JOURNAL. 
passed a small river on the south side, and soma 
banks of very white clay. We encamped on an island, 
having made 24 miles. 
Wednesday 2At/i, The morning was fine, and we 
early prosecuted our voyage ; passed a bank of very 
red earth, which our squaw told us the natives use 
for paint. Deer are plenty among the bushes, and 
one of our men killed one on the bank. We continued 
through the valley all day : Went 19 miles and en- 
camped on the north side. 
Thursday 25^/;. We embarked and proceeded on 
at the usual time, in a fine morning; we passed a 
beautiful plain on the north side, and at 2 o'clock we 
came to the entrance of another chain of mountains ; 
where we took dinner and again went on. Passing 
through this chain We found some difficult rapids, but 
good water between tWem. This chain of mountains 
are not so high, nor so rocky as those v/e passed be- 
fore. Six very fine springs rise on the southern 
shore, about four miles above the entrance of this 
range. We went 16 miles and encamped on the 
north side. 
Frkkuj 26th. The morning Vv'^as fine and we conti- 
nued our course through the mountains. There are 
^ome cedar and spruce trees on the shores ; but very 
little of any kind on the mountains. About 11 o'clock 
we got through this range into a Valley : About 2 
came to a large island and halted oil it for dinner. 
A rattle-snake .came among our canoes in the v/aterv 
of a kind different from any I had seen. It was about 
tvvo feet long, of a light colour, with small spots all 
over. One of our hunters went on ahead in tli(e 
morning, and at this place killed 4 deer. Wliile we 
remained here it became cloudy and soms rain fell, 
At 4 o'clock We proceeded on through the valley ; 
passed a creek on the south side, and having gopc 
IS miles and an Jialf encamped on the same sid:, 
>vhcre a small mountani comes in to the r4rver> 
