This circumstance reminds us of the ferocity of these animals, when we were last near this place, and admonishes us to be very cautious.

We saw vast numbers of buffalo below us, which kept up a dreadful bellowing during the night.

With all our exertions we were unable to advance more than twenty-four miles, owing to the mire through which we are obliged to travel, in consequence of the rain." The Sun, or Medicine, River empties into the Missouri just above the great falls of that stream; and near here, opposite White Bear Islands, the expedition had deposited some of their property in a cache dug near the river bank, when they passed that way, a year before.

On the thirteenth of the month, having reached their old camping-ground here, the party set to work making boat-gear and preparing to leave their comrades in camp well fixed for their stay.

The journal adds:-- "On opening the cache, we found the bearskins entirely destroyed by the water, which in a flood of the river had penetrated to them.