June 22. Arrived at Woody Mt. Settlement & Depot before noon. The road approaching it being very hilly & tortuous. Only two or three families here now the others being "out on the plains". The settlement consists of a few log shanties in a valley which has a small stream. The latter is pretty well wooded along its banks with fair sized poplar. Found Crompton & scouts here all right. Have explored a road nearly 80 m. west from here for next depot. Oats delivered here by contactor in Montana about 3rd June.

Woody Mt. has probably seen its palmy days. Buffalo & indians already too far west. Most of families speak of wintering next at Cypress Hills.

Capt. Featherstone has fixed his station S. of here & hopes to move west about the 27th. Galway [sic] has passed on to establish his next.

Wild oxen so called found about here. Have escaped from American forts &c. & live on the plains. Winter out & now quite fat. One of parties killed one riding it down & shooting it like a buffalo.

Camp 7 A.M.

B. 27.14

T. 650

Woody Mt. Noon

26.66

78

8 P.M.

26.67

70

June 23. A heavy thunder storm in the night with gale of wind which prostrated several tents. Collected some plants & some land shells in the wooded coulée

Strong west wind during day. Calm & fine towards evening.

Crompton & scouts started this morning to explore beyond White Mud [Frenchman] River for next depot. East arrived.

Woody Mt. 8 A.M.

B. 26.53

T. 730

Noon

26.77

79

8 P.M.

26.60

63

June 24. Reading Wrote letters home for transmission by ox train going back. Collected a few plants &c. Day fine.

Woody Mt. 8 A.M.

B. 26.83

T. 60

Noon

26.77

73

8 P.M.

26.88 to 26.90

T. 58

Compared reading with Mercurial Mountain Barometer at 8 P.M.

Mercurial read 27.07.