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named Mount Moran, after our distinguished countryman and artist. 

 The lake was covered with wild geese, swan,. brant, and ducks. We 

 did not encamp on the lake, but continued our march up the valley of 

 Snake River, through grassy meadows, until we had made 19 miles, 

 where we selected a beautiful spot for camp, which was named Camp 

 Rhodes, after our companion and friend, C. I), lib odes. Just after go- 

 ing into camp one of the miners who had followed us from Buffalo 

 River came in. He had missed us the previous night while we were 

 encamped near Buffalo River, as he and his three companions were out 

 working on their ditch to bring water to their claim. lie had a large 

 pack of bear and other skins, and wanted to exchange them for coffee, 

 sugar, and tobacco. I asked him if he would not sell them for money, but 

 he promptly said that money was of no value in Jackson's Hole. He 

 wanted u tobacco and grub." He and his partners had had no sugar or 

 coffee, and but little tobacco and flour, since about the 15th of May. I 

 think they had been living on wild meat, with a little tobacco to chew, 

 for several months. We bought his skins, as we could not trade food 

 for them, and with the money he purchased what he desired from the 

 savings of the company of soldiers who formed our escort. They had 

 but little tobacco to sell, as they wanted the weed themselves ; this was 

 a great disappointment to him, and I believe he would have given up 

 the sugar, coffee, and flour to get more tobacco. He was from Mas 

 sachusetts, but had been out in the wilds for fifteen or twenty years, was 

 in strong, vigorous health, and expected to make his fortune on Buffalo 

 River. He was anxious to get back to his camp to complete his ditch, 

 so as to get two or three weeks 7 run in the sluice-boxes before the win- 

 ter came on. This party expected to make enough in two weeks 7 run 

 from their ditch to carry them over the winter. The gravel wash on 

 Buffalo River graded all the way up to 240 colors to the pan. Snake 

 River Valley, or Jackson's Hole, is about 50 miles in length and about 15 

 miles broad, Jackson's Lake being well up toward its northern end. It is 

 difficult to get into the valley in the spring on account of the swollen 

 condition of the streams, but a very little money would make a good, 

 practicable road to it. The soil is good, grass luxuriant, and gold and 

 silver may turn out to be of mining value. If so, the cattle-man, 

 miner, farmer, and artist will some day redeem it from its present soli- 

 tude. 



August 17, continued our march up the left bank of Snake River 

 through the foot hills, and, as in the latter part of the day before, through 

 open glades and considerable fallen timber, at places, until our di- 

 rection led across the main river, about Hi miles below the month of 

 Lewis' or Lake Fork. Our Sheep- Eating guides, who formerly lived in 

 this country, here became somewhat confused about our direction, ad 

 vising us to keep up the valley of Snake River until we reached the Yel- 

 lowstone Lake ; but as Lewis' Lake and Shoshone Lake were a part of our 

 programme, we considered it best to encamp on the north bank of Snake 



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