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Show JOURKAL. oown, ca\1ght his hors€ about two m.Hes distant an:L r eturned to camp. These bears are very numerous in this part of the co\\lltry and very dangerous, as they will attack a man every opportunity. Wednesday 16th. There was a fine morning. W~ collected our horses, of which Capt. Lewis took si~ and left four to haul the canoes and baggage over the portage ; and then started to go u,p l\1aria's river with only three hunters. We continued here to repair our waggons or truckles to transport the baggage and canoes on when the men with them should arrive.The musquitoes are still very troublesome. 'Vhen Ca})t. Lewis left us, he gave orde1·s that "e should wait -at the mouth of Maria's riveP to the 1st of Sept. at which time, should he not arrive, we were to proceed on and join Capt. Clarke at the mouth of the Yellow-stone river, and then to return home: h· .t informed us, that should his life and health be preserved he would meet us at the mouth of Maria's river on the 5th of August. Tlmrsday 17th. 'Ve had a pleasant day, and higk wind; "hich drives away the musquitoes and relieves us frmn those tormenting insects. Friday 18t/J. There was another pleasant day, and I went down with three of the men to the lower end of the portage to examine the periogue and deposit there, and found all saf&. vVe took some to~acco out of the deposit, covered up all agaiil, until tll'e party 5thould arrive with the canoes, and returned to camp. Saturday 19th. The weather continues pleasant and most of the men are employed in dressing skins, as we have got all ready for crossing the portage as soon as the canoes arrive. ''fhe 1nusqnitoes were very troublesome to day. At 3 o'clock in the afternoon a sergeant and nine men arrived at our camp with the canoes and some baggage. They informed me that they had a good passage ovet· the mou~~ t~.ins to the ~1issouri; and on their way saw a botl- JUUH~AL. in g-hot spr1ng, which in twenty-fi ,•e minutes wonld boil mea.t put into it <JUite well and fit fo1· cating.This spring is on the bead waters of \ Visclum t·iver. They had got to the canoe-deposit on the 8th instant and found every thing safe : the whole party then came down to the forks at the mouth of Jefferson river ; where Capt. Clarke \Yith ten men and the int erpreter left them and went up G~Jiatin'~ ri Vel' in order to cross over to th~ J aune, or Y cllow-stone ri· 1·er. They had plenty of provisions all the w ty. II. : he evening- we hauled the canoes ont to dry. Sunday 20th. 'V c had a fine d.ty ; but the Inuo;;qeitoec; wei·e vel'y bad. \V c concluded to st.\y h~.::t·c: all day, as the men, who had come with the canoe~. were fi..ltigued.; and in the evenin;s tried our hor r-: in harness and f<Jtlllcl they would draw \cry well. .Jl!ond(ly 21st. A pleasant morning. OtlC oC the men went out for the hol'ses ; and the r ·st of us put tv:o canoes on the wagp;ons, and mtw~clthern forward by hand some distance, " ·he11 the mun r eturned without fin din~· the hcot·scs. T\\ o nwl'C then Vr tnt out to look fo1· them, and at noon came back \Yitho lt f!t~clitJ ~r them. In the afu.!t'noon some more men ' ·ctJL to ll)Ok. for them, wbo at night r~turned also "ithout ';et:in~ any thi1 g; cf tht•m; anJ we by v>h<:rc the c<,nut:'to Wel'e all night. Tuesday 2'.!,nd. YVc had a fine morning. Ei1;ht ol us started in various directions to look lor the horscgr and in a short time two of the m~n found thcn1; h,n·nesscd them in the wag·gon~ and moved on about four miles, when one of the :l'~ktrecs broke ; and they retmned to the rivet· to m tnd it. Hiysdf ancl one of the me11 did nc;t return till darl~, anJ the 1 came to the place '"'here the canoes were Hpon the pLlius, with some of the men. Here a heavy showu· of t·ain came on with thunder and lightening; anrl we rc· .maioed at this place all njp-ht. X |