1842. | 
Our encampment was within a few miles 
Satie leg, anil vesigna season lod to the 
north fork, a led me tod 
with a view of obtaini 
positions, and determini the mouths of its 
tributaries as far as St. Vrain’s fort, estimat- 
ed to be some rt hundred miles further up 
the river, and nea ’s peak. There 
{ hoped to obtain sone mules, which I found 
would be necessary 
oO 
— me by way of the Arkansas 
and Laramie forks of the 
mined to set out the next morning, accompa- 
by Mr. Preuss and four men, Maxwell, 
ronal Boe ee and Basil Lajeunesse. Our 
es, whose village lay up this river, 
also ‘Hecided to pet goat! us. ial arty I 
left in charge t Lambert, 
rom this point, using 
mos caution in his march 
through the country, he was to proceed to 
the Amer roms a any’s fort at the mouth 
of the Lara sek; and await my arrival, 
which prenkrry re ‘ora to the deg. as on that 
the following night w occur some 
oceu ms which I was radios to obtain 
at that st oyse- 
July 5 —Before breakfast all was ready. 
one led horse in addition to th 
arcoatl with ies o du double ian 
~e ance 
July 6 + Ping that our present excur- 
tended with considerable 
sion would be 
— : and cowl toe 
ian noceseary determined to send 
Ag oT "back to e party. His horse, 
skin appe: in no condition to para the 
journey; and giana fe: after breakfast, 
he took the road across the hills, ae 
by one of my most trusty Pa Bernier. 
des betwee: about fifteen 
tect ae es em 
miles expected he w 
bly strike the fork near their evening 
we all events he would so fail to fn to find 
rail, and rejoin a oe 
inued ou nea se in num- 
ber, oe the tes Cheyenn Our 
ene was southwest, up the valley 
of the river, , which wes ‘ 
the 
ri : 
Jenved willow, standing; and 
pales of large trees were scattered about 
the In many similar places I 
