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JOURNAI 
Friday 27id. The morning was fine and we wen4 
on at sunrise, proceeded 4 or 5 miles and crossed 
the river. In the middle of the day it was very 
warm. in the valley, and at night very cold; so much 
so that two blankets were scar<:e a sufficient cover- 
ing. On each side of the valley there is a high 
range of mountains, which run nearly parallel, with 
some spots of snow on their tops. We killed a 
deer ; went about 24 miles and encamped on the 
south side. 
Saturday ord. A fine cool morning. We left a 
note for Capt. Clarke, continued our route along the 
valley; and passed several fine springs that issue 
from the mountains. Currants and service berries 
are rn abundance along this valley, and we regaled 
ourselves with some of tlie best I had ever seen. We 
went about 22 miles and encamped. The night was 
disagreeably cokL 
Sunday 4t/i. , At sunrise we continued our march, 
in a fine morning; went about 6 miles v/hen we 
came to a fork of the river ; crossed the south brancb 
and from a high knob discovered that the river had 
forked belov/ us, as we could see the timber on the 
north branch about 6 or 7 miles from the south and 
west branches. We therefore crossed to the north 
branch, and finding it not navigable for our canoes, 
went down to the confiuence and left a note for Capt. 
Clarke directing him to take the left hand branch. 
We then went up the north branch about 10 miles 
and encamped on it» 
Monday ^ih. This, morning Capt. Lewis thought 
it would be best far me and one of the interpreters 
to go over to the west branch, and rentain there, un- 
til he and the other should go higher up the north, 
' cross over in search of Indians and then go down 
and join us. At night they came to our camp, but 
had not seen any of the natives., iior any fresk 
