on it. Sept 8th. Laying around camp as there no pack one of the axemen arrive with instructions from headquarters; Sep 9th. Go over Divide for packs; finds a bear close to trail eating berries get quite close to him all run after him to try and tree? him but he fails to take to one; and he being the fleetest soon plays us out and so gets away. Sept 10th. Two packers arrive with provisions getting to our camp about sundown; I was out today gathering some Oregon grape roots which when chopped up fine and pounded is a splendid blood purifier; also a tree grows here "Barbary" which tree grows bark ; of which a little boiled in water is a splendid purgative and does not cause any grips; the deer go for the bark very often. Sept 11th. [?] I go for packs; being a very