Sunday Oct 16. To Fort Durnvegan We got away early and had good weather, though it was foggy in the morning we got to Durnvegan about 5 o'clock and after delivering our letters and having a short Celtor with the man in charge Mr Fulton we dropped down a half mile or so and camped. Durnvegan is built on a flat near the mouth of a fanzied creek. The flat where the trees are grown up 15 Aspens with some balsam poplar and a few spruces among the Phantung the white berried Symphoricar and a Crataegus arn cropleura. A grove of Acer negundo in the yard of the dwelling house were doubtless disturbed Monday Oct 17. To Below Brule River Stopped and took some pictures about the post and then floated on down. Breakfasting on the raft. The day was cloudy but not cold, and without rain; the current fair. We passed the Brule river about 238 and camped at dark on the left bank. A few miles below Durnvegan we saw a new house and many fresh signs of bearers the bank being worn by many traces along which were freshly cut branches.