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from the course of the river, the wind would be favorable, and 
accordingly sailed for eight or ten miles. We saw at the mouth 
of a small creek, a herd of buffaloes of several hundred. The 
appearance of the country has varied but little for several days 
past. Bleak and dreary—the bottoms harrow j in some places 
none at all, and clay bluffs 
Wednesday 5th. This morning* after proceeding a short 
distance, we Were compelled, by rain, to put to shore, where 
we remained until the afternoon, and finding no appearance of 
the weather Clearing Up, crossed to the S. W. side* Where Mr. 
Hunt Was encamped. 
I took a walk with Mr. Bradbury—in the Course of which, I 
Saw a number of antelopes, buffaloe* and villages of prairie dogs. 
At some distance from the river* there is not the least appear¬ 
ance of a tree of shrub. The country appears to rise gradually. 
There was something picturesque in the appearance of herds of 
buffaloe* Slowly winding round the sides of the distant hills, dis¬ 
appearing in some hollow* and again emerging to view. The 
Whole extent of the plain is covered with OrdUre, as iri a pas¬ 
ture ground. Wide and beaten roads are every where to be 
Seen. 
On my return, t found that a disagreeable misunderstahding 
had taken place between the two. chiefs of the parties. The in¬ 
terpreter of Mr. Hunt, had been in the employment of the Com¬ 
pany, and was indebted to it Mr Lisa had several times men-* 
tioned to him the impropriety of his conduct, and perhaps had 
made him some offers,in order to draw him from his present ser¬ 
vice. This was certainly imprudent, and placed him in the power' 
of a worthless fellow, who, without doubt retailed the conversa¬ 
tion to his master, with some additions. This evening, While in 
Hunt’s camp, to which he had gone on some business, he was 
grossly insulted by the interpreter, who struck him several 
times, and seized a pair of pistols belonging to Hunt;—-that gen¬ 
tleman did not sefem to interest himself much in the affair, being 
actuated by feelings of resentment, at the attempt to inveigle his 
man. On my return to our camp, 1 found Mr. Lisa furious with 
rage, buckling on his knife, and preparing to return: finding that 
I could not dissuade, I resolved to accompany him. It was with 
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