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104 1859 Across the Plains Feb 29th crossed out Tuesday. March 1st Last night I dreamed that we found a snow-shoe trail, which I imparted to my companions, expressing at the same time the certainty that we should . Traveled through very deep snow, About the middle of the afternoon sure enough, we did find one on a small river we were going to cross. The river was froze over. Followed the river and had good traveling. Today, the strings of my snow-shoes, in spite of all I could do to prevent it, cut into my toes and heels, which bled freely. March 2d Wednesday.--Followed? unclear crossed out Last night, I dreamed that we came to Flat Head Lake. The boys, now call me the "Dreamer," and will not start till I have imparted my dream. Followed the trail, and came to Flat Head, or Pen d'Oreille Lake, late in the afternoon, crossed a portion of it and camped on its banks. The Eastern portion of the lake was open. We saw quite a number of Swans, geese and ducks. The scenery around this lake is sublime. My feet were very painful, the blood oozing out of my moccasins. 3d Thursday. According to the vision of last night, I told the boys that they might eat a good meal of horse meat, as we should come to an Indian camp some time during the day, which advice they would not take, it being prudent not to do so, In? Followed the lake for some distance, and saw an Indian in a canoe fishing, we made for him, and soon had the satisfaction of knowing that a camp was near by. He started to herald our approach In about an hour, we arrive at a