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tains, as before mentioned, Captain Clarke's party 
proceeded on to the Canoe deposit, near the head of 
the main branch of the Missouri' (called Jefferson's 
river) and having descended virith the canoes to the 
mouth of the branch, which they called Gallatin, Cap- 
Clarke with ten men left those, who were to take 
down the canoes to the falls ; travelled three days up 
Gallatin's river towards the south, when they crossed 
a ridge and came upon the waters of the Jaune or 
Yellow-stone river. Having gone about 100 miles 
down this river by land they made two canoes, and Cap- 
tain Clarke having sent off a sergeant and three men 
with the horses to the Mandan villages, went down 
himself with six other men by wat^r. On the second 
day after the sergeant and his party had started for 
the Mandan villages, the Indians stole the whole of 
the horses, and the party were obliged to descend the 
river in skin canoes. Captain Clarke's party in their 
rout had found game plenty of different kinds, buf- 
faloe, elk, deer, beaver, otter and some other animals. 
They also found the Yellow-Stone river a pleasant 
and navigable stream, with a rich soil along it ; but 
timber scarce. 
We here took the men on board, and left the buf- 
faloe canoes. At night we encamped on a sand 
beach, as the miisketoes are not so bad there as in 
the woods. 
Wednesday \%th. After a stormy night of wind and 
rain we set out early in a fine morning ; about nine 
o'clock passed the Little Missouri and went on very 
well during the whole of the day. In the evening 
those in some of the small canoes, which were ahead, 
saw Indijms, who fled before they could speak to 
them. At night we encamped opposite an old win* 
tering village of the Grossvcntres, which had been 
deserted some time ago. 
Thursday \^th* The morning of this day was plea« 
sant, and we embarked early. Jn a short time we 
