JOURNAL. 
chey bouglit at the different villag^es of the nativesj 
which they passed. One of these men got two 
Spanish dollars from an Indian for an old razor.— 
They said they got the dollars from about a Snake 
Indian's neck, they had killed som^ time ago. There 
are several dollars among these people which they 
get in someway. Wc suppose the Snake Indians, 
some of whom do not live very far from New Mexico^ 
get them from the Spaniards in that c|iiarter. The 
Snake Indians also ^% horses from the Spaniards.— 
The men had a very disagreeable trip as the roads 
were mountainous and slippery. They saw a num- 
ber of deer, and of the ibex or big-horn. 
Tuesday SrcL This w.as a cloudy morning with a 
few drops of raia ; and there were some light show- 
ers during the forenoon at bit-ervals. The river rises 
in the night and falls in the day time ; which is oc- 
casioned by the snow melting by the heat of the sua 
on the mountains, which are too distant for the snow 
water to raach this place \3Ptil after night. In tha 
evening three hunters came in with the meat of five 
deer and a small bear. Several fc>f thcL natives- conti? 
■n lied- at on r ca m p . 
Wednesday Aih.. It rained slowly almost all^ last 
Jii^n, .and for some time this morning. The ri- 
ytv fell considerably yesterday, and in the night 
rose only an inch and an half At noon one of omi 
hunters came in with two deer he bad killed. The af^^ 
ternoon was clear and.pieasant. 
Thursday 5ih. There was. a fine pleasant morning 
mth heavy dew,. In the afternoon four hunters carpei 
in with the meat of five more deer, and a bear. Aii 
Indian came with them, who had been; part of the 
wav over the mountains ; but found the road too bad 
and the snow loo deep to crfiss;, so we are obliged ta> 
Jcemain where we are sometime longer.. 
Fridcty 6th. The morning Vv^as pleasant, and Capt- 
Clarke and five of tHe party went over the river to 
