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one quarter of a mile. They live in the sage brush like the Jack ass Rabbits, but are a little smaller than those animals, have a black tail about 3 inches long, and when they stop they of stand straight up, with ears erect and resemble a small deer. Whole distance today 34 miles. Bitter sage, all the way Tuesday July 15 1879 Horses were browsing around in the sage brush this morning, and look thin and gaunt. Follow up the River (Payette) about 12 miles bearing gradually to the right, when we ascend the hills and leave sight of the River entirely. Travelling 10 miles over the hills and we descend gradually to the Stage Station on what is called Willow Creek. a dry stream with a narrow border of Willow brush on its banks. This is 20 miles from Boise City and I stop for the night at the house and feed my horses in the stage Barn. Distance 22 miles. Wednesday July 16 1879 Day fearfully hot. Travelled about 3 miles over the bitter sage hills and coming to a summit have the Boise River valley of many miles in extent with its belt of green timber along the River, before you, running a course nearly East and West through the Center. The descent from the hills is easy and short when we enter upon the Broad sage valley a few farms along at intervals, crossing, irrigating ditches here and there, and at 20 miles arrive at Boise City the Capitol of the Territory containing a population of 2000. Along the valley, heard at short intervals the familiar sound of the old fashioned "Bob White" quail of the Northern states, which abound in Considerable numbers in Boise Valley. Having been brought