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Show JOURNAL. The Indiuns all exc.cpt 5 went on a head. \ Ve t " 'tt:1lcd 15 mil<'S and encamped close on the bran<d1 which is about 5 yards wide. Hc1·e we killed t\\ 0 mall deeP. The country all around is very rr.o11p . tainous, with some few pine trees on the rnonntuirw. ;\t three o'clock this afternoon tbcrc was a violent gust of wind, and some rain fell. 1n abon r an hour the weather became clear, and very -cold, all\1 continued cold alJ night. lJ!londay 19th. A f.ne morning, but colcl. \V c proceeded on at 8 o'clock along the valley fer si:< miles, when the hills came more close on the branch, which here dirides into three parts or othct· small branches, and two miles further the p r inciJ)et1 branch again forks, where the mountains commence with 11 thick grove of small pines on our left, and large rocks on our right. At l o'clock we dined at tbe head $pring of the l\1i%ouri and Jefferson rivet', about 2~ miles from the place, where we h ad left th(; canoes :and from which the course is nearly west. .ALout ; miles South.,of us we saw snow on the top of a mountain, and in the morning the1·e was a sevet·e white frost: but the sun shines very wartn where we now are. At three o'clock we proceeded on, and at the foot of the dividing; ridge, we ~et two Indians coming to meet us, and who appeared vel'y glad to see us. The people of this nation instead of shakino- hands a& a token of friendship, put theit· arms round the neck Q[ the person the-y salute. It is not mo1·e than a mile from the head spring of tl;e i\rlissout·i to the head of one of the branches of t h<:: ColumbiJ.. W e proceeded on throug·h the mountain ; pas<;cu some fine springs and enc tmped about 3 li miles f1 om out· camp, where the canoes are. Here we were met by a number of the natives. Turt>day 20th. A fine cool frosty morning. "'7e set out eady and travelled about 4 miles, to a village of the indians on the bank of a bt·anch of the Colum .. JO LPl\AL. 12 3 , .· •cJ' ·~bout ten \ anb \\ide and ' ery ra.pi<.l. At 1 'l a· ll1 • , c • 1 f' '11 • l'l''I'C ·u·c :~.bout 23 locl~cs mace o Wl o¥; t iH'> l, ace t.... • • '-' • '·I I . '1'11 •• ,. ·u··· the t)oorcst and most nuc;erau c 'tlS ICS· '-- ' .._ L • n a tio~ l e ,·cr beheld; h a ,·in~ scarcely any _thtng to b · t 11 excerJt betTie; and a fc:w fish, winch tlw·, :su 1~ 0 ' l ' '1'1 ... h ''3 contt i ' l' bv soniC me.\Dt), t~ lake. 1(;! ave a ?l( : m:1ny fine.hors ~ ~, and notlu n~ more ; arjd on ar:~onn f these they are much hat·asscd by o the-r nauor_l~. ? ' hey move ~tboul in any direction whe re tl:e berne·.- t Plcnt\' ' V e had a Iono- talk wlth the. 11 'l"C lHOS ; · :-. . • . l l they gave us ,·cry unf,\YOlll'able accounts Wit.~ ant . to the r ivers. From which we l.Wderstooct. rcs11ect, '"'"':. '-- .:.,..., ..... "... , .......... ,,. .... ""' , ........ , ... , ~, .... , "',-· .... "" . 1., ...... ._ .. "v v\...1 ,} ... form tile rout by Janel. II(;rc \VC pt·ocured a guide, un<i left our interpr eters to go on with the DHtives, ~\n d assist Captain Lewis and his party to bring on tlAc baggage. Captain Clarke and out· party proceeded down the nver with our guide, through a valley about 4 m.iles ·wide, of a rich soil, but almost without timber.-~ Thu·e are high mountains on both sides, with some pine trees on them. vV e \\- ent about 8 miles nnd en-. ~::~mped on a fine spr.inp;. One of our tnen 1'en1ained Le!lind at the village to buy a hot·se, and did not join 11s thi~ evening. Five of the l udians came and stay" t d with us during the night. They told us that they ~·ere sometimes reduced lo 5Uch want, as to be uoliged to eat thei1' horses. TVednelldny 21 s t . About 7 o 'clock in the morning '(,v·e continued om· joul'ney down the valley, anc1 came to a few lodges o[ I ndians where our g uide lives. \\.Te remained h et e about two hours, clnl'ing which time a numbet· o[ Indians passed u~~ g<Jill o- to fi,h. \Vc p roceeded on the way the In cli<~ns h<•d r;onc; and one of our mtn went witn t hc.:m to the fi.:;hing place. The ,·alley becomes vel'y narrow bere1 a11d a. li•re;e hranch of tl:e rirer comes in a s hol't disLance lld~Jw. Here we had t-o ascend high ground, the |