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Show eree-:.:: C11l the sonth !'tde called Str~'\bc1•ry ac:u.;:, :1anch.omc r, intl c;u c.~m, b 1t ont hrse. On a point ,\Love, tht;t'e ic; a ', l'eat rpwntitr of Stl.lW :Kr'·:·· ~~nose· 1 erry and d ork-cltel't y 1"11.~ !H:", ~~ml t:1er<· ~q pe~u ~ tn l c a 1rood <h:: I of ':!Dl'\ll cotton~\iTnd on th ~ hmkq uf tLis ,, \ r l ' , fY' Cll( k. In toe " tct·noon we !M::;ser ru. nlll .s ~ n 1Jotl1 '-Hkc; oftht. river~ and at ni ~;h t ..::m1 ·to a l c1r~e ·:11\id \vhicb " ~ clicl ·,ot ve 1 ~ure t') pass t.;,, !ate; nnd th~rc {ore e.1cJ mp ·cl bdo·.; 0:1 the nor~h ~ide, aftt:'t- 1;o·.l~ l2 n .ik . Dl .. llc!Jll 16th. Ip the momin,~ t.H ht.nt1 ~. \·:ere en·· ~~~ul :1; taking tl1e ''8.TIOLS O\ ~ r t!Je r ;' l'i ,! .l out a ·.;1/c in lenr:,tl.. which ha\·ing accompl~-,bul thLy ~·c• <l 1Jecl and took up the pe~:ogt.e, y: h ~1T I' e h.t:ted to t~xamine anc,tht r ~:-eClt rapid close al ·L<'LL One 1 l:lfi L~~d ',et:n sent on last night to Cc\pt ni~1 L\· .r:<;, to find ont ,•1hat d iscon~rtt.!, he had JIHHJc . \Vc l'elhli!l· c.·(~ :1::..rc son1c time, :mel n few of the m en wtnt 0ut to hunt. About noon Capt~in Lewis ~mel the pni'y \vit h him joined u~, and the hunters r·ame ;n. Captain Lev.. · is h~•d b~en up the f~~lls 15 miles a1 )0Ye the nl'~t ~hoot ot' pitch, ~nd found the f.dls contin\1e all t:' :lt di~tancc~ in which t ilerc were 5 di{fcrcnt ~Loots 1.-0 o: 50 feet perpent:iculur each, and -rery nq irl wutu · iV'lwecn them. As we f()lmd the ~nut ] 1 s~~1 e the I:'S ~ to carry ou r cano...:s up, we cl'osscd (n, r b tHl un· loaded om· cre:,ft. vVe thtn lH~d to tnkc tl·e empty ~anoes to the side we h:.1d k ft, and to to v them up ~ r a line <.~bout a mile, in order to !!tt th<.:m up to he nlOnth of a S!H'\11 river 0n the ~-~ut h ~ide, as ~ ·more convenient pluu: to tal,e thl m up the bank. This business was uttt:nd d with "Teat rliflic\ll~y asWPll as dange!', but we succeeded in £? Lllii.P' tl1em ull L l ;....) pver s8.fe. J1fonday I 'TL!z. Part of the rnet were employed in \aking the canoes up the sma11 ri' t..t' about a mile and ~n half; and some t::nP;ap-ecl iD Jl1<.\l· 1 11~, ~ma ll w a~· : uns to h~ul \be c.au.v~s ar.u 1o~um~ aboYi:. the falh. • JOURdAL. 10 1 •. CPptajn Cbrl.e ancl 4 m(.·n went to view and survey our 1 oc.td to l .; p1acc' L - ~' ~ \\'\ wu·e to cmha1·k :.bo\ ~:,; the L lls. Opp0 i· ... 'clw Gll,dl'l oi t.l1c s·r,<dl ri\·er, a beautiful su lp ~~ m· _,ptin~ ri ~-c :, ont of d 1L L:mL, of ~~s stron~ 5Ulphur \\ ~ ter as ! b.:v eYer seen. On the bottoms of tLis sm~ !I rirt; l' anJ also on ll1c lVIissouri is a g;reat quantity of flax growing, and at tl1is time in \; loom. Two men \Yenl out t bis morning to hunt fo r elk, in orde r to gel their ~~~ins for covering to theiron frame of a boat, \\hich ~ve had with us. In the t:\ ening the men ~ot the canoes to a proper phce to take them upon Lmd. T ucsrlaiJ 18th . The pet·iogue was hauled out of the water and lnid safe ; and sorne m en went to <li t; a pbce for deposiling more or our ba~ga!~C. About 12 the t\\·o lmntcrs came in, and could find no ell-, but ti1h .. cl 10 < ~eer . In the evening we compicalcd our wa6gons1 which were rnnde al1ogcther of wood, and of a very ol'dinary quality ; but it i~ expected they '\'ill ~nswer t i1e purpose. TVcdJ.esdaiJ 19tl:. A f-ine day, bnt the \Vind \1cry l:i~h. 1'hrec hunt er~ s<.:l out fot· iVIedicine river, a larg;e river above the falls, \vbich comes in on the no1;t 1 side, to hunt for elk. \ V c finished the burying pl.lce, s that we will be ready to start as soon as Capt. CL rke rt ll~ rns. All our people arc n1aking J1l u cka ~cJ ns to go through t l1e pra irie. Thurs( 'ay ~ O:h. A c loudy morning : four hunters went out to kill some fA buf-Ldoc. Abou t 4 o'clock one of them c lmc in for men to corry the meat to c~nnp; as th ey b~ltl l t down ready to butc lrcr. 'V c went out about a mile and an half, and broup·ht jn a ' ) lo:.td, lea Ying three men to dress the rest. Captain Clarke and bis party r eturned, ha\'ing found a to~ ler .. tble g·ood road except where some draughts c ross· ed it. Tln:y h:td l<.:ft their b!aul·cts and provisioa :!L the plnce where they expect we will again em· b.~rk. I 2 |