_ Morning the clouds were sinking to the horizon, and the air was clez r 
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over a long. extent. of Beag: Tiver, with, ns a Fe — Cache valley 
in. the directic r search, was only bed of apparently — 
impractic cable le Eumsins og these, the trai we had been follo ls : 
tur to the northward, and it began 
not | eed te ay from the object of ourd par Ine 
termined to keep it, in the belief that i vohlagieeanl big wei 
rt llofr rain drove us out of the ae ain, and it ane ire w he “ 
reached the camp. ‘he evening closed in with frequesit shomeryd : 
with some lightning and thunder “9 
August 30.—We had constant thunder storms duting the night, batin 
cold, with the thermometer at sunrise at 39°, Elevation by baromete 
feet, We were in motion early, continuing up the little stream withnae en 
comp teeing any ascent where a horse would not easily gallop, and, crossing 
ht dividing ground at the summit, descended upon a. small stream, » 
ng which we continued on the same -exeellent road. In riding through 
AG) soe te for. secs inlatiee 
But Nie Bet no game of any kind; and it was difficult to obtain any roots ~ 
as they were miserably | poor, and had but little, te a 
their winter stock of provisions. Several of the Indians dre ae 
blankets, shewing me their Jean and bony figures; and 1 sation not any 
longi er ier teen. with a display of our merchandise to part wi a 
etched subsistence, oo they gave as a reason that it would expose 
them to oy lege Starvation. A great-portion of the region inhabi 
is nation y abounded in game; the buffalo ranging aboutin herds, 4 
chad found t re on the eastern waters, and the plains dotted with scat- 
alten 8 antelope ; but so rapidly have they disappeared within a few. 
years, th noW,as we journeyed along, an occasi@nal buffalo skull’and a 
fom ia. Se were all that*remained of the whowiance which had 
the coy with animal life. a 
rdit 
not appear oadreseedligsbes wel sceieainls the media 
destruction is yearly carried on. With inconsiderable 
