Camp, 25 m. W. Wood End, Bar 27.80 Ther 590

Odometer at 'halt, 5420

it at Camp 10460.

June 13. Did not move- camp till afternoon having only 14 miles to go to camp with ox train. Also waiting news from Rowe. Capt. Anderson having arranged that scout should go back to meet another sent out West-

ward by Ward. News that Burgess thinks a little better & hopes to move westward on Monday.

Skirted along from bend to bend of Coteau Creek, or the Souris R, by the Traders Road. Camped at a large tributary coul6 with good grass. About 39 m. W. of Wood End.

Bar. at morning camp 8 A.M. 27.95

Ther if It If 660 Bar. Noon 27.90 Tber of 760

Bar Camp 39 m. W. of Wood End 8 PM 27.89

T'her 11 it If 11 It 600

Odometer at camp 6665.

Prairie undulating considerably being near the base of the Coteau. Covered with close growth of short green grass.

June 14. Left camp about 7 & travelled on by Traders Road. Crossed the Souris by an easy ford soon after leaving camp. Found on the bank a recent grave with a little wooden cross set up over it & an inscription in french [sic] that So & So had left Wood Mt. in company with --------

at such a date & that several other traders (names subscribed) coming a few days after had found his body by the side of the stweam & buried him. He had been drowned while trying to cross the swolen[sicl creek.

Saw an antelope & had a pretty good shot at it at 300 yds but did not hit.

A chain of lakes in an old valley runs N. of the creek for some distance after the ford.

After noon halt started at 3 P.M. & again forded the stream, this time being rather difficult for the oxen, being a steep slope on the landing side. Came on about ten miles more before could find a place with good enough grass for horses. Oxen stayed some miles behind.

Country after first ford & especially after second becomes less