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Sept. 22nd  Remained in camp to wait for the return of a mule which had strayed back from the last camp. Obtained from the Indians two fish & preserved their heads. The last is a new species & is the largest trout found in this River. The winter salmon, or dog mouth is also ascending the river & caught in quantities. The largest here seen was 3 ft. long- 
The white spotted trout is alone caught here the black spotted kind seeming confined to the smaller branches. The Indians here are the Spokans, a much finer looking tribe than any before seen. One however near deformed from curvature of Spine. 
The small pox has lately been among them.  
Day very hot & sultry-

Sept. 23rd. Travelled 12 1/2 miles along the Columbia & encamped on a high bank- 
The country passed through is very rough the valley averaging 5-10 miles wide with steep hills & cliffs rising 800-1000 ft on each side with a few frees on their summits & sides. The river about 1/4 mile wide, winds from side to side of the valley making the trail very bad in parts.  
Saw a few plants not before noticed -

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Sept. 24th Continued along the River for about 2 miles & encamped in a Pine grove at a bend of the stream. Passed over two very bad places formed by the sloping debris. at the foot of the gneiss cliffs, where the broken fragments shelve down into very deep water. At the second, two mules rolled down & were killed & several others severely injured. Noticed nothing of interest and got no specimens-

Sept. 25th  Travelled 14 miles, still along the course of the river, crossing over one steep hill on the way, at the top of which is a lake about 3 miles wide, which we passed & extending 20-30 miles back into the mountains to the west. Passing round the Eastern end of this lake we descended the hill to the Col. R. & encamped. Killed on the way a Crotalus differing from any described in Smiths'n Cat. Saw in the lake several ducks & a large flock of Prairie fowls nearby, the highest point where I have seen them  The lake contains trout, but Salmon do not ascend to it on account of the steep fall of its outlet. Another Crotalus was killed, still different from the above but I did not see it -