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bank of the Snake River, about a mile up stream from the mouth of 



The fishing in the Snake River is excellent. 



Large 



McCullough. 



Buffalo Fork. 



numbers of fine trout were caught, and one caught by the Indian boy, 

 who is only about eleven years old, weighed 3i pounds, the largest we 

 have seen. Doctor Forwood reports to-day about thirty cases of mild 

 cholera morbus among the men, caused doubtless by a too liberal diet, 

 composed almost exclusively of fish. This camp is named by General 

 Sheridan Camp McCullough, in honor of our fellow-traveler, Mr. John 



Temperature at 3 p. m., 88° ; altitude, 6,900 feet ; dis- 

 tance marched, 21 miles. 



August 16, Wednesday. — Last night was another warm night, and our 

 camp-fire was more for picturesqtteness than for comfort. This morning 

 at 5 a. m. the thermometer marked 48°. Broke camp at G.15 a. m., and 

 marched over ridges, through much fallen timber, aud through swamps. 

 The trail was a very crooked one for the first 10 miles. After a march 

 of about 12 miles, we arrived at the head of Jackson's Lake, where we 

 stopped to rest and to enjoy the magnificent spectacle of the beautiful 

 lake, clear and blue, and alive with swans and other wild fowl, and 

 having the Grand Tetons, snow r -clad and majestic, looming up in the 

 background. The mountains come close down to the lake on its west 

 bank, whilst on the east bank is a wide bottom, luxuriant with grass, 

 which has at places a width of three or four miles. Leaving the head 

 of Jackson's Lake we reached in 7 more miles a small creek, which emp- 

 ties into the Snake River, and went into camp at its head. The Snake 

 River here is difficult to approach, because of swamp-land and dense 

 timber. We had quite a severe shower after arriving in camp, the first 

 we have had since leaving Fort Washakie. In the afternoon a man 

 named Preble came into camp, having followed us from Buffalo Fork 

 with some bear skins, loaded on a pack horse, which he desired to barter 

 for some grub, as money was of no use here. It seems that he and his 

 partner came from Eagle Rock, Idaho, last spring to Buffalo Fork, where 

 they are engaged in placer mining with very hopeful prospects. He 

 says they get as much as 250 colors to a pan, and make, on days when 

 they can work, from * L0 to $40 per day. They are building a flume and 

 sluice-way, which they hope to have in operation in about three weeks- 

 This camp is named Camp Rhodes, in honor of Capt. Charles 1). Rhodes, 

 of Chicago, one of the most enthusiastic sportsmen of our party. Tem- 

 perature at 5 p. in., 70°; altitude, (>,9fi0 feet; distance marched, 19 

 miles. 



Auguxt 17, Thursday. — Broke camp at 6.15 a. m., and marched up the 

 valley on the east side of the river. The trail was very crooked, and 

 much of it lay through burned and fallen timber. Forded Snake River 

 8 miles from camp, and followed on the trail about a mile, but returned 

 and went into camp in a fine grove of trees, between a splendid meadow 

 and the Snake River. Our tent* are pitched alongside the river in the 

 open grove with the Teton range in full view. It is altogether a very 



