They assured them that they would be but little incommoded by snow, and in three days would arrive among the Sciatogas.

Mr.Hunt, however, had been so frequently deceived by Indian accounts of routes and distances, that he gave but little faith to this information.
The travellers continued their course due west for five days, crossing the valley and entering the mountains.

Here the travelling became excessively toilsome, across rough stony ridges, and amidst fallen trees.

They were often knee deep in snow, and sometimes in the hollows between the ridges sank up to their waists.

The weather was extremely cold; the sky covered with clouds so that for days they had not a glimpse of the sun.