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had to walk about three miles before he did this. How- 

 ever, to one as young and alert as Owen, such things are 

 nothing. Once they were not to me. We saw more An- 

 telope at a distance, here called " Cabris,'' and after a 

 while we reached the wood near the river, and finding 

 abundance of service-berries, we all got out to break 

 branches of these plants, Mr. Culbertson alone remaining 

 in the wagon ; he pushed on for the landing. We walked 

 after him munching our berries, which we found very good, 

 and reached the landing as the sun was going down behind 

 the hills. Young McKenzie was already there, having cut 

 across the point. We decided on crossing the river our- 

 selves, and leaving all behind us except our guns. We took 

 to the ferry-boat, cordelled it up the river for a while, then 

 took to the nearest sand-bar, and leaping into the mud 

 and water, hauled the heavy boat. Bell and Harris steer- 

 ing and poling the while. I had pulled off my shoes and 

 socks, and when we reached the shore walked up to the 

 fort barefooted, and made my feet quite sore again ; but 

 we have had a rest and a good supper, and I am writing 

 in Mr. Culbertson's room, thinking over all God's blessings 

 on this delightful day. 



July 17, Monday. A beautiful day, with a west wind. 

 Sprague, who is very industrious at all times, drew some 

 flowers, and I have been busy both writing and drawing. 

 In the afternoon Bell went after Rabbits, but saw one 

 only, which he could not get, and Sprague walked to the 

 hills about two miles off, but could not see any portion 

 of the Yellowstone River, which Mr. Catlin has given in 

 his view, as if he had been in a balloon some thousands 

 of feet above the earth. Two men arrived last evening 

 by land from Fort Pierre, and brought a letter, but no 

 news of any importance ; one is a cook as well as a hunter, 

 the other named Wolff, a German, and a tinsmith by 

 trade, though now a trapper. 



July 18, Tuesday. When I went to bed last night the 



