i 
S« JOURNAL. 
Thur.'^day %^rd. The merninf^ was ckatMYitli a, 
V:'hite frost, and ice as tliick as window glass. Wc 
passed two creeks, one on each tide of the river : 
and two islands which are not common. There are 
very few between these and fort Mandans, not inore 
than six or eii^ht. In the evening we killed a larg£ 
bear in the river ; but he fiunk and we did not get 
liim.^ We W€nt 28 miles and encamped. 
Friday ^4.tk. There was again some white fros^- 
this morning. We embarked early ; passed a large 
creek on the North side ajul a beautiful island close 
on the southern shore. At the head of the island. 
Game in another creek on the South side. The bot- 
tom cf the rirer, and sand-bars have become muck 
more gravelly than we found them at any place lower 
down. The water is hii?*h, rai>id and more cleat*. 
At dinnev time a party was sent out to bring the 
jiieat of some animais. that had been killed at a dis- 
tance. Here we left two canoes to wait for thera 
and proceeded on. We passed a creek on the North 
side, and having made 24 ^ miles encamped on the 
South side. The hills are naarj^,.|te both sides of the: 
nvcr. and very high* 
Saturday 25 i/k We %yaited here in the monnng 
tinlii the cangcs came up ; and about 7 proceeded 
oi) our voyar^je. The forenooii was pleasant. We 
p3ssed two creeks opposite to each other on the op- 
posite sides of the l iver. About 12 v/e passed a bot- 
tom on the North mlt with one solitary tree on it, 
^]pon wiiich there w^as eagle's nest, I'he boi- 
toAs here are very smalL As we went t)n this af- 
ternoon some of the parly killed three of what thi^ 
French and natives call mountain sheep; but they 
very little resemble sheep, except in the head, bonis 
and feet. They are of a dun colour except on the 
* It is said tlmt bears, beavers, otiicrr aijd sucl) ar.UriS.k: 
¥/i31.!Bii2k euj^ss slwK dead- - 
