...it being Cap^t Clark's buthday he ordered Some flour gave out to the Party....

...the Indian woman recognized the point of high plain to our right.... this hill she says her nation calls the beaver's head.... it is now all important with us to meet those people as soon as possible I determined to proceed tomorrow with a small party to the source of the principal stream of this river and pass the mountains to the Columbia; and down that river untill I found the Indians... for without horses we shall be obliged to leave a great part of our stores... already sufficiently small for the length of the voyage before us.

...Cap^t Lewis , Shields, Drewyer & M^cneal set out to go on a head a long distance to make discoveries in hopes to find Indians &.C.... we came 18 m^ls....

...form the number of rattle snakes about the Clifts at which we halted we called them rattle snake clifts... I do not believe that the world can furnish an example of a river runing to the extent which the Missouri and Jefferson's rivers do through such a mountainous country and at the same time so navigable as they are. if the Columbia furnishes us such another example, a communication across the continent by water will be practicable and safe. but this I can scarcely hope....

   Some rain this morning at Sun rise and Cloudy we proceeded on a passed a remarkable Clift    point on the Star^d Side about 150 feet high, this Clift the Indians Call the Beavers head, opposit at 300 yards is a low clift of 50 feet which is a Spur from the Mountain on the Lar^d about 4 miles, the river verry Crooked....

...we halted and breakfasted on the last of our venison.... after eating we continued our rout through the low bottom of the main stream along the foot of the mountains.... the road was still plain, I therefore did not depair of shortly finding a passage over the mountains and of taisting the waters of the great Columbia this evening.... at the distance of 4 miles further the road took us to the most distant fountains of the waters of the Mighty Missouri in surch of which we have spent so many toilsome days and wristless nights. thus far I had accomplished one of the those great objects on which my mind has been unalterably fixed for many years, judge then of the pure pleasure I felt in all(y)ing my thirst with this pure and ice-cold water which issues from the base of a low mountain or hill of a gentle ascent for 1/2 mile, the mountains are high on either hand leave this gap at the head of this rivulet through which the road passes. here I halted a few minutes and rested myself. two miles below M^cNeal had exultingly stood with a foot on each side of this little rivulet and thanked his god that he had lived to bestride the mighty & heretofore deemed endless Missouri. after refreshing ourselves we proceeded on to the top of the dividing ridge from which I discovered immence ranges of high mountains still to the West of us with their tops partially covered with snow. I now decended the mountain about 3/4 of a mile which I found much steeper than on the opposite side, to a handsome bold runing Creek of cold Clear water. here I first tasted the water of the great Columbia river.

...we set out, still pursuing the road down the river, we had marched about 2 miles when we met a party of about 60 warriors mounted on excellent horses who came in nearly full speed, when they arrived I advenced towards them with the flag leaving my gun with the party about 50 paces behind me. the chief and two others who were a little in advance of the main body spoke to the women, and they informed them who we were in and exultingly shewed the presents which had been given them    these men then advanced and embraced me very affectionately in their way which is by puting their left arm over your right sholder clasping your back, while they apply their left cheek to yours and frequently vociferate teh word â-hí-e, â-hí-e that is, I am much pleased, I am much rejoiced. bothe parties now advanced and we wer all carresed and besmeared with their grease and paint till I was heartily tired of this national hug. I now had the pipe lit and gave them smoke; they seated themselves in a circle around us and pulled off their mockersons before they would receive or smoke the pipe. this is a custom among them as I afterwards learned indicative of a scared obligation of sincerity in their profession of friendship.... as much as to say that they wish they may always go barefoot if they are not sincere; a pretty heavy penalty if they are to march through the plains of this country.... the principal chief Ca-me-âh-wait made a short speach to the warriors. I gave him the flag which I informed him was an emblem of peace among whitemen and now that it had been received by him it was to be respected as the bond of union between us....

...The means I had of communicating with these people was by way of Drewyer who understood perfectly the common language of jesticulation or signs which seems to be universally understood by all the Nations we have yet seen. it is true that this language is imperfect and liable to error but is much less so than would be expected. the strong parts of the ideas are seldon mistaken.
...Drewyer who had had a good view of their horses estimated them at 400. most of them are fine horses. indeed many of them would make a figure on the South side of the James River or the land of fine horses. I saw several with spanish brands on them, and some mules which they informed me that they had also obtained from the Spaniards.... each warrior keep one or more horses tyed by a cord to stake near his lodge both day and night and are always prepared for action at a moments warning. they fight on horseback altogether....

...at half after 12 we set out , several of the old women were crying and imploring the great sperit to protect their warriors as if they were going to inevitable distruction. we had not proceeded far before our party was augmented by.... all the men of the village and a number of the women with us. this may serve in some measure to ilustrate the capricious disposition of those people, who never act but from the impulse of the moment. they were now very cheerfull and gay, and two hours ago they looked as sirly as so many imps of satturn....

...to give them further confidence I put my cocked hat with feather on the chief and my over shirt being of the Indian form my hair deshivled and skin well browned with the sun I wanted no further addition to make me a complete Indian in appearance the men followed my example and we were son completely metamorphosed....

