Azen scouts the mountain area, keeping a look out for hostiles while Myit searches for wildlife to hunt.
Myit spots the tracks of many deer and elk, and can see fish in the river. Azen sees nothing alive during his search, but notes some arrows carved into the stone arount the cave.
As Azen is heading back, Grthor confronts him and asks him to use his axe to chop down trees.
With the two working together, one felling and the other dragging them up the path back to camp, three trees are brought to the wagon.
Zazit takes a pick and begins mining the eastern wall of the cave interior. Soon, he has a pile of stone at his feet and the nice beginnings of a tunnel.
Sandow's golem, having been orderd to mine outside the cave, waits quitely for the only pick to become available. After Zazit is finished, it begins mining outside the cave entrance, working through the night.
Tholtig serveys the area around the path, and is pleased to find sand lining the shore of the upper spring stream, which turns to sandy clay further down towards ground level.
Nevyn carefully searches the interior of the cave, for food and wildlife. There are cavern fish in the stream, and while the entrance to the cave is barren it becomes covered with plant life further in. The edge of the river is muddy and treacherous, and there are pitfalls hidden by the mat of greenery covering the floor.
There are signs of inhabitance, bones and scraps of fur littering the ground. Nevyn retreats when the path becomes too dotted with pitfalls to continue safely.
Five stone and three logs gained, no supplies lost.
The group sleeps, and the interior of the cave proves to be of adequate warmth even at night.
As the first rays of light shine down, the nine dwarves wake hungry and with thirst, and the two guards begin unloading the supplies from the horses, which they wil be taking with them.
Sandrow's golem has been working through the night, and has dug a hole straight downwards into the mountain, about six feet. There is little usable stone, and it takes Zazit, Azen, and both guards to haul it out.
Morning of Galena the first, year 2209:
Dwarves are hungry and thirsty. One stone gained.
Fortress is content. Food stock estimated to last for one month.