being reduced so fast that in 10 years, they will have to give up the buffalo business as a trade altogether. I think in 12 or 14 years the Great Northern band of buffalo will be practically extinct, so far as they render support to the indians.

Milk R. Valley 3 P.M. B. 26.33

Camp 8. m. E. of R. 9 P.M. B. 26.18 N. partly clouded.

Sept 9. Start 6.15 AM. & travel on to W. Fork in one spell, camping at 1.30. The country very poor, a large proportion of the soil bare & hard, or thinly scattered tufts & blades of grass, now quite dry, & large areas of cactus patched everywhere. Day exceedingly bleak & cold. Spent PM. reading, making Census of drift pebbles &c.
Negundo [Acer negundo or box elder] in W. Fork Valley still quite green & not showing slightest sign of autumnal tinting. See no buffalo all day. An antelope killed this PM. & many seen.

Camp 8. m. E. of Milk R 6 AM B. 26.08 N.W.
T. 33" Clouded
Camp W. Fork 1.45 PM. B. 26.18 W.N.W. Fresh
T. 56" clouded
9. P.M. B. 26.26 W.N.W.
T. 48" cloudy
Wind rose with sun. Blew all day & stopped at sundown.

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