It appears from Mr. Smith's account that there is no scarcity of buffalo as he penetrated the country.

On my passage thither, I discovered nothing remarkable in the features of the country.

It appears from this information that the river is not the Multnomah, a southern branch of the Columbia, which I first supposed it to be.

I had the Big Horn river explored from Wind River mountain to my place of embarkation.

Having now reached a point where danger might be reasonably apprehended from strolling war parties of Indians, spies were kept in advance and strict diligence observed in the duty of sentinels.

As my men could profitably employ themselves on these streams, I moved slowly along, averaging not more than five or six miles per day and sometimes remained two days at the same encampment.