JOURNAL. 
109 
Monday loth. After anight of heavy rain, we 
had a pleasant morning, and loaded the canoes. 
About 1 1 o'clock we set out from this place, which 
we had called Canoe *camp ; had fine still water, and 
passed some handsome small bottoms on both sides 
of the river. We also passed a handsome river on 
the south side about 100 yards wide, which seemed 
to have its source in a large mountain on the same 
side. The snow appears to have melted from all the 
mountains in view% The country around is composed 
of dry plains, with short grass. We passed two small 
creeks, one on each side of the river; made 26 miles, 
and encamped on the north side. 
Tuesdaij 1 6/^//. We embarked early and had a fine 
morning. Captain Lewis and two men went on a- 
head to the mountain to take an observation. We 
passed the channel of a river on the south side with- 
out water, about 60 yards wide. We had fine water 
until about 1 o'clock, when v^'e came within about Uyo 
miles of the mountain ; v/hen the v/ater became more 
rapid ; but the current not so swift as below the fall.i. 
At this place there are a number of small islands. 
One of our men has been taken unv/ell. In the af- 
ternoon "we continued our voyage, and the water con-, 
tinued very rapid. We got about 3 miles lattixsjfiY 
first range of the Rock mountains, and encamped ol? 
the north side of the river on a sand beach. Thiii^gr:^ 
is some fine timber on the mountains, but not much 
in this part. There are great hiila of solid rock of 
a dark colour. This day we went about 20 miles. 
VVednesday \7th. We set out early, and the morn- 
ing was fine and pleasant. At 8 o'clock we came to 
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