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ber and snoW, not more than ten miles distant. We 
went fifteen miles and encamped on the north fork, 
the creek having forked about two miles below qui? 
encampment. The south fork is the largest, and 
from its course h supposed to issue from those snow- 
topped hills on our right. In the evening our hun- 
ters joined us, and had killed only one beaver and an 
otter. The three Indians remained with us all day ; 
^nd at night we set three steel traps, there being a 
great many beaver signs on this branch. 
Saturday 3rd, W e had a wet uncomfortable morn- 
ing, and when the horses were collected one was 
found missine, and one of our hunters went back af- 
ter him, while the rest of us continued our journey. 
This morning our guide and the three other Indians 
went on ahead. We continued ovir rout about tea 
miles, when we struck a creek, having left the other 
entirely to our right; and halted. Our hunter came 
up with the horse. The wind was very high this 
forenoon, and rather cold for the season ; with some 
rain. We continued about two hours and eat the 
last of our dried meat ; and are altogether without 
other provisions, as our stock of dogs is exhausted, 
and we can kill no game in these plains. In the 
evening we met a chief and nine of his men, who 
appeared glad to see us. We encamped on a small 
branch or spring, a^ it was too far to go over the hills. 
The Indians say we can get over to-morrow by noon. 
The wind continued to blow hard and some snow 
showers fell in the afternoon. 
Sunday 4th. We had a severe frost last niglit; and 
the morning was cold and clear. We were early on 
our march over a handsome plain ; and came to ano* 
ther creek, which we kept down until we came to 
Lewis's river, some distance below the forks of Koos- 
koos-ke ; where we halted at an Indian lodge, and 
could get nothing to eat, except some bread made 
of a kind of roots I was unacquainted with. We had, 