...Cap^t Clark arrived with the Interpreter Charbono, and the Indian woman, who proved to be the sister of the Chief Cameahwait. the meeting of those people was really affecting, particularly between Sah-cah-gar-we-ah and an Indian woman, who had been taken prisoner at the same time with her.... we next enquired who were chiefs among them.... every article about us appeared to excite astonishment in their minds; the appearance of the men, their arms, the canoes, our manner of working them, the black man york and the sagacity of my dog were equally objects of admiration. I also shot my air-gun which was so perfectly incomprehensible that they immediately denominated it the great medicine.... To keep indians in a good humour you must not fatiegue them with too much business at one time....

   a clear morning.... Cap^t Lewis bought three horses of the natives. gave a uniform coat and a knife for one and red leggins & a handkerchief for another, a fiew arrow points... given for another....

...This day I completed my thirty first year, and now conceived that I had in all human probability now existed about half the period which I am to remain in this Sublunary world. I reflected that I had as yet done but little, very little, indeed, to further the hapiness of the human race, or to advance the information of the succeeding generation. I viewed with regret the many hours I have spent in indolence, and now soarly feel the want of that information which those hourswould have given me had they been judiciously expended. but since they are past and cannot be recalled, I dash from me the gloomy thought, and resolved in future, to redouble my exertions and at least indeavour to promote those two primary objects of human existence, by giving them the aid of that protion of talents which nature and fortune have bestoed on me; or in future, to live for mankind, as I have heretofore lived for myself.

...notwithstanding their extreem poverty they are not only cheerful but even gay, fond of gaudy dress and amousements; like most other Indians they are great egotists and frequently boast of heroic acts which they never performed. they are also fond of games of wrisk.thay are frank, communicative, fair in dealing, generous with the little they possess, extreemly honest, and by no means beggarly. each individual is his own sovereign master, and acts from the dictates of his own mind; the authority of the Chief being nothing more then mere admonition supported by the influence which the propiety of his own examplary conduct may have acquired him in the minds of the individuals who compose the band.... Sah-car-gar-we-ah had been.... disposed of before she was taken by the Minnetares, or had arrived to the years of puberty. the husband was yet living with this band. he was more than double her age and had two other wives. he claimed her as his wife but said that as she had had a child by another man, who was Charbono, that he did not want her....

   Set out half past 6 oClock and proceeded on (met maney parties of Indians) thro' a hilley Countrey to the Camp of the Indians on a branch (Lemhi River) of the Columbia River, before we entered this Camp a Serimonious haultwas requested by teh Chief and I smoked with all that Came around, for Several pipes....

...a light frost.... the 2 Indians at our Camp behave verry well and their Squaws mend our mockisons... and are as friendly as any Savages we have yet seen. our hunters returned in the afternoon but had killed nothing. the game Scearse....

   This morning was very cold.... the ink freizes in my pen.... neither of the hunters returned this evening and I was obliged to issue pork and corn.... some of the dressy young men orniment the tops of their mockersons with the skind of polecats and trale of the tail of that animal on the ground at their heels as they walk.... They seldom wear the beads... about their necks.... the men and women were them suspended from the ear in little bunches or intermixed with triangular pieces of the shellsof the perl oister. the men also were them in.... the hare.... of the crown.... to which they sometimes make the addition of the wings and tails of birds.... friends of theirs they say.... possess a much greater number of horses and mules than they do..., or using their own figure that their horses and mules are as numerous as the grass of the plains....

...The women are held more sacred among them than any nation we have seen and appear to have an equal Shere in all conversation, which is not the Case in any other nation I have seen. their boys are also admitted to speak except in Councels,    the women do all the drugery.... The men who passed by the forks informed me that the S W. fork was double the Size of the one I came down, and I observed it was a handsom river... I shall in justice to Cap^t Lewis who was the first white man ever on this fork of the Columbia Call this Louis's river....

...our Interpter his wife and one tribe of the Snake nation of Indians arived here on horse back.... they have come to trade horses with us. Cap^t Lewis counciled them made two of their principal men chiefs 7 gave the meddles, and told them in council that the chief of the 17 great nations of America had sent us to open the road and know their wants, &.C. and told them that... we wanted in return their beaver and other Skins if they would take care to save them, &.C. Cap^t Lewis traded with them and bought three fine horses and 2 half breed mules for a little Marchandize.... they appear verry kind and friendly    do not offer to steel or pilfer any thing from us. we trade any usless article.... we lend them any thing they want and they are verry careful to return the Same....

..I Deturmined to delay the party here and with my guide and three men proceed on down to examine if the (Salmon) river and continued bad or was practiable.... the Mountains Close and is a perpendicular Clift on each Side, and Continues for a great distance and... the water runs... foaming & roreing thro rocks in every direction, So as to render the pasage of any thing impossible.... the rocks & rapids below, at no great distance & The Hills or mountains were... like the Side of a tree Streight up.

