JOURNAL. 
13S 
This band is on its way over to the Missouri or Yel- 
low-stone river to hunt buffaloe. They are the whitest 
Indians I ever saw. 
Friday 6th, A cloudy morning. We exchanged 
some of our horses, that were fatigued, with the na- 
tives ; about 12 o'clock some rain fell ; and we pre- 
pared to move on. At I we started, when the In* 
dians also set out. We proceeded over a mountain 
to a creek, and went down the creek, our course be- 
ing northwest ; found the country mountainous and 
poor ; and the game scarce. Having travelled about 
7 miles we encamped. Four hunters had been out 
to day, but killed nothing ; we therefore supped 
upon a small quantity of co< n we had yet left. 
Saturday 7ch, We set out early in a cloudy cool 
Tuorning ; and our hunters went on as usuah We 
proceeded down the creek, and in our way we wtre 
met by a hunter, who had not come in last nighty 
and who had lost his horse. We halted ;it 12 o'clock^ 
and one of the hunters killed 2 deer ; which was a 
subject of much joy and congratulation. Here we 
remained to dine, and some rain fell. On the south 
of this place there are very high mountains covered 
with snow and timber, and on the north prairie hills. 
After staying here 2 hours we proceeded on down 
the creek ; found the country much the same as that 
which we had passed through iu the forenoon ; and 
having t. avelled about 20 miles since the morning, 
encamped for the night. The valley is become more 
extensive, and our creek has encreased to a consider* 
able river. Some rain fell in the afternoon, and our 
hunters killed two cranes on our way. 
Sunday 8th, The morning was wet, and we pro- 
ceeded on over some beautiful plains. One of our 
hunters had remained out all night, at noon we halt- 
ed and they all came in, having killed an elk and a 
deer. At 2 we proceeded on again, and had a cold, 
Wet ^ind disagreeable afternoon, but our road or war 
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