night answer : ier ae in the floods, but would furnish no navi- — 
gat 
Whi ite river rises about 35 miles east of the source of Rapid river, 
and in about the same latitude. Its course for the first 15 or 20 miles — 
is through a narrow gorge, thence it emerges into a broad, open 
valley, through which it flows for 90 miles, and then enters the high, — 
precipitous cliffs of the Bad Lands; it winds through these to the 
South Fork, and thence to its mouth it has a beautifully wooded and 
grassy valley of about one mile wide. Below the Bad La nds, its val-_ 
ley cannot be followed without frequently peice to the high prairie 
_ bluffs. At the forks, the river is about 140 yards wide ; a short dis- 
tance above the mouth, about 200 yards. The south fork sash large : 
from these streams is clear, and similar to Rapid river 
The Bad river, Wakpa ‘Shicha, a or Little Missouri river, 18 
about 90 miles long, rising just east of the Bad Lands. The same 
difficulty is experienced as with the lower part of White eae if you. 
attempt to follow along its valley. The valley is from on - 
mile wide, well grassed and wooded. The bed of the is 
and miry, an peiaet 3 not = The scrpebaolk ~ the he valley is 
not difficult for wagons in dry weather. Cottonwood exists in con- 
* siderable 5 a a mixed with wallow, and in some places, ash and 
plum trees are abundant. ortion of this valley is 
~ adapted to Screg Indian corn. When flooded, the river is from 25 
to 40 yards wide, “and cannot then be crossed without a good bridge 
or ferr am not informed of the extent to which it overflows its 
immediate banks, which are about 10 feet high." This stream flows 
_ through a section abounding in salt springs, and salt incrustations 
are almost everywhere visible, but the water is generally palatable. 
hyenne, Washté Wahpa a or Good river, rises west of the Black 
Hills. Th .. per fork, it is said, breaks through, as in the case of 
aramie ri The ech about 100 miles from the mouth. 
— south rk: oa not far from the source of |’ Eau <p Court. After leav- 
not easily crossed. Fine cottonwoodse 
: pine on its soufces in the Black Hills. 
rafting, 
e Riviere & Jaques, or James river See Mini Wakan, or 
Devil’ cle, in latitude ie 30’ north, and flows thro acdc os 
rT é wi ta 
this stream at all — 
high water. ‘There is 
