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[[underlined]] Belt to Great Falls [[/underlined]]

East of Cora is a very interesting dike running for 4 miles, or as far as we could see, along the crest of Rocky Ridge. It is a chrystaline rock, apparently of volcanic origin, is in an upright position. a strip about 8 feet thick & unknown depth - breaks in irregular horizontal prysms.

[[underlined]] Aug. 31, [[/underlined]] Climbed out of the Otter Creek valley and struck N.W. across rolling prairie to Great Falls. Could see the smelter Chimneys as soon as we reached the top of prairie 3 miles from Belt. Struck no water till we reached Great Falls city. This is a very good town, appears prosperous and booming & I should judge contains 15000 inhabitants. Got our mail, crossed river and camped a mile down stream on North bank. Set a few traps.

[[underlined]] Sep. 1. [[/underlined]]
Packed specimens & wrote report & letters & returned to town & sent them & got supplies and in P.M. started down [[strikethrough]] P [[/strikethrough]] river on N. side to Great Falls. Reached the falls after dark & camped above on edge of prairie.

It is too late to set traps.

[[underlined]] Sep. 2 [[/underlined]]  Sunday, The Great Falls are 78 feet of sheer drop. About half way across the river the falls are broken & form a series of five cascades. The water is now low & the falls are not very great, compared with some others. The rock is all sandstone the cañon below the falls is scarcely 200 feet deep.