OCR Text |
Show 1 l ~ JOUHNAL. noon we passed through a ridge, where tl1e 1 h cr ib very narrow; and c:ose above a 1arg;e cluster of small i ~dan ds, where we huu some di fficulty to get a;ong, the \Vater being so much s~pa1 a ted . Vl e "ent 15 l 11iles ancl an half and encamped on the ~outh 5idc, < n a beautiful praitic baltom. One of our Lunters lillt.!d a fine deer. Jtlonday 22nd. ' Yc embarked early, the weathn Ldng· plcasdnt : p:.~::..secl some filie springs on tbe son lh~ rn shore. and a lcu·ge island near the northern: On the south siut: the countl'y is levd to a good distance, but on the no1·th the hills come close to the .river. At breald~s t our squnw i nformed us she had been at this pbce before when small. I-I re \VC got • quantity of wild oliions. At h1lf pn~t 9, \re pt·oGecdecl on again ; passed a large island at noon ; and )11 the rt ft~nwo n, more i sl <i~1<!s : nnd came to a place 'I here c ~l ptlin Cbrtc and Lis party wen: tnt::nmped. "fLey told us they lwcl seen t l1e same smoi ... e, which 1\-'e had discoYC!'cd a few UJV. S rwo, and found i t had ·~ been m::.dc bY. the natires, who they ~m pposc cl hacl seen some of !Is, and had fled, takin g· us for ePcmics. 'Ve \vent 17 miles and an lnllf and enran peel on an i~land ; where we found the musqnilocs r cry bad. 'V c saw to day scv ·ral ba n:~s cf snovv on a mountain wesl of us. Tuesday 23rd. J\ clou(ly n1ornin!~· \Ve entbarkctl catly, and at the S ~H!le ll ll lC c~l ptaill CLn ke nnd fo·. I' 1.1en \Vent on ag·~t in to enc1caroul' to m<.:cl \\ itb some or the naLives. \Ve hnd r~tp id water, an:..l p :1s~ed a g:n Ht number or bbnds. C:lpt. Cbt kc and his me:1 kil!Ld four deer ancl a cabre, ancl left the ~!>. ins and. me8t on the sbO!·e, \rhcre we could easiiy find them. The conrse of the 1 i vcr all day \Vas nearly from the so uth, through a valley of 10 or 12 mi k~j \\ide. The rncuntaiHs art; not so high nor so rocky, as th ose'"~ ')assccl . Large timber is not p!c:nty, but there are a p;rt:at (ltl~tntity or Sll~d l shruiJs and \ i ilbws. \Ve JOURNAL. passed n small river on the south side, and some IJ,ml~s of very white cl(ly. 'Ve encamped on an island havu.1 g mlcl c 24.· n11. lt:s. ' Trudnesday 21.th. T he morning· was fi ne, and we early prosecutecl our voyage; passed a bank of ,·e r" red earth, wi1ich out· squaw told u::; the nati\·es us~ fol' p ~ int. D cet• are plenty ::unong· the bushes, and one of our men killed one on the bank. 'Ve conti nued throu gh tbe valley all clay : Vvent 19 miles and encamn• etl on t~1c north si£k . Tlmrsday 25th. V-1 ~ embarked and proceeded on at the usual time, in a fine tnorning ; we passed ~t beautiful plain on the north side, and at 2 o'clock Wt! came to the t..:ntrance of anothu· cbain of monntains · ' . , WtlL:re we took dmne t· and again w~nt on . Pnssin t" throu gh this chain \VC found some cliflicu]t r~picb;, bt~t ;·;uod water bet\-;-cen th~m. T bis chain of mountains I . l arc not so Ui;n, nol' so rocky as those we passed be-fo t·~. Si~c YCJ'Y fine ~;prings ris~ 011 the suuthern shore, abuut four milLs above th~ entrance of this l'ange. \V c went 16 miks and enca~npetl on th• ntH't!"\ si·lc. Fnd,ty '2 6t 1 l. The morning; was fine and we continu.: d our cour::;c through the mountain ;;. There ar~ some cecl:J.t' and spruce trees on th ~ shores; IJtlt very Iinle of ail\' kind on the rnountains. About 11 o'clock W I.! gat through this ran[;e into a valley : ,\bout 2 camt! to a Ltrgc i~:ilancl nncl h~lt e d 011 it fot· dinner. 1\ rattlc-::;n c\~~e cam(! amotH.,. our canoes in the w;\tcr ' 0 ) ot a kmd dilft:rent from any I had seen. It was about two feet long, of a light colour, wit!1 small spots all o·:e•·· One of our hunters w ·nt on ahead in th ~ lllOt'JJin~, aucl at this place kill ed 4· del..!i'. \Vhik we l'~ .. lain ed here it became cloudy and some r.\in ft: !l. .:' \• t •t CJ ' cl. ock we l)t'oceecled on through the valll.!y · 1 < ' p:lssct.l a creek on the south side, and having gone l U Iillles aad an lu![ encamped o:1 the sc.\ln ~ sd.:, where a se.1all n1ount•\ill comes in to th~ river. K ~ |