JOURNAL. 
CHAP. in. 
Sunday 1st Befit. 1805. We set out early in % 
^.ne morning;, and travelled on nearly a west course. 
^ We found here the greatest quantity and best ser« 
vice berries, I had ever seen before ; and abundance 
of choak-cherries. There is also a small bush grows 
in this part of the country, about 6 inches high, 
which bears a bunch of small purple berries. Some 
. call it mountain holly ; the fruit is of an acid taste. 
We are much better supplied with water than I ex- 
pected ; and cross several fine springs among the 
mountains through which we pass. At noon some 
rain fell, and the day continued cloudy. About th» 
middle of the day Capt. Clarke's blackman's feet be- 
came so sore that he had to ride on horseback. At 
3 o'clock we came to a creek, where there was fine 
grass and v/e halted to let our horses eat. There are 
a great number of fish in this creek. After we halted 
the weather became cloudy, and a considerable quan- 
tity of rain fell. We therefore concluded to remain 
where we were all night, having come this day 1& 
miles. Our hunters killed a deer, and we caught 5 
£sh. 
Monday ^Xnd. The morning was cloudy. We set 
©ut early ; proceeded up the creek, and passed some 
part closely timbered with spruce and pine. We 
went on with difficulty on account of the bushes, th« 
narrowness of the way and stones that injured our 
horses feet, they being without shoes. In the fore* 
noon we killed sc^me pheasants and ducks, and a 
small squirrel. In the aftern(X)n we had a good 
deal of rain, and the worst road (if road i can be 
called) that was ever travelled. The creek is become 
