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Wednesday August 6 ~1879 This morning set out, crossing two rapid little streams and at 6 miles cross over the Madison by a rough rocky ford to the South bank, & follow up and along the river about 8 miles further where the road leaves the River abruptly and turns square off to the right & follows for 10 miles up a dry valley, with high mts on each side a few miles off, to the grassy summit of the Rocky Mountains, which has the appearance of being several thousand feet lower than the mountains on either side, a mile away from you - From this summit you can look around? and see Henry Lake about 4 miles distant a magnificent sheet of water about 3 miles by four, with swamp and marshy surroundings, a favorite place for water fowls, and Geese, ducks, swans, and all kinds of waders inhabit this lake and raise their young around its brushy and marshy border - A few bear & deet are occasionally seen around the Lake and Beaver Cuttings are plenty - A portion of the margin is swampy, and often it is difficult to approach to the margin of the Lake we camped on the East side on a brisk little stream of Cold water: Game plenty today among other Animals the writer killed a Wolverine, thinking at first it was a Young Bear. A sand hill crane and a fen smaller birds were brought in and everything seems to be flourishing in camp Distance 24 miles Thursday August 7 ~1879 The road followed down the left hand or east side of the lake through a fine bunch grass plain for about 3 miles when we cross a brisk