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luminously phi, c covered to their bases | after we also had recommenced our j ourpey, 
with glittering sn up the Piatt, which was continuously tim- 
On the evening « of the 3d, as w re | bered with cotton-wood and willow, on a 
journeying Aes aah overflowed | generally fy soil. Passing on t 
bottoms of the. where our passage | the remains of two abandoned forts, (one 
irred up s ees osqui ¢ teh, however was still in good condition,) 
i miles, Fort 
movements o 
S| we r 
ached, 
the tading establishment of Mr. Lupton. 
vie pe ost W 0 assume the ap- 
ity of the pre: and cattle, were ranging about on the prai- 
ceding winter, an Bs eir way | rie ; there were differen kinds of poultry ; 
up the Bijou fork to beg horses from the and there was the wreck of a a pro 
Arapahoes, who were hunting buffalo at the | garden, in which a cohaidevatle variety 
head of that river. Several came into our vegetables had been in urishing condi- 
camp at noon ; and, as they were hungry, as | tion, but it had been almost entirely ruined 
usual, they were provided with buffalo meat, | by the recent high waters. I remained to 
of which’ the hunters had brought in an | spend with Sox yar hour, and set 
abundant supply. off i col of rain, which - 
A no bet, on the rea of July, we ar- | companie d with "sole thunder and light - 
rived at the fort, where Mr. St. Vrain re- | ning. camped immedia ely on the 
ceived us with his customary kindness, and river, 16 ‘fflon from St. Vrain Several 
invited us to join him i east pahoes, their way to village 
en prepared in honor of the da ich was encamped a few miles above us, 
u ty ,| passed by the an of the 
k of provisions entirel 
ope of o 
relief, as st found ie n a very impoverished 
condition; and we were able to procure on- 
ly a little unbolted ach oe dhe some 
salt, ie a few pou: wder and lead. 
led irdvialiis, i did not much 
where 
ing the Jouihity y beyeind the 4 moun- 
ins ne elief. 
en i informed that a large number 
of mules had ree ed 
U per Califo: fea 
of | were gathere 
Nig rmy and cold 
with heavy and iheeiBarker rain, which lasted 
until morn 
July 7. We made Ser morning an early 
start, continuing to tra 
village, which in 
tiful about 160 
on 8. d extremely populous, | 
a greal pie Hi3 of child ' 
the means of Te ence.” e chie 
sage at the farther end of 
the village, received us (as probably stran- 
m | arms around our gtd 
SMG Y Uv 
to show respect or og bata by throwing ra 
mbracing | 
vhs 
It required som 
y | keep the saddle daring the ‘permanee , 
