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November 2.— To camp St-kahp. Travelled over smooth country, between long, 
high, and smooth hills; passed by a small lake; crossed a small running stream, 
and a short stretch of rocky, broken country... 
Again over gently undulating country, and into a broad valley, in which are 
several small lakes.. 
Over a very broken country, winding around among projecting masses of basalt, 
to a long lake to right of trail. 
Trail passes near margin of the lake; crosses the stream issuing from it; follows 
the rocky canon in which the stream runs, and over a broken country to the stream 
on which we encamped. Water and grass good; wood abundant for camping 
purposes. 
November 3.—To camp Che-ra-kwa. Trail passes over a very barren and 
broken country; much outcropping lava and fragments of lava. Passes by one 
small pond.„. 
Over a gently undulating country, broken by gently swelling ridges, and cov¬ 
ered with bunch-grass and sage bushes; no timber whatever; descend into the 
deep valley of the Cherakwa. 
Passes down this valley, which is bounded by very steep walls of basalt. The 
trail occasionally passes over rocky points. Crossed the stream, and camped in a 
small pocket, with good grass on the hills. Dead bushes the only fuel. 
November 4.—To camp on Lewis’s fork, or Snake river. A short distance below 
camp left the valley of Cherakwa; crossed a high, rocky spur, and re-entered the 
valley. Soon left it and followed a high plateau, occasionally crossing rocky spurs; 
crossed Cherakwa ; in the Peluse valley ; crossed Peluse. 
Left valley of Peluse, here wide and barren, and destitute of timber. Passed 
over a very high and broken country, mostly covered with lava. Grass occasion¬ 
ally on the hill-sides. Descended into valley of Peluse by a very steep and long 
descent..... 
Followed valley of Peluse; crossed that stream, which is fringed with small tim¬ 
ber, and has but little grass. Arrived at the Snake river a short distance below 
the mouth of Peluse. The animals swam over; the packs, &c., carried over in 
canoes; everything crossed in safety. Camped on the barren bank of the river. 
Good bunch-grass on the hills; used drift-wood for fuel; no other to be had. 
November 5.—To camp on the Touchet. Ascended the high plateau bordering 
Snake river; pass over a country made up of a mass of rounded hills; finally 
arrived in a broad, smooth valley, without water ; thence into the fine valley of the 
Touchet. Camped upon the stream; trail capital; excellent grass, soil, and wood; 
no water from camp to camp..... 
November G.—To camp at Whitman’s Mission. Crossed the Touchet near camp; 
passed over a country similar to that of yesterday; came into the valley of the 
“Dry Fork” of Wallah-Wallah; soil and grass excellent in the valley; no running 
water. 
Followed this valley.......... 
Left the valley, and passed over country similar to that between Touchet and 
Dry fork; cross one small spring branch; reach the valley of Wallah-Wallah 
river.... ...... 
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