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TVc<Inesday 9th. We stayed here during the whole 
of this day, which was very pleasant, and repaired 
our canoe. In the evening we got her conipleted 
and all the baggage dry. Here our old Snake guide 
deserted and took his son with him. I suspect he 
-was afraid of being cast away passing the rapids. At 
dark one of the squaws, \^ ho keep about us, took a 
crazy fit, and cut her arms from the wrists to the 
shoulders, with a flint ; and the natives had great 
trouble and difficulty in getting her pacified. We 
have some Frenchmen, who prefer dog-flesh to 
fish ; and they here got two or three dogs from the 
Indians. All the country around is high prairie, or 
©pen plains. 
Thursday \Oth, We had a fine morning ; embark- 
ed early, and passed over some very bad rapids. In 
passing over one a canoe sprung a leak, but did not 
«ink ; though the greater part of the loading was 
wet ; and we had to halt and dry it. We stopped a 
short distance above the junction of this with another 
large river. The natives call this eastern branch 
Koos-koos-ke, and the western Ki-mo-ee-nem. Yes- 
terday evening I had a fit of the ague, and have been 
very unwell to day ; so much so that I am unable to 
steer my canoe. In about 2 hours we continued our 
voyage again ; v^^e found the southwest branch very 
large, and of a goslin-green colour. About a mile 
below the confluence we halted on the north side 
and encamped for the night, as the wind blew so 
hard we could not proceed. We came 20 miles 
to day. 
Friday I \th. We set out early in a fine morning; 
proceeded on about 6 miles, and halted at some lodges 
of the natives, where we got fish and several dog3. 
We continued here about an hour and then went on. 
No accident happened to day though we passed some 
bad rapids. In the evening we stopped at some In- 
dian camps and remained all night, having como 3^ 
