June 29. Took up all our traps; Taking among other things Phenacomp & Rapus. After preparing three and packing up a crop of specimens, Mr. H. fished some puppies and started down the River about 3.30. We soon passed Belle's Rock on the left, a square cliffhunderly of Sandstone: The river occupies a broad valley which is bordered by high banks of Clay from most of the distance pushed today, and the immediate bank is usually a Cut Bank of Clay and shows patches of the Old Sands in several places. The woods are very similar to those on the upper part of the river. Mr. travelled until about 8 o'clock and putt ashels on the right Bank. A drizzly rain has kept up nearly all day and during the latter part of the afternoon we had several moderately heavy showers. 15 miles below Fort Smith June 30. Left Camp rather late as the moon my was damp and proceeded on"kdown the river. The right bank was a cut bank of Clay for nearly all the way. 20 miles below Camp we passed a nest of the Duck Hawk. It was beneath a small Spruce at the top of a high cut bank and containedast two young which were eprised to get either of the old birds. This was about 25 miles below Fort Smith. We took a Raven & Arctic Tern, Kingfisher & Cape May Warbler & Bohemian Warbling was seen when I shot the Cape May. About 50 miles below Fort Smith. Several times we heard the song of the Golden crowned Thrush Simelas auracypillum. We camped on the right bank of the river about 10 miles below the Grand Detour.