^0 JOURNAL. 
liilis. The current and colour of the water are 
much like those of the Missouri. 
Sunday \ 6th. We set out for the boat across the 
hills, on the tops of which are level plttins v^ith a 
ip-eat number of goats and buiialoe on them-. Ciim^" 
to the head waters of a creek and kept dovvn it a 
S, E» coarse, and on our way killed three deer^ 
We proceeded on to its mouth, which I computed 
to be 14 miles from that of the White river. Ha- 
ving found the boat had passed we proceeded up the 
river, and came to a handsome bottom, where our 
people had encamped to dry the provisions and. 
stores. In our absence the men had killed soms^ 
deer and two buifaloe. 
Monday Mth, As the weather was fair we remain* 
cd here during the day. Captain Lewis and some 
men v/ent out to hunt, and killed thirteen common, 
and two {}lack-tailed deer \ three bufifaloe and a goat. 
The wild goat in this country diiTer from the com* 
mon tame goat, and is supposed to be the real ante-^ 
lope. Tbe black-tailed, or mule deer have much larg» 
er ears, than the common deer and tails almost without 
hair, except at the end, where there is a bunch of 
black haii'. There is another species of deev in this 
country wkh small horns and long tails. The tail of 
one which we killed was 18 inches long. One of our 
men caught a beaver, and killed a prairie wolf.-— 
These are u small species of wolves, something larg- 
er than a fox^ with long tails and short ears. 
) Tuesday \ %th. We continued our voyage ;. the day 
was clear and pleasant : passed some timber land on 
the south side, and hills and prairies on the north ; 
also an island and a great number of sand ,bars. Yes- 
terday captain Lewis while hunting killed a bird not 
common in the states.: it is like a magpie and is u 
bird of prey* This day we killed eleven deer and a 
wolf, and halted and encamped on the south sid.e. oC 
ijie river in order to jivk our meaK 
