of the section may not show a great thickness of beds. The dip probably continues gently to the E. but the general contour of the country rises as fast as the beds do.

Camp 23m. W of Milk R.

6 AM

B.26.38

T.63° Calm Cloudless

Creek valley 12m.W of camp

Noon 11

26.17

89° Light variable Clear

Camp 9m. N of E Butte valley

8PM

25.71

65° Calm Clear

The country after leaving Milk R is moderately well grassed & cactus only appears in a few places. There are however long stretches along the road without water.

July 24. Stayed behind Galway's party (who started W. at 6 AM) with Boswell for the purpose of ascending the great Butte to the S. Left camp about 8 A.M. & travelled nearly due S. to the Butte. Saw many buffalo & antelope & took random shots at some. The grass in the hollows & coulés is luxuriant on the foot hills, & very sweet there being much scented hay. Many wild flowers but nothing peculiar or new. Many streams rising from copious springs but soon losing themselves when they issue on the plains. The foot hills cut up by innumerable coulés which radiate from the centre peaks in all directions.

The foot hills look much smaller than they really are. A buffalo standing head on & looking at us from the top of one was at first taken for a hawk. He presently ran down the slope & after several stoppages passed us at about 50 yds. Boswell took a shot at him but without apparent effect.

When we got as far as practicable for horses, or to the upper edge of the grassed slopes, left the animals in charge of Nillson & proceeded to ascend on foot over a very steep slope of scree composed of rocky fragments of large size. The steeper slopes & upper parts of the central peaks are well wooded with White spruce, Bamnksian pine, also juniper & ground cedar.

Reached the summit after nearly an hours climbing & were rewarded by a splendid view. Cypress Mts to the N. The other buttes Westward. Milk R., stretching from E. to West, visible by the scarped slopes of its valley. Coulés radiating in all directions from us as a centre. Great undulating plains dotted here & there with lakes & ponds, & sprinkled over with buffalo singly & in herds. The spruce & pine form