St. Johns review. (Saint Johns, Or.) 1904-current, 1906-04-20

| we lett the cnCanpfnent ana
travelled over some rocky country.
Killed one buffaloe. We met two
of our men about 10 clock that
had been sent by the company on
the 9th Of July to the rendezvous on
Green river to make some arrange
ments for the1 company in ex.
charging the oxteams for mules,
etc. but they found no person
there, not even an Indian on the
whole route. We have not seen an
Indian, except two, that are with
us, since we left the Laramee fort.
We encamped this evening on the
banks of the same creek last men.
toned.
July i4th. day we lay
here for the purpose of killing and
laying in more meat. We had a
hard frost here this morning. We
have killed a fine chance of bufTaloe
today. ! do not know the number:
perhaps about 8 or ..
July 18th. This day we moved
about 8 miles and camped until
next day on Sweetwater creek.
The nights are cool here and there
is frost nearly every morning.
There is 10 timber here except a
few willows along the creek. We
are at this time about 3 miles from
what is called Wind river mount
aims. They are in sight of us and
arc covered with snow. We have
seen them for the last 10 days.
We leave them to the right hand.
July roth. This day we moved
about ten miles farther up the
creek and encamped about noon for
the purpose of drying meat aud
getting good range for our cattle
aud horses. We killed good
number of fowl which they call
sage cocks. They are larger than
q common domestic chicken.
July 18TH. - This morning |
caugh, some good fish at the camp.
We left the camp at o'cock and
moved about three miles farther
up the creek. We have killed 4
buiialoc bulls today and a number
OF sage chickens. llufialoes are
getting scarce here. Nothing but
bulls There is no cows here.
July iSth.-Wc left Swcetwatcr
creek this morning at o'clock aud
Travelled about " miles and ell.
camped OH one OF the head branches
OF the Coloradoe OF the west. We
have killed , buffaloe today and
one antelope. The day was
pleasan, aud we have had no rain
since we left the north fork OF the
Platte river.
July I9,h.-This day We travelled
about IS miles and encamped on
the bank OF "A creek called big
Sandy There is good grass and
the wild unions onions grow
nearly Z II, high. We are still in
sight of some mountains that we
seen on the ninth day of this month
aud others that are covered with
snow.
July goth, To-day we Travelled
hard all day, aud did not get more
than 7 or = miles on straight line
Killed no game today except one
antelope, We cncamped on the
bank oi Big Sandy this evening
The valley /, still destitute of tim
her and almost every thing else
hut sage, The valley is wider in
some places than in Others, wary ing |
nom one Ia 6o miles in width,
july 2tst,-rhis moiuiug was
pleasant and we travelled all day on
the banks OF Big Sandy, the same
creek that we encamped on last
,vening and encamped on it this
evening
July 22d, Today we travelled
about ~ miles aud encamped at
noon on the bank of Big Sandy |
Here we stayed until the sSd, To
lay a man has returned To the camp
who was sent out on the I4th To
ny Ia find some trader on Colo
radoe river in order To get infor-
nation respecting the route to
California and get pilot, lie
about 90 men with him
who came to trade with us. They
informed us that il was impossible
or Wagons to get TO California,
,ut they could get down on the
Columbia without much trouble.
July ?5d. This day we travelled
'bout 10 miles and arrived at Green
u Coloradoe river, attended by the +
men that came To us yesterday and ,
number OF Snake Indians. The
liver here is about 100 yards wide
nd has little timber on its banks, {
uch as cottonwood and willow.
iere we stayed until the 2Sth and {
raded with the Indians and 4
rappers for packhorses, robes, etc,
There is frost here nearly every .
light, but the days are warm and |
'leasant The plains around here ;
re barren and destitute of timber.
July sSth.-roday we crossed
he river and travelled about six a
niles down 1t and camped on its {
ank, The Snake Indians and !,
Tappers camped with us. There y
no butfaloe here nor any other U
ind of game that we can kill ex- &
ept hsh. We caught some good !
sh called chuhs, The river is q
ear at this place and the water is u
cry pure. S'