encamped at dark in a first spot below a small point. The banks are high and I lay on gravel and a number of exposures of lignite which were an I've seen a few swells above Fort Norman. The country at the type of the banks as covered with a rather dense growth of buttonbelders, and other shrubs. The spruces having nearly all disappeared on account of frost though there are here or there small ones appear among this deciduous growth. (Came about 10 miles. To 70 miles below Grant River.) Saturday Oct.3. I left camp at 6 retire. During its forenoon we were much bothered by a thunderstorm which threatened to stop us but it went down shortly before noon and the afternoon was quite calm. The banks continued much the same as yesterday but more higher. I encamped at dark just above the Mill on Grant River. In the afternoon saw large patches of bleachers, ascended about four 10 miles below Grant River and gathered flowers of a species of Gentian. Saw many ducks and a flock of snow geese going south along the river. Sunday Oct 4. Started about 7.30 and continued up the river. I had a good deal of difficulty tracking along the shores of small islands which we encountered in crossing the river and one of which we found we had encamped last night. About noon we reached the main shore and then we had a hard turn setting by a long high cut bank. Here Fort Norman was formerly situated. Toward evening we met a band of Indians from the Mts. in their large snow-shoe boat. We exchanged some tea for some white sheep meat. I camped at dark on the western shore about opposite Mt Clark.