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Show JOUHNAL. Sunday 5th. The n:o1·ning ~vas £ne with !J'Ome l 't , frost. Durinc'· tlns day we coUJlll'Y appeared \Y 11 c ~ . • "{, .,. . beautiful on Loth bides ot the 11 1 vu·N. T v 1 c :\ent. 1 s.t_x-teen miks ancl encamped on t 1e ort 1. swc. ne -sic\· man bas become lJ~tkr. Here \YC kdlcd a very large hro\i n l.Jear, wlnch me:1sutcd three f<.:.et {l, ·~ 1• ,:1 •s ronnrl the head; three feet C:'levt:n 111che~ n .... 1c 1 f' 1 1.0und the neck ; round the urea5t. 1 re JC(·t I 0-i inches; the kn~lh ci~ht fe.~t 7-~} mch<.:~' .; rottn(l the midcl\e of th~ fore l~g 23 ~ncb.es ; ~q-:.d Ills t~~lor1s four incl1es :A'1d three etghts ?fan. Jl'ch. , . . 1 .fiLndalJ 6th. 'v'~ :-d sall -n·1th ~t hm· '~ md anu pk:tsant weather. At 12 a r:... \V dt·ops of ra:n flll, but : t soon clei.ll'c<l up. Vv.. ~ p..1ssed a tiYcl' on the Sm:th ~ide about ~00 yards \\ide ; b1~t the wat<:r .of thi.s rirer t5inks in the ~and on the s1cle of the ~,ll·;~oun. \Ve went t w.enty-six miles anti c...ncam.pcd on tl1e ~outb siJ'--'. Tttc8dou 7 tit. \V · ap;a~n set out cady nnd went ,()l1 verv \\~ell till 12 when it began to blow hard, and bci'nr,· ·all under ~ail one of our cano s tul'uecl ovet·~ l•'o!'t~lfLately tl <' accident happ~ncd near the shore; and aJt<:t' hallhH'' LIH·ce honr.s we were able to go ou .again. I-Ln·ii~~ t~:i:j day. Iua'lc ~:.i~Lcen miles we encamped on t~e South :;Ide. Jredn escUt~/ 8th. \V e '\Ye1'e again very early tmdt:t' way in a cloi.H~) morning ; abont 12 some rain f~li ; ~t 2 we passed a handsome riv~l' on the 1 ol'tll si le about 200 yards wide ci.\lletl Milk river. Thue is a goud ckal of ' vat('l' in this rivet· wl ich ic;; clear, and its b,tnl·s beautiful. Out' distance this d::iy v;qs about tv. en• \ . .,e·:~.·n miles, and we encamped in a beautiful bottom on tl1e South side. 1'/mrsdazt 9th. \ ·c proceeded on early and had Cl fine dc~y . The coun~l'Y on both sides begins to be mot'C' broken, ttnd the river more crooked. At l, we pa3'\' rl , creek on the South side, :.md having made a.J..Qui. 25 tniks we encamped at the mouth (J[ a Cl'eek •1rwth of W"':-t a conc;iderahlc t1ist,\nr-. ... , a· ll then to tlte south of we~,t. The p·H·ty while on1 kill ·cl L dc..:<.!t' and some elk. l.'rom th(! appt'alalh'e of tnc 1 i\.!l' ,~-hl·1·e the.: kf'- it t() ll1urn, they supposed il mig· I\ t lv' ILl\ i ga bk a o;·1~id...:r.lbl ~ l' i 1b.ncc fu rti.et·. TilLY ;::.d\v' no nwnntain; abc.H', bnt one ofi' tow.n·cb : b e i1 o 1 t! 1 : i l Yl as ll o l r < \' ' 1 e d \ l ' h snow l1 k L tho"'~ ~'e hacl seen. l'oth the.· ~ I.'.l'l'S abountl~nf1s1:; nt.1 ·ne c.mght :.ome o[ di!r r'·n~ killrL, b11t IH,t Lu·g·e About lire </d~Kk in tnt; aft( l'llO(Jl· the wc~Llu · 1 be c~H1C clondy and cold, ·\:-;d it b '~ m to r:1in. Tltl' onlL'Cl'') conclwl~d t ': tt l!1 ~ so11t:1 br.,11ch \Vas t 1 1~ n,o.,:. pro~)e · to ~1sccnd, \\ i,ich thl!y tl • in~' i.:) 'he ~ l:~ .... oud. tht. ot: ;:t· they cr.Hetl ~1ilri<t'~ river. 1 t dark. t1llt rain cease l. ~u ,u'ay ~1 '/ . _\_ 'inc lnot•n\nr.;. It wns t:JOng11t ~Hhisc:JJle to ieaYe :.'1.:: brgc perio£;UC here and par~ of the stores and 1 ,ag~ap;C 1 ancl SO''U' uf the men Wll'C en.~a~ul in d1g~.!.ill~- a cabc to hu1·y then\ ju, Tlse "·a~ tcr of the ~lls:;ouri chan~~ell this morniug to ils for mer co;our. The day \Y.ls fine, hut the ,., iucl bk', I1anl L om the ncrtb w ~st. One of the men )· iUed an excellent fut buffaloe. There. is a quantity of so.J..;c berry and choak-c.helTY bu~hes on the point, «nd al. ' some rabbit ben iu;. ../Wona·zJ lOth. \Ve hm1icd nur lartie pc1io;~nc on an island ~n the mouth of !\lana's river. antl ronred it over w ... lh h~·u~h. \V e then bef):::m to e amine and ~ssort our dJ'ccts to see wh.tt. -.vould be lc~~t wanted and tnosl propt:r to lc~vc ; hut about two it iwc;-an tc• rain and blow so haf'cl, \h: \Vere ohli~ed to clcsi1t. Thr. rain continued only au hour, and in th -.: e\'t.ning we l0~ded the rest of the ct·aft, uuc.llt:ft the ·em .inck.r o[ 0\.11' stOl'CS :lntl lMo-Q"<.WC to be huli(;d, C,)H5l!'ltiD!1' oF br1 :-:> U com, pork, llonr, son1c powder and ltacl, au i o•'!ler ._l\'ticlcs an1ounting to uLout one thou~ar~u l'OU!'lll<! '"rcight. ! |