JOURNAL. 
I represented these things to them as well as I could, and en¬ 
deavored to quiet their minds. 
Sunday 5th Passed an encampment of Hunt this morning. 
The sun shone out, but the air was cool-wind from N. E. but 
not so hard as to form any great obstacle. In the evening hail¬ 
ed two men descending in a bark canoe; they had been of Hunt’s 
party,, and had left him on the 2d of May, two days above the 
Platte, at Boyer’s river. They had fair wind it seems all the way 
up. Thus, it seems we have gained upon them as much as we 
expected. 
The weather very fine throughout the day, encamped in the 
evening at the upper end of a handsome prairie, opposite a large 
sand bar. 
Monday 6th. About ten this morning, passed a river called 
Nis-na-botona, after which there are some long reaches very fa* 
vorable for sailing. At four o’clock arrived at the little Nune- 
ha, the course of the river heie is for a considerable distance 
nearly N. E—Wind being N. W- were enabled to hoist sail, 
but having proceeded about a mile, a squall suddenly sprung up 
from the N. we were compelled with ali despatch to take in sail, 
and gain the shore S. W. side. Here a dreadful storm raged 
during the remainder of the evening, and the greater part of the 
night. 
Our encampment is at the edge of a large prairie, but with 
4 fringe of wood along the bank of the river. The greater part 
of the country, particularly on the S, W. side, is now entirely 
$pen. The grass is at this time about six inches high. 
Tuesday 7th. Continued oui v voyage at daylight, the weath* 
$r fine, though somewhat cool. Wind still continues N. 
Passed an island and sand bar, and towed along a prairie S. side 
for nearly a mile. This prairie is narrow, bounded by hills 
somewhat broken and stony. 
At ten o’clock arrived at Uisle a y beau soldi ; the wind here 
became so high that we proceeded with great difficulty. In the 
evening, arriving at the head of the island, were compelled to 
put to shore. Mr. Lisa seized this opportunity of replacing his 
<mast, by a young oak which he found in the wood along the 
" ‘Shore. All h&fttls w£re set to work on it, in order that it might 
