JOURNAL. 13r 
CHAP, XIIL 
^imday \5th. Having breakfasted on colt, we 
moved on down the river 3 miles, and again took the 
mountains. In g'oing up, one of the horses felf, and 
required 8 or 10 men to assist him in getting up 
again. We continued our march to 2 o'clock when 
we halted at a spring and dined on portable soup and 
a handful of parched corn. We then proceeded oil 
our journey over the mountain to a high point, \vhere, 
it being dark, we were obliged to encamp. There was 
here no water ; but a bank of snow answered as a 
substitute ; and we supped upon soup. 
Monday 1 &th. Last night about 1 2 o'clock it began 
to snow. We renewed our march early, though tlie 
morning was very disagreeable, and proceeded over 
the most terrible mountains I ever beheld. It con- 
tinued snowing until 3 o'clock P. M. when we hailed^ 
took some more soup, and went on till v/e came to a 
small stream where we encamped for the night. 
Here we killed another colt and supped on it. The 
snow fell so thick, and the day was so dark, that a 
person couid not ^ee to a distance of 200 yards. lu 
the night and during the day the snow fell about 10 
inches deep. 
Tuesdaif \7tk. Our horses scattered so much last 
night, that they were not collected until %<)on, at 
which time we began our march again. It wa^^i 
fine day with warm sunshine, Vvdiich melted the snow 
very fast oji the south sides of the hills, and made 
the travelling very fatiguing and uncomfortable. We 
continued over high desert mountains, where our 
hunters could find no game, nor signs of any ex- 
cept a bear's tract which they observed to day—, 
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