At the distance of seventeen miles, the timber disappears totally from the river-bottoms.

About this part of the river, the wind, which had blown on our backs, and constantly put the elk on their guard, shifted round; we then shot three of them and a brown bear.

Captain Lewis halted to skin them, while two of the men took the pack-horses forward to seek for a camp.

It was nine o'clock before he overtook them, at the distance of seven miles, in the first grove of cottonwood.

They had been pursued as they came along by a very large bear, on which they were afraid to fire, lest their horses, being unaccustomed to the gun, might take fright and throw them.