122 JOURNAL. 
The Indians all except 5 went on ahead. Wc tfa- 
veiled 15 miles and encannped close on the branch 
ivhich is about 5 yards wide. Here we killed two 
small deer. The country all around is very moun- 
tainous, with some few pine trees on the mountains. 
At three o'clock this afternoon there was a violent 
gust of wind, and some rain fell. In about an hour 
the weather became clear, and very cold, and continu- 
ed cold all night. 
Mo?idai/ \9th, A fine morning, but cold. We 
proceeded on at 8 o'clock along the valley for six 
jniles, when the hills came more close on the branch, 
which here divides into three parts or other small 
branches, and two miles further the principal branch 
;^gain forks, where the mountains commence with a 
-thick grove of small pines on our left, and large rock^ 
on our right. At 1 o'clock we dined at the head 
spring of the Missouri and Jefferson river, about 25 
miles from the place, where we had left the canoes, 
and from which the course is nearly west. About 5 
miles Soutlitof us we saw snow on the top of a moun- 
tain, and in the morning there was a severe white 
frost : but the sun shines very warm where we now 
are. At three o'clock we proceeded on, and at the 
foot of the dividing ridge, we met two Indians coming 
to meet us, and who appeared very glad to see us. 
The people of this nation instead of shaking hanjis asr 
a token of friendship, p\it their arms round the neckq^ 
of the person they salute. It is not more than a mile^ 
from the head spring of the Missouri to ^e head of 
one of the branches of the Columbia. We proceeded 
on through the mountain ; passed some fine springs 
and encamped about 36 miles from our camp, where 
the canoes are. Here we were met by a number of 
the natives. 
Tuesday 20th. A fine cool frosty morning. Wc 
$et out early and travelled about 4 miles, to a village 
of the Indians on the bank of a branch of the Column 
