CHAPTER III. 
THE COTEAU DU MISSOURI TO FORT UNION. 
DEPARTURE OF GOVERNOR DE L'OgwE.—TiNKHAM AND BOULIEAU SENT To Mouss River AND THE RIVER or THE Laxes.—Le BOMBARD 
PREPARES MAP AND ITINERARY.—Mr. OSGOOD starts FOR Forr Uxiow.—lIwsrRUCTIONS SENT ТО LIEUTENANT Grover.—To 
LIEUTENANT DoNxELsON.—LETTER FROM Mr. Oscoop.—Encampment ОҒ AssINIBOINE IwprANS.—BLUE THUNDER AND LITTLE 
Tuunprer.—Tue PIPE оғ PEACE.—A DDRESS OF AN OLD CHIEF.—REPLY or Governor STEVENS.—SPEECH or THE OLD Bnavs.— 
Vaccrtnation—ORIGIN OF THE WORD ÅSSINIBOINE.—MR. LANDER SENT OUT TO THE PiERcED Rocks.—Mnm. BURR IN CHARGE OF 
THE BanowETRICAL, Dr. SUCKLEY ОҒ THE GEOLOGICAL ÜBSERVATIONS.—DOULIEAU AND LE FRAMBOIS REMAIN IN THE ASSINIBOINE 
CAMP TO COLLECT STATISTICS AND PREPARE A VOCABULARY.—WHiTE EARTH River.—Le BOMBARD sent TO Fort Unton.—His 
RETURN.—IN SIGHT оғ Fort UNION.—LIEUTENANTS GROVER AND DONELSON MEET THE PARTY.—ARRIVAL AT Fort Unton.—Goop 
CONDITION OF THE ANIMALS.—LIEUTENANT G i Leaves PIKE LAKE.—CROSSES TWO FORKS OF THE CHIPPEWA RiYER.— 
Тнв POMME ре TERRE.—DESCRIPTION OF COUNTRY FROM PIKE LAKE TO LAKE TRAvERSE.—LAKE TRAVERSB.—RABBIT RIVER.— BOIS 
DE Sioux—Witp Rice river—Licurnine’s NksT.—JACQUES OR JAMES RIVER.—THE GRAND CÖTEAU.—THE TWO TERRACES.— 
Suvenne River.—Reacues Fort UNION.—LIEUTENANT DONELSON’S rovre.—Survey or THE MISSOURI.—STRAMBOAT ROBERT 
CAMPBELL-——PLAN OF MAKING THE SURVEY.—HOURLY SOUNDINGS,—OMISSIONS SUPPLIED FROM PRECEDING SURVEYS.—LO*8 OF PART 
OF HIS NOTES.—DESORIPTION OF THE MISSOURI FROM SAINT LOUIS TO THE MOUTH OF THE Kansas —Sort.—VELOCITY OF RIVER — 
SAND BARS.—SNAGS—SAWYERS.—PERMANENT OBSTRUCTIONS.—FROM THE KANSAS TO MOUTH OF THE PLATTE.—lTS BANKS.— 
WIDTH AND VELOCITY --ІТ8 TORTUOUS COURSE AT SAINT JOSEPH.—FROM THE PLATTE TO Fort PrkRRE.— THE BANKS FERTILE AS 
FAR AS L'Eau Qui CoURT.—SHOALS AND RAPIDS.—DANG NAVIGATION.—From Fort PIERRE то WHITE EARTH River.— 
EXOEEDINGLY TORTUOUS COURSE.—SNAGS AND BARS—CEDARS— WipTH AT Fort Unton.—Its BANKS at Fort CLARK AND Fort 
BzgTHOLD.—PICTURESQUE APPEARANCE AT THE BLurrs—Rerern or THE ROBERT CAMPBELL.—EXPLORATION OF THE COUNTRY NORTH 
or Fort UNION.—GENERAL REVIEW OF THE ROUTE.—FROM Saint PauL To Fort UxioN.—RaATE OF TRAYEL.—LIMESTONE 
ABUNDANT.—INDICATIONS OF THE PRESENCE OF IRON.—TERRACES AND RIDGES.—PONDS AND MARSHES —Drviping CÓTEAU.— 
SECOND CROSSING OF THE SHYENNE.—JAMES River.—Laxe JESSIE AND OTHER SALT Laxes.—Movss River AND ITS VALLEY.— 
Riviere DES Lacs.— Tngk GRAND CÔTEAU.—ITS GENERAL ELEYATION.—PLATEAU BETWEEN THE Missourr AND Rep Rivers.— 
WILD TuRNIPS.—DESPATCH AND PRESENTS SENT FROM Fort UNION TO THE BLACKFEET.—THEIR ANSWER TO 
VEGETATION SCANTY.— 
Mn. CULBERTSON.—FoRT Union —1т8 SITUATION AND HISTORY.—MECHANICS AT THE Fort.—Mr. CULBERTSON AND HIS WIFE.— 
PREPARATIONS FOR THE CONTINUATION OF THE SURVEY.—ZEALOUS CO-OPERATION OF Fur Company.—Mr. LANDER REACHES Fort 
UNION —DIsPOSITION OF THE PARTY.—SPREAD OF BUGBEAR STORIES.—PRESENTS TO THE ASSINIBOINES — ARRIVAL OF THE STEAMER 
i3.—Mn. EVERETT SENT TO WASHINGTON.—HIS RETURN A MATTER OF NECESSITY.— LIEUTENANT 
SAINT ANGE FROM Saint Lov 
DONELSON STARTS TOWARDS Cypress MOUNTAIN.—LIEUTENANT GROVER CONTINUES THE USUAL WAGON ROAD To Fort BENTON.— 
Governor STEVENS LEAVES A LETTER FoR Ростов EVANS, NOT YET RETURNED FROM THE MAUVAISES TERRES. 
July 24.—We took a late breakfast this morning, and after parting with our guests we got 
off at 9 a. m. We halted for two hours at noon, during which time the hunters went out and 
drove a herd of buffaloes towards us, and right on the line killed two fine cows. Тһе wagons 
did not have to go twenty yards out of the way to get the meat. I sent Mr. Tinkham and Paul 
Boulieau out to the Mouse river, which they followed some distance, as also the River of the 
Lakes, joining us at camp at 8 p. m. We made 15} miles to-day, and the grazing to-night is 
From conversation with Le Bombard to-night, I think the distance to Fort Union 
excellent. 
At my request he prepared a map of the country ahead, and an 
cannot be over 150 miles. 
itinerary of the route, making it in seven journeys. 
July 25.—The express started this morning at six a. m., accompanying the train some five or 
Osgood, Boutineau, Henry Boulieau, and Gray. They are to 
six miles. It consists of Mr. 
t Fort Union, to aid in transportation to Fort Benton. By 
procure additional wagons or carts a 
