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I had studied tlio acpouiit of the olhcial survey of these 

 parts 1»\' I>r. Ilaydeii, and some excencnt maps, wliidi that 

 explorer had given me, and liad decided u[)on the 

 To-gwo-tee Pass at tlie head of tlie final source of the 

 Wind River, whidi, though not previously traversed by 

 more than two or lliree parties of whites, iironiised the most 

 direct route and the best game country. Most English 

 hunting ]>ai-ties, visiting a toleraldy open enuntrv, are 

 accompanied by a waggon, and can thus atford to carry 

 many luxuries not possible with a pack train, except one 

 of ver\- u 11 wield V dimensions. But, owino- to the frino-e of 

 dense timber with which this part of the Main l)ivide is 

 belted, its passage was at that time impossible fof wheels. 

 and all we could do was to send up the heaviest of our 

 stores in this way, a four days' journey, to "Clarke's" — 

 the farthest raiiclu^ u]) the i-iver — and there make a depot 

 to which we could return later on. 



A\'c had hiid in some excellent provisions from the 

 AVashakie ti'adcr (the Auieiicaiis are ahead of us with 

 preserved eatables, which are a necessity of existence in 

 a newly-settled couiilry), but for sonic icasoii tVcsh meat 

 was not at the moment to be had there. W'c had not 

 troubled ourselves much aliout this, knowing that we 

 should soon be in a game count ly. 1)ut after a few days 

 we all began to loathe sail ham and tiniicil meats boiled 

 to strings, even though it was supplemented b\- plentv of 

 trout, and longed so muih for iVesh venison steak that we 

 determined to diverge at once fiDni the main ri\cr \,illev, 

 into ihc moiiiii;iiiis. to)' ;i prelim iii.iry skirmish. Tlii.s course 

 would also allow the waggon, which travelled slower than 

 we did, time to arrive at Clarke's. Sti-iking off to the ri'_.]it 



