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263 proce?eded on 2 miles and passed several Indian lodges we bought a nomber of fine salmon the natives have wires fixed across the river in which they catch more unclear unclear evverry night. a strange Indian came in site of there lodges who they expects to be one of the nation called the flat heads. he ran as soon as he saw us several of these natives followed after him. we went on a short distance further crossed the river and halted for breakfast one man out a hunting. 2 men sent to some other Indian camps with some articles to buy some more sammon but they had moved their camps and we got none we then proceeded on over rough hills some of them high & steep. deep gullies and white earth which had been washed down by rains &c went about eight miles and halted to unclear our horses and dine 4 or five of the natives follow us. some pitch pine on the mountains which make near the river on each side we proceeded on over a smooth plain about 7 miles and passed along unclear side of a mountain near the river where the stone lay one unclear an other and full of holes. so that it is allmost impossible for? horses to pass without breaking their legs we then