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hung up. In a short time we met with them, and 
Capt. Lewis sent two back to look for the horse. Wc 
passed over a dividing ridge to the waters of another 
creek, and after travelling 12 miies we encamped on 
the creek, up which there are some prairies or plains. 
Saturday \4th. We set out early in a cloudy morn- 
ing ; passed over a large mountain, crossed Stony 
crt:ek, about 20 yards wide, and then went over ano- 
ther large mountain, on which I saw service-berry 
bushes hanging full of fruit; but not yet vipe, owing 
to the coldness of the climate on these mountains : I 
also saw a number of other shrubs, which bear fruit, 
but for whicii I know no names. There are black 
elder and bore-tree, pitch and spruce pine ail grow- 
ing together on these mountains. Being here una- 
ble to iiud a place to halt at, where our horses could 
feed, we wtnt on to the junccion of Stony creek, with 
another Invgt creek, wiuch a short distance down be- 
comes a considerable river, and encamped for the 
night, as it rained and was disagreeable travelling. 
The two hunters, that had gone back here joined us 
with Capt. Lewis's horse, but none of the hunters 
killed any thing except 2 or 3 pheasants ; on which^ 
without a miracle it was impossible to feed SO hungry 
Dien and upwards^ besides some Indians. So Capt. 
Lewis gave out some portable soup, which he had 
along, to be used in cases of necessity. Some of the 
Bien'^did not relish this soup, and agreed to kill a 
colt ; which they immediately did, and set about 
roasting it ; and which appeared to me to be good 
cating.*^ This day we travelled 17 milea. 
