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The snow continues with high winds we remain at this camp to day in consequence of the weather.
The Yellowstone river is a beautiful river to navigate.
Snow is so common that I have omitted to note its falling at least two days out of Three.
After the departure of the land parties, I embarked with six men on thursday, the 21st april, on board my newly made boat and began the descent of... →
Having now reached a point where danger might be reasonably apprehended from strolling war parties of Indians, spies were kept in advance and strict... →
Several speeches were made by the chiefs during the council, all expressive in the highest degree of their friendly disposition towards our... →
We remained at our encampment of this day until the morning of the 7th, when we descended ten miles lower down and encamped on a spot of ground where... →
The only very rugged part of the route is in crossing the Big Horn mountain, which is about 30 miles wide.
The principal or highest part of the mountain having changed its direction to east and west, I ascended it in such manner as to leave its most... →
The weather was fine, the valleys literally covered with buffaloe, and everything seemed to promise a safe and speedy movement to the first grove of... →
They urged me to take up winter quarters at the forks of the Platt, stating that if I attempted to advance further until spring, I would endanger the... →
These people were well dressed in skins, had some guns, but armed generally with bows and arrows and such other instruments of war as are common... →
After an unremitting and severe labour of two days, we returned to our old encampment with the loss of some of my horses, and my men excessively... →
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