The snow continues with high winds we remain at this camp to day in consequence of the weather.

We continued to move forward without loss of time, hoping to be able to reach the wood described by the Indians before all our horses should become exhausted.

The only very rugged part of the route is in crossing the Big Horn mountain, which is about 30 miles wide.

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.

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 among the Indians of the Missouri.

The Yellowstone river is a beautiful river to navigate.

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