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Show 54 JOt:RNAL. Satw·day 13th. 'Ve p roceeded on tai·1y n:jd h~c: a cloudy thy ; pass~cl Fo:1cl riYer on the 1w:·t11 ( i~~e , about 50 ya!'ds \ndc. One of the squa'' s wei't on with ns. At 12 it r.;inccl some, ancl ''-'! l·_dtul to l10ld a court m artial. At 2 continu~c! C'll iO, <:~""c and did not get landing until after r~.d·l-, t'le ·bc~ll~ was so high and steep on one side ..i11rl tilL \n<.tel' so shallow on the oth~ r. \Ve encamped on t h{: no1·t h dc1c. S unday 14th. VVe had a cloudy n~orninv, and S(Jl 11C rain. vVe p1oceedcd e~u·ly on Ctll' \oyag·t;; JLbStd a bottom covered with timber on tl e south side and low ground covered with wiJ1m1s on the north ; passed a creek and b.ack bluffs on the south 3ide nnd encamped on 1 he north. It 1 ,lined slowly clur1ng; thtt TV· hole of the d.1 y. Afonda~ 15th. It t~dned aH last ni ~;~)t, and we set out early m a cloudy 1nor nill.;. A t 7 we ~hw a lnm ting party of the Ilick:.1re •J, on their \Var down to th~ Yil!uges. T'hey h;.~cl 12 bnfldoe-5kin c:.:noes or bo~~ ts laden with meat an:--1 ski1.s ; besides some horses that were going down the bcmk lw bnd. Tbev o·avc us a f 1 • .I rl :-, part o t 11elr meat. '1 he p .. ' t, consi~tcd of men, wo-n1en and chi!c.~ren . At .8 W(:, weut on a~ain ; p :-~.ssed a. fine bot~o n1 co .·r•l';>d \nth o,tton wood on the north side, anc.~. nub .. d hi:'.: on the snuth. About 10, ,.,.e saw anotilC..l' p. rty of Lt,l)ters, \\ ho askul us to cat an : ':SaY~ us souse n1e::~t. Une of these requested to sp~ak w1th our your·!~ S'ftHl.'W, who !'or so111c time hid hers eli~ lmt at lc,st c·'.me out <' 11<.1 spo~, e '' iUJ him. She ~~~~n wen.t 0 1' sLm e anrl t r. ll:ed v. ith lliiT!, and g-ave l: l ~n a pcur of ~ar-1ine;s and c.itop::; t~w kt>Ye to con'c w1tb us; nncl Wll0 Tt tl·c horn l>k 'I fur ail h<tncls to C0'11~ on boad, sl.l! 1 !'t tnem aPd C"-lmc.; to th:~ boat. \ V ~ p:.:t:.;<;ctl ~~ Cl'..:~~;. on t 1 ~:: '"·OHti side, and encan1p<:d a~ l,usk or tl·e 1orth ; ,,.h ..... r.: titer~ w.\s a p;..rt\ of l ndtans nbont 30 in nue1b~:·. Our s~'HclW r~111ai necl with this party: They g~~;~ r:s somc 1 tneat and ap .. pcured Ycry ghld to sec us. 55 Tuaday l Gil!. ''\\ ... e <.:al'ly rcn~ '-.\ ctl out· YcyaQ:c. ; ~ncl . ' . l . . 1 l1ad a ckar nHJ~·nm~·~ 1 ~b~~c. ,l u· .en. on t 1c ~ouu• '•l•.t:. The ti.)1Lt:l' is m0L l • 1 b r <..: pknty t ;tan 1t 11'J.S ten 101' a coil·;idcr~:,J>! d is~.al'C..: do·.