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discovered, to the great joy of the company, that the fir© 
was not yet extinguished; it is therefore but a few clays since 
they were here. Continued under sail until 11 at night, having 
in little better than twenty-four hours, made s6venty-five miles.' 
Thursday 3C )th. This morning, favored with a continuance 
of fair wind. The country is exceedingly rough and br©** 
ken—the greater part without the least vegetation. The hills 
have a very singular appearance. Near the top they look blacky 
and seem to have been burnt. About noon? saw some tracks? 
which we supposed to be of yesterday. 
In the evening, passed a very fine river, called White river? 
about three hundred yards at the mouth. Here there is some 
bottom land, and wpod points; the hills poyered with grass.-—. 
Heard several gun shots, which we supposed to have been from 
the party of Hunt. This evening the wind abated- 
Friday 3UL This morning? a contrary wind, and some rain., 
proceeded with the cordelle. In the course of the day, saw a 
large flock of antelopes—they appear to be numerous in this 
part of the country. Observed in the sand, a number of Indian 
tracks, and a place, where it appeared that the boats of Mr Hunt 
had stopped witfi the Indians some time. One of our meii 
discovered a curious place, contrived by the Indians, for taking 
fish; it was something like a fish basket—we found two fine 
catfish in it. 
When about to put into the river, to cross to a point, we dis¬ 
covered three buffaioe, swimming towards us, and contrary tq 
the precautions we had agreed to observe, in making no noise? 
least we should be discovered by the Indians, who were probably 
In the neighborhood, a firing was commenced upon the poor 
animals, which continued half an hour. The report of the guns, 
as might have been foreseen, brought an Indian to the top of the 
bill, but we were too fiir in the river, to return to him, or to be 
beard. 
Towards evening, the boat having yeceived some injury, was 
compelled to stop—went in pursuit of a buffaioe calf—on my 
return found the party somewhat uneasv on account of the 
length of my stay? having been drawn by the eagerness pf pur¬ 
suit to a considerable distance. 
