64 JOURNAL. ■ 
Sunday 5th. The moil iing was fine "with some 
while frost. During tlris day the country appeared 
bemitiful OQ botii bilks of the river. W e went six- 
teen miles and encamped on the North side. The 
sick n.aa has become better. Here we killed a very 
Jaree brovvii bear, vfhich Taeasured three feet five 
iucnes lonHd the liead ; three feet eleven inches 
round the ne-ek : round , the breast five feet 10^ 
inches; the length 'eight feet 7-| inches; round 
the titiddle of the fore leg 23 inches ; and his talons 
four inches and three eights an inch. 
Mondah ^ ' ^ Ve set sail with a fair wind and 
:)leasant weu. er. At 12 a few^ drops of rain fell, but 
It soon cleared up. We passed a river on the South 
side about 200 yards Vv ide ; but the water of this 
river sinks in the sand on the side of the Missouri. 
We went twenty-six miles and encamped on the 
South side. 
Tuesday 7th. We again set out early and went 
on very well till 12 when it began to blow hard, and 
bein[>' all under sail one of our canoes turned over. 
Fortunately the accident happened near the shore ; 
and aftt:r halting three hours we were able to go on 
agcin. Having this day made sixteen miles we en- 
camped on the South side. 
W'ednaeiday Slh, We were ap:ain very early under 
way in a cloudy morning ; abont 12 some rain fell : 
2 we passed a handsome rirer on the North side 
about 200 yards wide called Milk river. There is a 
^ood deal of water in this river which is eiear, and 
its banks beautiful. Our distance this day was about 
twenty-seven aiiies, and v/e encamped in a l^ ^^utiful 
bottom on the South side. 
Thiir&day 9th. We proceeded on early and had*a 
fine day. The country on botJusides begins to be 
more broken, and the river more crooked. At 1, we 
passed a creek on the South side, and having made 
about 25 miles we encamped at the mouth of a creek 
