JOURNAL. 
•^m tlie North side, ealied by the name of Warner's 
creek. 
Friday 10///. Wc set out early in a fair morning ; 
"but having gone five miles were obliged to halt and 
lye by during the day, on account of hard wind. 
Some small showers of rain occasionally fell. Here 
v/e killed some deer and buflaloc and took some 
braver. 
Saturday Wth, The morning was fine, vre started 
at the usual hour ; at 1 passed a small creek on the 
"South siile. This day we saw several great gang^of 
buffaloe, and otlier game in plenty. One of the men 
killed another large brown bear, about the size of 
the one lately killed. We came seventeen miles and 
-"encamped on the South side. 
Bunday \2ih\ We early renewed our voyage and 
had a pleasant morning ; passed some hills on the 
North side, covered with pine and cedar, the first 
timber of any kind we have seen on the hills for a 
long time. At I we halted for dinner and a violent 
storm^of wind then arose, which continued until 
night when some rain fell. Our distance this day 
«^nly i S -J- miles. 
Monday X'^th • The weather continued stormy, 
aind some few drops of rain fell. At 1 P. M. we 
embarked ; passed three creeks, one on the North 
side and two on the South ; went seven miles and 
encamped in a large bottom. 
Tuestdny 14^-/^. There v/as some white frost Im 
the morning, we proceeded on early ; passed black 
hills close to the river on the South side and zWkit 
covered with pine timber at a distance. About 1 2 
the day became warrn. Banks of snow were iseed. 
lying on the hiiis on the North side. This forenoo^^ 
"we passed a large creek on the North side .tnd 
small river on the South. About 4 in the afternoon 
%ve passed another s^Xiall river on the South side near 
'die mouth of which some of the men 4iscovemre^ 
