: a a ee aed bag ae 
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cotetisittin the at da ok want at sms 0 
ze e Tithe dividing . 
clouds, whieh rere: scbttorh wayertall 
The trail did not 
sun. Re e until 
grounds between the Bru. (Burnt) and: d Powder rivers. The. rock 
played on the mountains, as we a / was a com 
it ecomposing on the angcagil surfaces, a apparent! a a are 
ae sandstone, containing eieyecinee nod anolcime, ap~_ 
parently filling cavities or iginally exeting: From the summit here, the ~ 
whole horizon shows high mountains ; no high plain or level is tobé seen; 
is on the left, frit south around b y the west'to north, papites o  oey 
black with pines; while, through the remaining space to ‘eer 
they are bald with © dhe ct pines. Yor 1 re- : 
mark that we are now entering a fegion-where all the elevated roe are’. 
covered with dense and heavy forests, From the dividing grounds we 
descended by a mountain road to Powder river, on af old bed of which we 
encamped. Descending from the summit, we enjoyed a picturesque view ~ 
of high roeky mountains on the right, illumitiated by the-setting sun. . 
eights we had looked in vain fora Pelldnawh landafaric-obh re 
Powder river, whigh Hiabeen ‘described to me by. Mr. tte as 7a : 
seu/, (the lone tree ;) and,-on arr iving at the river, we f 
por an on the gtound, which had been felled by « 
t axe. a had beena be acon on the road ‘for 
Our C Fayutes had become impatient to reach their h 
ahead to-day; and this afternoon we were visited by Brereh i tho» 
belonged to the tribes on the Columbia. They were on Hoterber k, and. 
were ont on a hunting excision, but had obtained 1 no better game than a * é 
large gray hare, of which each had some,six or seven hanging to his te ‘ 
dle, were also visited by an Indian who had his lodge ang mil 
the my teaihe to the left. He was in want of : Aina id. 
him a beaver skin to exchan ey and. whic 1 he. valued at six c harge: 
der and ball. I learned from him that't herears very, few « he ese. 
7 8 naining in this part of he country. . 
perature e at sunset was 61°, and the evening clear, aA 
with pa observations, an immersion and ¢ emers ion of ‘hi 
Haye 3, 100 feet 
to hae 8 ‘several ee weaihét in ‘the daytime oa : een 
es ae clear, and. warm; but the nights, in comparison, are Very 
eed ‘During ‘the night there was ice a quarter of an ineh thick in the 
Iga and at daylight the thermometer was at 16°, and the same at sun- 
rise ; the weather alte and clear. The annual vegetation now is 
nearly gone, Passe plants being out of bloom 
Last night two of our horses had run off again, whic which dela ayed 1 us until 
noon; and we made to- “day t but.a jonas | of 13 miles, the road being. . 
very good, and encamped in a fine bottom et owder river. : 
The thermometer at sunset was at. 61°, Pa ee, wind, and par- : 
tially clear sky ; and the day has been quite ne. pleasa nt a d warm, though «= 
more cloudy than YOstErgAy 6 3 and the st sun was frequently faint, but it grew : 
finer and clearer towards evening. : 
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Withor 
and the sky without  clond ; but 
