In their way they passed several camps of Shoshonies, from some of whom they procured salmon, but in general they were too wretchedly poor to furnish anything.

It was the wish of Mr.Stuart to purchase horses for the recent recruits of his party; but the Indians could not be prevailed upon to part with any, alleging that they had not enough for their own use.
On the 25th of August they reached a great fishing place, to which they gave the name of the Salmon Falls.

Here there is a perpendicular fall of twenty feet on the north side of the river, while on the south side there is a succession of rapids.

The salmon are taken here in incredible quantities, as they attempt to shoot the falls.

It was now a favorable season, and there were about one hundred lodges of Shoshonies busily engaged killing and drying fish.