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We were therefore obliged to unload our boats of their cargoes and pass them empty over the falls by means of long cords which we had provided for such purposes.

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These mountains appear to be almost entirely composed of stratas of rock of various colours (mostly red) and are partially covered with a dwarfish growth of pine and cedar, which are the only species of timber to be seen.

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We remained at our encampment of this day until the morning of the 7th, when we descended ten miles lower down and encamped on a spot of ground where several thousand Indians had wintered during the past season.

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Many of their lodges remained as perfect as when occupied. They were made of poles two or three inches in diameter, set up in circular form, and covered with cedar bark.

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These people were well dressed in skins, had some guns, but armed generally with bows and arrows and such other instruments of war as are common among the Indians of the Missouri.

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Some of them profess to be well acquainted with all the principal waters of the Columbia, with which they assured me these waters had no connection short of the ocean.

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It appears from Mr. Smith's account that there is no scarcity of buffalo as he penetrated the country.

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On my passage thither, I discovered nothing remarkable in the features of the country.

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The only very rugged part of the route is in crossing the Big Horn mountain, which is about 30 miles wide.

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I had the Big Horn river explored from Wind River mountain to my place of embarkation.

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Nationality: American

Type: Businessman

Born: Unknown

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