Capt. Blakiston’s Explorations in the Rocky Mountains. 329 
now, on the Kootanie Pass, stood as nearly as possible in the 
centre of it, 
_ Plece of swampy ground. On moving forward again we plunged 
_ Into thick forests, where the track was greatly obstructed by 
fallen timber. The Kootanies cut through a good many of the 
fallen sticks to allow of the passage of their horses, but still the 
them; there were 
of ridges 
somewhat less elevation ; 
