the way. Saw many fine flowers - spring flowers - just in 
"bloom, violets, spring 'beauties, anemones, "buttercups, lillies 
and many others. Got a fine vi ew of the Yellowstone River and 
the Snowy range from the last mountain ridge. Took a sketch, 
had lunch and descended. Met Peale when I reached the trail 
and hurried down Trail creek through hail and rain. Turned 
to the right as directed by a paper left under a stone, reached 
camp at eight mile creek. 
The Yell ows tone River. 
July Twenty-second: In the morning ascended a mountain 
to the right of camp to the height of 2600 feet, a number of the 
boys along, - saw grouse, big rabbits and an antelope. In de- 
scending I was in advance and came into view of a herd of thirty 
antelope. Reached camp near Settlers ranch at about five 
o* clock. Hank Sottler had k-illed a black tail deer and v/e lived 
well. The mosquitoes were extremely bad. Crossed the River 
m a boat with Fred Bottler to make a sketch from the other side, 
- dipped my hands for the first time into the waters of the 
Yellowstone. The stream is clear, cool and very rapid. The 
cottonwood trees along the banks are most picturesque and the 
mountains are truly grand. Made my sketch and chased a couple 
of antelope over the hills for an hour. Visited a beautiful 
little lake a few miles further up. The pebbly rim beats 
anything I ever saw. The fine beautifully colored pebbles 
-C c o_e an Goac if was impossible to make the water muddy. 
