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 364 Peter Skene Ogden Journal, 1827-1828 in our favor. Should McKay not appear at the appointed place Day's Defile there will be grass for our horses and buffalo for our support. Saturday 3rd. Followed down Goddin's River s. e. Ten buffalo killed this day. It is incredible the herds of antelope seen. Wednesday 7 Nov. Reached the Fork of Salmon 1 River called by Mr. Rose Ma- lade his men having been attacked with beaver illness here. S. E. 10 cows killed. Saturday 10 Nov. Reached Day's River at the point where Mr. McKay was to come. There being no buffalo nor a blade of grass I must push on. A camp of Snakes of upward of 300 tents 1500 souls have been here 3000 horses. I must proceed to Snake River for food. Sunday nth. I left a note for Mr. McKay telling him what route to fol- low. Proceeded along Day's Defile following Day's River to Mr. McKenzie's 2 winter encampment. Hunters killed 5 cows. Friday 16th Nov. Cold severe weather. At dawn we are in motion following Day's River over a 'barren plain till sunset when we reached the Great Barren Snake Plains in full view of Pilot Knobes 3 also S. Knobes in the centre of the plain, the former dividing the waters of Columbia from Missouri and Spanish River. The waters of Goddin's and Day's River disappear at the entrance of this plain and take a subterranean route to Snake River. 1 Difficult to positively identify these streams, but the river named Malade by Mr. Mackenzie seems to have been the Big Wood river of today, and that so called by Mr. Ross a fork of the Salmon; Goddin's river seems to be Big Lost river and Day's river to be Little Lost river of today's maps. 2Donald Mackenzie trapped here in 1819 and 1820, as member of the North- west Company of Canada. 3The Three Tetons, and the three buttes of the lava beds of Idaho west of Blackfoot