had been captured about 10 days ago and had succeeded in swimming ashore, but lost his canoe. It had been it in a side Channel a couple miles below. The Clearwater a short - sized stream comes in about 3 miles above Klickitat from the west. Abundant Red Roses were in bloom. Lepidrysaceae was ripening, and Oligonamus argenteus (in plainest) was abundant. Conover had potatoes, lettuce and radishes the two last ripe in his garden. We camped on the left bank (green) Red-barked elder and Red Ash seem to have been left behind near the Klackman Canyon Thursday July 14. To Telegraph Creek The morning was rainy. We made very good progress against a very strong current. We have now entered a different kind of country. The river is a loose easily winding one, with many over shots. The banks are clothed with many stretches of cut banks. I gave loppe with mixed pine and Tephar about noon we passed a small stream on our right at the mouth of which were many stages for drying salmon. We had to line up this riffle as well as a previous one. Opposite the salmon stages we saw a black bear on a popular Crown ridge. We reached Gouverneur about noon and had dinner there. But our family was not there. Byrd so encountered a very strong current As we approached Telegraph Creek we passed a stretch of some terraces exceptionally well marked and regular. These were started back.