Tuesday Oct 18 To Below Bricks Got away early and floated down, all day getting our mules on the raft. The afternoon was fine and warm. We had a good current and made good time reaching about 3 o'clock. We went ashore here and looked about a little. There were several farms with enclosures of a fair crop of wheat. 4 miles below is a flour mill we passed the just before dusk and camped a mile or so below Wednesday Oct 19. To Rice R. crossing. We left Camp early and floated down the river. I stopped on the left banks and looked for Mackenzie's first post. I inquired at the house of a half breed named St. Germaine and he directed me to a place a couple of miles above his place where they were the remains of an old fort. I found the place and took a picture, enquiring of Mr. George if the Kt. Men. of the Cersey and consulting Mackenzie's Map. It turns out to be not his post and Mr. George tells me it is the site of an old Y.P. Post. I visited the Cersey crew one before dinner, and found the Mr. Radford who was preferring to start down the river to Fort Smith. He has been out to Edmonton and Ottawa for a couple of months. He showed me masses & notes and sketches on the buffalo and other subjects and remained one night. We have made arrangements. To start tomorrow