CHAPTER II. 
PIKE LAKE TO THE GRAND CÓTEAU DU MISSOURI. 
Ілест. Grover DIRECTED TO FOLLOW DEAD Corr HILLOCK LINE.—MESSRS. LANDER AND TINKNAM SENT TO CHIPPEWA RIVER.—ABUN- 
DANCE OF GAME.—A STRIKE PREVENTED.—INSTRUCTIONS TO ЇлЕпТ. GROVER TO CONNECT HIS LINE WITH LIEUT. DoNELSON'S SURVEY 
or THE MisSOURI.—RENDEZYOUS APPOINTED AT YELLOWSTONE.—MAIN PARTY FOLLOWS THE RED River TRAIL.—CROSSING OFTHE 
CurPPEWA.—LANDER AND TINKHAM SENT TO POMME DE TERRE RIVER.—APPROACH TO INDIAN Country.—Mr. MorreTT.—A NEC- 
porE.—Ersow Laxs.—Rassir RIVER.—SEVERE THuNDER-STORM.— Bois DE 5100х.—Мв. LAMBERT SENT TO Rep River.—Mnr. 
Dory то RABBIT River.—CatrisH.—Bois DE Sioux, COMMENCEMENT OF BUFFALO COUNTRY.—GENERAL REVIEW OF THE COUNTRY 
FROM Sr. PAvr.—DzscniPTION or RIDGE DIVIDING MISSISSIPPI AND Rep RrvERS.—PnArRIE.—ÜnossiNG or THE Bois DE SIOUX.— 
Excesstve Heat.—Enxs.—Brincine or Мир Rice River.—Severs Storm.—ArrivaL ОҒ SUPPLIES AND INDIAN PoNIES.— 
Governor STEVENS AND THE ENGINEERS PUSH FORWARD TO THE SHyENNE.—Train or Rep River TRADERS —VISIT TO THEIR 
Camp.—Crossinc or THE SHYENNE.—CAMP MeCLELLAND.—SINGULAR MISTAKE.—MaAPLE RivER.—FOURTH OF JULY.—SIGNS OF 
BUFFALOES.—A NTELOPES.— W oLvzs.—HonsE BUTTE AND BUTTE MicHEAU.—EXAMINATION ОР THE SHYENNE.—MaGNETIC TENT.— 
САМР GUTHRIR.—GULLIES.—QRASSHOPPERS.—RESULTS оғ ASTRONOMICAL AND MAGNETIC OBSERYATIONS.—ILLNESS оғ GOVERNOR 
Srevens.—Issuz OF FLOUR REDUCED.—RETURN OF MR. TINKHAM FROM BUTTE MICHEAU AND LAKE JESSIE.—FALSE ALARM.— 
IMMENSE HERDS OF BUFFALOES.— THE ров JACK.—LAKE JESSIE.—COURSE DETERMINED.—RUNNING ACCORDING TO THE COMPASS.— 
Mace i M zi c. Š ra & 
James RIVER.—AÀNXIETY FOR THE SAFETY OF MR. TINKHAM.—HOWITZER FIRED.—SCOUTS SENT OUT.—W ATER BRACKISH.—Mos- 
QUITOS.— ASTRONOMICAL OnSERVATIONS.—DocTOoR SUCKLEY'S LABORS.—SCOUTS REPORT THE APPROACH OF SIOUX INDIANS.— 
ALARM.—RED River HuwTERS.—NEWS OF TINKHAM'S BAFETY.—ENOAMPMENT ӨЕ RED River HuwrTERS.—ÜHIPPEWA ÍNDIANS.— 
Governor Wirnkis.—Lg BOMBARD ENGAGED AS GUIDE.—BuTTE DE MOoRALE.—ORIGIN OF THE NAME.— WHirE Woop LAKE.— 
MAISON DU CHIEN.—TRIBUTARY or MOUSE RIVER.—SNIPES.— APPROACH TO CóTEAU DU Missourt.—Train оғ Rep RIVER 
HUNTERS.—Visit.—Governor ПЕ LORME.—REPORT ОҒ MESSRS. TINKHAM AND MOFFETT. 
June 24.—I directed Lieutenant Grover to select a party of twenty picked men, twenty-six 
mules, three horses, and twenty-five days’ provisions, including an ox, with which to go forward 
on the Dead Colt Hillock line. Towards evening they were all chosen, including Belland as 
guide, Davis as meteorological observer, Evelyn in charge of train, six voyageurs and teamsters, 
and eight dragoons, under Corporal Coster, besides Corporal Cunningham, to run the compass 
line. In thus giving to Lieutenant Grover his own selection of animals and men, my purpose 
was to make him in the highest degree effective in the means at his disposal, and to demonstrate, 
by the success of his undertaking, the entire feasibility of operating in detached parties. 
Messrs. Lander and Tinkham, with their parties, moved forward this afternoon to Chippewa 
river, the former to stretch a rope across and prepare his canoe for crossing. 
On counting rations, it was found that for the main party there was a supply for twenty days, 
while it might take forty-five to reach Fort Union. But with the eight oxen in the carts, and 
the known abundance of game, I feared no scarcity. The men showed some anxiety and talked 
of a strike, but, seeing the confidence of the officers, abandoned any open demonstration. 
Previous to this time I had ordered a reducing of rations whenever the quantity of game would 
justify it, and henceforward I gave the most particular attention to it, so that, although we did 
not reach the Yellowstone for thirty-eight days, (August 1,) there was at no time a scarcity 
of provisions. | 
June 25——To-day the expedition may be considered fairly under way. Lieutenant Grover 
started at 7.30 a. m., with instructions to leave Pike lake at this point, cross the Bois de Sioux 
