ials at·o the hasis oft he soil in the hi.d- t hoUoms. wilh a mixtm·c ol' dad'- ht·own r:u·th. The rivca· hills al'c about two hun~t·cd feet. hi~h. anti still faecd with a. dark fl'cestouc t·ock; and the <'Oil lit a·y h:H·k of thrm ha·ol"cu into open waving plains. J1ine is thr only ~··owl h or impoa·tatH:r; lmt among the smallct' plants wen~ distin~ui~hrd the lll&l'plc, yellow, aJI(IIJlad~ <'Ill'· l'<lllts. which arc uow l'i1w, and or an excellent Uavonr. Ahout (•levtm o~clot·k a smokt• "as de.sc l'icd to the S. S. ~~. tow:u·dh the h'a·tuinati on of the Rocl y mountaius, intcntletl most }H·ohahl,Y. as a. si;;nal IJy the Cr·ow J ndians, who have mistal"l'n us f'ol' thcit· (·m·mie ·, ot· as ft·ic'nds to tt·adc with tlH'tn. 'l'lwy eould not howcn ' t' stop to ascct·lain the ta·utll of thih (•onj ·<·lut·r. but l'Otlc on. autl ai'tct• passing anot hcl'ohl Iu tlian f01't, simiJa&· to that Sl'Cn yesttt•day, h: I ted fot· tl1c night on a small islaad·, twenty-six mil<'S ft·om their camp of last cvcniur;. One ol' the hun1l·t·s in aHcHliitiug to mount his hot·se, after shooting a dt't'L'~ fell on a small piece of' timber, which ran nearly two inches into the muscular p:ut ol' his thigh. '['be "ound was very I>ainful; aml wel'e it nol for theit• gl'cat anxiety to reach the United States this season, tho pa.rty woul<l have rcmain<' tl till he was cured: but tho time was too precious to wait, Tlte gentlest and strongest • S81 norse was therefore sclccf.ctl, ami a sort of litter formetl in ~uch a man net· as to enaiJlc the sick man to lie nearly at full length. 'J'hey then proceeded gently, and at the distance of two miles passed a rivc1· cnlct·ing ft•orn the southeast side, about l'oJ•ty yat·ds wide, and <•allrd by tlac Indians HchkCilIlCatja~ or nose rivet·, a name whid1 it tlese1·ves, as well l'r·om its beauty as fa·om the ro!4cs which wo saw hml(ling on it.s bortll'rs. Soon aJ'tet• (hey pa sed another Indian fort on an island~ and al'fct· makins- nine miles, halted to Jet the hol'scs gt·azc, a.ncJ sent out a huutc•· to look foa· timiJcr to make a. <'anoe. and pt·oc•ut·r, if po siblc, some wild giuger to make a poultic<~ fol' liihson's thihh, whi(•h wa · uow exceedingly painl'ul. in COt:J S('qlH'nce of'lais <•onstl'aill(~d position. lie rctumed. hOWlWCI', witl10ut briug ahle to lind cithCJ·; but lH'nught !Jack two hueks. and had had a eontebt with two white ll<•a•·s who had c·ha~cd him; but being on hot·sebaek he csc:qwd, aJ'tc1· woHtHiing hotla ol' them. Thct·o ~r·c g'l'('af ()IWntiti<' · of' ('UI'I'ants in the plains, lmt almost cnwy blade of' g•·ass f'oa· many 111ilcs have been •lt· ·troycll by immt'nse swat·ms of' ~··as:-hoppet·s, who appeat· to lJc ascending the l'in·t·. Af't<' l' taking sonte t·cft·eshmcnt they lll'O· CCcdelJ~ :1tH1 found t11at the hills IJr(~alllC IOWCI' Oil both sitles; tl10 ~(' Oil thr right ovel'ltilfl:"in1; tlw l'iVCI' in difrs Of.' a (h\l'k. i:;h ,yellow l'at·tlt. and the holloms widcnin~ to seve1·al miles ju extl•nt. The timhcl' too, although chie11y cottonwood, is eomint."., lat••)'c ~ . Thry had not ~one far wht'n G iuson's wound became so ' 'iolently painful that ho could 110 Jongct• remain on horseLad\:. Ilt· \~as th<•t·cforc left \Yilh two men unuel' the shade ol'a tt·c<·, whilt• c~1pta.in Cla.I'kc went on to seck for timher. A.t the distance of eighteen miles fl'olll his camp of last night he haltml neat· a thick gt·ovc of tl'ccs, some of which wct·c Jat·gc cnout;·h f<H' small canoes, and then sc::u•cbed all the a<ljaccut counh·y till evening, when GiiJson was brought on to the camp. '!'he game ol' to-day consisted of six dem·, ·.~''en elk, aml an an(cloi•u. 'l'ha smoke which llad hccr1 |