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distinguished from trout east of the Mississippi by the dark spots on the 

 sides, instead of the red. Distance marched, 16 miles ; altitude of camp, 

 5,800 feet. 



August 9, at 6.15 a. in., we resumed our march up the south bank 

 of Wind Kiver, crossed Dinwiddie Creek, and encamped on the west 

 bank, just above the crossing.. The ford was deep, the water swift, and 

 so turbid that trout could not be caught, although the stream is famous 

 for its great abundance of them. The country traveled over was the 

 valley of Wind River, with but a small amount of grass in the main 

 valley and its tributaries. On either .side are high, interesting mount- 

 ains, on the slopes of which we frequently saw herds of antelope and a 

 few deer. Distance marched, 12 miles ; altitude of camp, (5,100 feet. 



On August 10, we broke camp at G.15 a. m., and continued our march 

 up the south side of Wind River, crossing the stream from south to 

 north and again from north to south, until we finally encamped on Jake's 

 Creek, near the headquarters of Torrey's cattle ranch, where grass was 

 abundant and shelter for cattle during winter good. Dense groves of 

 willow, cottonwood, pine, and cedar, grow here, making good browsing 

 and shelter for the fine herd of cattle belonging to Captain Torrey. We 

 did not meet him and Were sorry, for we knew him well, as he was. until 

 a few months ago, a captain in the Thirteenth Infantry, to which regi- 

 ment I had the honor to belong during the latter part of 1861 and early 

 part of 1862. His herd of cattle bids fair to make him very wealthy. 

 Distance marched, 17 miles; altitude of camp on .Take's Creek, 6,800 

 feet. 



On August 11, we inarched up Wind River, crossing to the north side 

 shortly after starting, and continuing until we encamped in a large 

 meadow of many miles in extent, at what is known as Clark's ranch, at 

 the upper forks of Wind River. Distance marched. 15 miles; altitude, 

 7,400 feet. This camp was beautiful in its surroundings of high, pic- 

 turesque- mountains and the grassy plains down the main Wind River 

 and up the north and south forks of that stream. The currents in the 

 branches of the main stream were swift, and the trout abundant and 

 large. Cur Indian scouts, our guide Jackson, and Mr. Clark, the pro- 

 prietor of this elevated ranch, contend that the south fork here is the 

 main Wind River, although the mountain openings, but not the stream 

 itself, would indicate that tin- main river belonged to the north branch. 

 The south fork reaches over to the headwaters of the Gros Ventre, the 

 north fork up to tin headwaters of Rufialo Fork of Suake River. The 

 view was superb. The camp was named Camp Bishop, after our agree- 

 able companion and friend, 11. R. Bishop, of New Vork. The country 

 parsed over, on this day's march, was about as described for the day 



preceding. 

 On August 12, the march was resumed up the south fork of Wind 



River, over a broken country carpeted with good grass, until we reached a 

 point 4 or 5 miles from camp, when the Indian guides crossed the stream 

 to the south bank ami commenced the ascent of the Continental Divide. 



