A small owl, perched on a tree near to the spot, called forth many singular remarks from our companions as to its being a good or bad omen.
We walked the whole of the 13th over flat meadow-land which is much resorted to by the buffalo at all seasons.

Some herds of them were seen which our hunters were too unskilful to approach.

In the afternoon we reached the Stinking Lake which is nearly of an oval form.

Its shores are very low and swampy to which circumstances and not to the bad quality of the waters it owes its Indian name.

Our observations place its western part in latitude 53 degrees 25 minutes 24 seconds North, longitude 107 degrees 18 minutes 58 seconds West, variation 20 degrees 32 minutes 10 seconds East.
After a march of fifteen miles and a half we encamped among a few pines at the only spot where we saw sufficient wood for making our fire during the day.