JOURNAL. 
219 
CHJP. XXL 
Friday 2ord. We again had a fine inorn'mg.*-^ 
One of our sergeants shot a deer at a lick close to 
our camp, and wounded it very bad, but it got to the 
river and swam over. Two young Indians v\^ho had 
been at our camp all nig;ht, then mounted their 
horses, swam over and drove it back ; and vve killed 
it and gave them half of it. The river is about two 
hundred yards wide and cold and rapid. In the af- 
ternoon all the hunters came in but had killed nothimt 
more. 
Saturday 2^th. This was another fine rnorriiir.^ 
and two hunters went out. One of the men thi't 
were sick, still keeps unwell, with a bad pain in luh- 
back ; and is in a helpless state. Yesterday v/c 
gave him e^n Indian sweat and he is sonae better 
to day. 
Sunday 25ih, There vras a cloudy morning, and 
some light shov^ers of rain fell. Five more hunters 
went out to day. In the evening yesterday two' 
of the natives brought an Indian to our camp, vAio 
had lost the iv©e of his limbs, to see if t!je officers 
could cure him, and to day we gave him a sweat.™ 
Our interpreter's child has been very sick, but is 
getting better. In the afternoon the two hunters 
who went out yesterday returned ; but had not killed 
any thing. The weather became clear and v/e had 
a Bne evening, and three more hunters vrent out. 
Monday 26th, This day was fine and pleasant, and 
we finished our canoe and put her into the 'water. — ^ 
In the aftet-noon two hunters came in, but had not 
killed any thing : they had procured sonTe roots at a 
village aboiU fourteen miles up the river. Our stock 
