Lewis here joined us, but not having been able to find his horse two men were sent back to continue the search.  We then proceeded along the same kind of country which we passed yesterday, and after crossing a mountain and leaving the sources of the Travellers-rest creek on the left, reached after five miles riding a small creek which also came in from the left hand, passing through open glades, some of which were half a mile wide.  The road which had been as usual rugged and stony, became firm, plain and level after quitting the head of Travellers-rest.  We followed the course of this new creek for two miles and encamped at a spot where the mountains close on each side.  Other mountains covered with snow are in view to the southeast and southwest.  We were somewhat more fortunate to-day in killing a deer and several pheasants which were of the common species, except that the tail was black.

Saturday 14.  The day was very cloudy with rain and hail in the vallies, while on the top of the mountains some snow fell.  We proceeded early, and continuing along the right side of Glade creek crossed a high mountain, and at the distance of six miles reached the place where it is joined by another branch of equal size from the right.  Near the forks the Tushepaws have had an encampment which is but recently abandoned, for the grass is entirely destroyed by horses, and two fish weirs across the creek are still remaining; no fish were however to be seen.  We here passed over to the left side of the creek and began the ascent of a very high and steep mountain nine miles across.  On reaching the other side we found a large branch from the left, which seems to rise in the snowy mountains to the south and southeast.  We continued along the creek two miles further, when night coming on we encamped opposite a small island at the mouth of a branch on the right side of the river.  The mountains which we crossed to-day were much more difficult than those of yesterday; the last was particularly fatiguing, being steep and stony, broken by fallen timber, and thickly overgrown by pine, spruce, fir, haematack and tamarac.  Although we had made only seventeen miles we were all very weary.  The whole stock of animal food was now exhausted, and we therefore killed a colt, on which we made a hearty supper.  From this incident we called the last creek we had passed from the south Colt-killed creek.  The river itself is eighty yards wide, with a swift current, and a stony channel.  Its Indian name is Kooskooskee.

Sunday 15.  At an early hour we proceeded along the right side of the Kooskooskee over steep rocky points of land, till at the distance of four miles we reached an old Indian fishing place:  the road here turned to the right of the water, and began to ascend a mountain:  but the fire and wind had prostrated or dried almost all the timber on the south side, and the ascents were so steep that we were forced to wind in every direction round the high knobs which