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passed over the ridge and struck a smairstream, 
which we at first thought was of the head waters of 
the Missouri, but found it was not. Here we halted 
for dinner, and after staying three hotirs, proceeded 
on four miles up the branch, when we came to the 
dividing ridge between the waters of the Missouri 
and Columbia ; passed over the ridge and came to a 
fine spring th^e waters of which run into the Missouri. 
We then kept down this stream or branch about a 
mile ; then turned a north course along the side of 
the dividing ridge for eight miles, , passing a numbeV 
of small streams or branches, and at 9 o'clock at 
^ight encamped after coming thirty two miles. 
Tuesi'hiy 8t/2,^. The moniiiig was pleasant with 
some white frost. We started early and proceeded 
on nearly north ; saw several deer, cabre and wolves 
in the plains, and after going three miles and an half 
passed torrent creek, a large creek that runs into 
Medicine river. Shortly after we passed this creek 
we went off ti^e path or trail, travelled straight across 
the plains, and in about fifteen miles struck Medicine 
river, close above the forks where we halted for din- 
ner ; and one of our hunters killed a deer and a 
cabre. In the afternoon we proceeded down Medi- 
cine river nine njiles ; and having come in the wiiole 
to day twenty eight miles encamped for the night ; 
and found the muske toes very troublesome. 
Wednesday 9l/i, A cloudy morning. We set oi.it 
early to go down the river ; but had not proceeded 
f:\v until it began to rain, and we lialted at some old 
Indian Iodides, where we took shelter. In an hours 
time the rain slackened, and we proceeded on ; but 
had not gone far before it began to rain again, and 
thfr weather was very cold for the season. At noon 
j,VQ came up with our jiunters, who had killed a large 
^iMjffaloe ; so we halted and some of us went and 
dressed it, and brought in the best of the meat 
which was very good. We encamped here and 