\ n the ri\·et·. 'Tbe ~"l!Hl l ~.trs, !-;: v...:: l1S a '.., ··~?.t de~,~ of tronbk, anr1 mnc~1 n:t · ''<\.d ~nl' pro PT~t.s . ln th~ ( ·•erit:g- a sho 'l time b(.fore we c.;ncn'llp,~d, '~'c mel w:.h c.1.notht:r Ln.\li'1!?; p.1rtv of the Rickarecs. Tbcv [.ad a flock of goc~ts, or :u. tt: ~ lr,pes, l.n the 1 iver, 2;)d kill\ c1 :1p'.varrls o! fort) of tlu m. CJ')t~ in Le;v, is, and one o~· UtJ\' h~m:~•·c; \\ ent out ani k1dcLl three of tl:c S'..IT!C 11ock. \\~ e rnca·11 >Lc1 on tl1e ~outh siJ ·. T!::is c!;.~y we saw 1:-lOl'C tiLHl an hund.·~d g-o .• l -;. IFc(hf.'Jc!alf l"i'!h . "\Vc rcnc·,y....:d our ·oy:1g-(' errly, and h ... d a cl~ai' morai 1g. L:\st n!?: t ei~~ht o' tl1..: Indi ... ns c,\~ne oYer to. ec n ·, hrvu .. ~bt us sumc 1·l~at 1 1 tl remni11l!dall ni ··ht. Ca·1JL in Le\·.ri~. g:.rve thl'irl soJnc " . cl pr~~ems t hi:; n1orn ing . . At balf p~1~l t:...n \ ' .~ ._., il:, bk\.V s J hard down tbe 1'1\'CI' thht w-· W\..1'1.! (lul~ ..:~t: 1 to halt. .\t l•..1P: We pl'CCCC<.Jcd 011 Vl(L. tt;e 1\S 'llSL,\ ItC'L of titc tc\v li:'c, t~ ~}u p.:h th<:: '•\ inc\ still cc·ntit u~d a·~· ! rtst u ~} awl b i.~·/ n-; w~rk ab<lUt two mile..;, enc~ttn ~~c~l on tl'C S'J'lth Sl'~- · :::.e\·~1"1 1 lJUllttl:; \~·c~1 t OUt tb 13 dt\)' z; • d \....ii:ed si:_ rl . .;el': OllC uf tlJL11l (ti.J llLt ;·~ll n; lt II r.- .1 .• '1"/-u .. ,r'aLt 13.'/7. Y\.,.. e h:.1<1 ::t kar plc>ac;:.·r. t rnorni!~~ ,\Itil so!ll~ l'rCist. \Vl s t ;-,lll e~11·Jy. :..ul ,d .ut\:r Wt nt l•l e-ac,! ~Lore. IL,v:np; pru< .:c kc: t\\'() lui~c ·; "~· m ·t a co'. 1:e of r-n:nc.L•11':n it; a c,\ror·, v l1o ~.: .J bu.:'\ un• ut ~, 1!!.' 1.'-.fi.ltl:~;~ n 11,'\.ion }Jt,i.,ci•1:::, ~l,r}r n t .t ' \llh a p·u· \ 0f that !•-·_:.)n, wLo ~( ~h1~c. 't tl~un (l. tiklt' r..: mr;, ~~ ···l"lll!llil;on n 1d ..;or1e fur v/.~:..:L they ~1~\c\; ~i , .c1 ti e a:ft)• ·e they Lad to 1 Lturi1 c.lo \'11 tLc ri)~.i ; bl'1 : 11 e- 1 . · 1 o••• • r• , .,,,1' 1l)"r1r l') ] ()l"''"b Of }'L(., 'l'ti'J!'t 0 ' tbl ll' 1 (' · • t.. ll . ' ' '- I ·' - ' '- •' 1 ' ·-' pcl'Y· \ .. ~ p.1s:u1 ;~ s1 .. 1 •• E ri·:cr, 0n tl:e s.,ut'; :;(~ c : ~led r~~l,nnL-: . .,:'1 ll\·ee. ~) ?Vcl'~tl l,,,:lt( 1'S ' ent OL!t hl·~·~. · •. -:-lc pass~..:d ..t n·\.·l'l: on tl.e1wr~ lr ~:lc!L.. c~,llt:l1 J. !s!t ~:r ... :et~, on \vhi:h ~ ~;.ilkd ~ :\.! ·r. ~~t m)·t wed.c.m.· , |