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had already arrived. A shout from | the mar i-who first reached ihéflog of 
the ridge, resp ded to from belo nformed. us that our Friends, were all 
on the island sand we were soon ‘aio ong t thei We found so ape 
buffalo mu on around the fire for us,and managed to get some 5 les 
among the people. A sudden storm of rain drove us into the best shelier 
we could find, Where we slept soundly, after one of the most ‘fatig uing 
days Ihave ever experienced. 
August 25.—Early this morning Lajeanesse was sent to thie 
the articles which had been saved, and about noon we left the island. 
mare which we had left here in July had much improved in condition. and 
she served us svell again for some Or wut s finally abandoned. at a 
subsequent part of the journey. At 10 Prtiis of the 26th we 
ah Cache camp, where we found ev a ling undisturbed. We disin- 
rred our het ae arranged our ¢arts which had been left here on the 
ete | travelling a few miles in nthe afternoon, encamped for the 
nigh Ret ford of the Platie.*_ + 
~ August 27,.—At ae he oak at the place where we ak iaken @ 
ner on the 27th of. oe which, when we passed up, nai 
s if the hard winte | iad passed over jae now epiteseat a new 
ess en to it by the late rains. 
ex wily Tow aes 2 pene fof water among the ae 
; ached. La fanioatort on the last day of August, after-an ¢ 
sence of f forty fateo days, and had the pleasure _ to find our friends all well. 
Phe fortieth ng had been fixed for our return; and the quick eyes of oot 
Indiaus, td Aas on the lookout for us, discovered our flag as we wound 
a piel the hills. The fort saluted us with repeated discharges of its single 
4 shich: we salen gan scattered volleys of our small arms, and felt 
sil: 
geiting back. to this remote Station, 
ei, ide adieu. to our kind fiends 
th ide. ied. ourselves in im- 
is survey cf the river; eis atte weather was fine, 
vations were generally made atnight and atnoon. 
short time on the afternoon of the 5th with a village of © 
ndians, some of whose chiefs we had met at Laramie. The water 
ie Platte” was as extremely low; in many laces, the | exp: 
, With some oecasighal stunted —s on the 
Se the bed y a 
