At 10 A.M. we crossed over five large boats paddled by 2 men. Therine from a-shit to her is divided by sand banks, a feature not seen previously. The valley here is dry and under with wheat fields, bordering therine. 8 Gold Washing was in progress yesterday at four miles above the ferry. The washing was done on the surface of sand bars instead of digging to bed rock. The sand was carried in basket to a large shaken basket where the sand was raked with only 4 sand down over a wood shake board while the big pebbles were cast out by a man who lifted up the board after shaking the sand then it was sawm split. Bogal + 2 drizzing on several bars at the gangstone where a plumb brand at Shill-bn, a hair-pin turn.