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iag'-hot spring, which in twenty-five minutes would 
boil meat ptit into it quite well and fit for eating.-— 
This spring is on the head waters of Wisdom river. 
They had got to the canoe-deposit on the 8th instant 
and found every thing safe : the whole party then 
' came down to the forks at the mouth of Jefferson 
river ; where Capt. Clarke with ten men and the in- 
terpreter left them and went up Gallatin's river in 
order to cross over to the Jaune, or Yellow-stone ri- 
ver. They had plenty of provisions all the way. In 
the evening we hatiled the canoes out to dry. 
Sunday 20th. We had a fine day; but the mus- 
quitoes were very bad. We concluded to stay here 
all day, as the men, who had come with the canoes, 
were fatigued ; and in the evening tried our horse* 
in harness and found they would draw very well. 
MoTiday 2\8t, A pleasant morning. One of the 
tacn went out for the horses ; and the rest of us put 
two canoes on the waggons, and moved them for wtu^d 
by hand some distance, when the man returned with- 
out finding the horses. Two more then went out to 
look for them, and at noon came back without finding 
them. In the afternoon some more men went to look 
for them, who at night returned also without seeing 
any thing of them ; and we lay where the canoes 
were all night. 
Tuesday 22nd. We had a fine morning. Eight of 
us started in various directions to look for the horses, 
and in a short time two of the men found them ; 
harnessed them in the waggons and moved on about 
four miles, when one of the axletrees broke ; and 
they returned to the river to mend it. Myseif and 
one of the men did not return till dark, and the i came 
to the place where the canoes were upon the plains, 
with some of the men. Here a heavy shower of rait^ 
came on with thunder and lightening; and we re* 
mjiined at this place all nip:ht. 