...the Ondians pursued a mule buck near our camp I saw this chase for about 4 miles     it was really entertaining, there were about twelve of them in pursuit of it on horseback, they finally rode it down and killed it.... we found no axes nor hatchets among them; what wood they cut was done either with some stone or Elk's horn. the latter they use always to rive or split their wood. their culinary eutensils exclusive of the brass kettle before mentioned consist of pots in the form of a jar made either of earth , or of a white soft stone which becomes black and very hard by birning, and is found in the hills near the three forks of the Missouri between Madison's and Gallitin's rivers. they have also spoons made of the Buffaloe's horn and those of the Bighorn. Their bows are made of ceader or pine and have nothing remarkable about them. the back of the bow is covered with sinues and glue and is about 2 1/2 feet long. much the shape of those used by the Siouxs Mandans Minnetares &c....
   Capt. Clark set out this morning very early and poroceeded but slowly... along the steep side of a mountain over large irregular and broken masses of rocks.... Cap^t Clark... now perfictly satisfyed as to the impracticality of this rout either by land or water....

...we had ab^t 20 horses loaded with baggage and Set out about 12 oClock on our journey to cross the dividing mountains....

...these Indians soon told me that they had no more horses for sale and I directed the party to prepare to set out. I had now nine horses and a mule, and two which I hired made twelve these I had loaded and the Indian women took the balance of the baggage... it will require at least 25 horses to convey our baggage along such roads as I expeect we shall be obliged to pass in the mountains. I had now the inexpressible satisfaction to find myself once more under way with all my baggage and party. an Indian had the politeness to offer me one of his horses to ride which I accepted with cheerfullness as it enabled me to attend better to the march of the party....

...I wrote a letter to Cap^t Lewis informing him of the prospects before us and information recved of my guide which I thought favourable &c. & Stating two plans one of which for us to pursue &c. and despatched one man & horse and directed the party to get ready to march back, every man appeared disheartened form the prospects of the river, and nothing to eate....
   The plan I stated to Cap^t Lewis if he agrees with me we shall adoptis. to procure as many horses (one for each man) if possible and to hire my present guide who I sent on to him to interigate thro' the Intpt^r and proceed on by land to Some navagable part of the Columbia River, or to the Ocean, depending on what provisions we can procure by the gun aded to the Small Stock we have on hand depending on our horses as the last resort.

...we collected our horses and set out at sunrise. we soon arrived at the extreem source of the Missouri; here I halted a few minutes, the men drank of the water and consoled themselves with the idea of having at length arrived at this long wished for point....

...in the evening the natives had a war dance.... they were verry merry but did not dance so regular as the Indians on the Missourie, their women sang with them, but did not dance any     they tell us that Some of their horses will dance but they have not brought them out yet....

...I Spoke to the Indians on various Subjects endeavoring to impress on theire minds the advantage it would be to them for to sell us horses and expedite the journey the nearest and best way possibly....
   I purchased a horse for which I gave my Pistol 100 Balls Powder & a knife. our hunters Killed 2 Deer near their Camp to day 2 yesterday & 3 the day before, this meet was a great treat to me as I had eate none for 8 days past.

   a fine morning. we got up all our horses. bought 8 more. have now got 30 in all. we got our loads ready. the guide who has engaged with us to go on to the ocean tells us.... the road to the north of the River is rough and mountaineous but s^d he could take us... to where the tide came up and Salt water.... went about 10 miles and Camped....

...I met an Indian on horse back who fled with great Speed to Some lodges below & informed them that the Enemies were Coming down, arm^d with guns &c. the inhabitents of the Lodge indisceved him,    we proceeded on the road on which I had decended as far as the 1^st run (Tower Creek) below & left the road & Proceeded up the Run in a tolerable road 4 miles & Encamped in Some old lodges.... Proceeded on 22 miles to Day, 4 miles of which up a run
      Course and Distance by land from the
      Columbia River 14 miles below the forks
            August 31^st 1805.

N. 35° miles up Tower Creek to a hill
N. 10° E2
                4  d°   d°   d°    passed remarkable
                         rock resembling Pirimids on the Left Side

...Sent 2 men back with the horse on which Capt Lewis rode for the for the load left back last night which detained us untill 8 oClock at which time we Set out. The Country is timbered with pine Generally, the bottoms have a variety of Srubs & the fur trees in Great abundance, hills high & rockey on each Side, the creek on each Side and obliged us to take on the steep Sides of the Mountains... Encamped on a branch of the Creek we assended after crossing Several Steep points & one mountain....

...the mountains was So Steep and rockey that Several of the horses fell back among the rocks and was near killing them. Some places we had to cut the road through thickets of bolsom fer.... we Camped after a dissagreeable days of march of only 11 miles with much fatigue and hunger as nothing has been killed this day only 2 or 3 fessents, and have no meat of any kind. Set in to raining hard at dark So we lay down and Slept, wet hungry and cold. Saw Snow on the tops of Some of these mountains this day.

...we met a party of the Tushepau (Flathead) nation, of 33 Lodges    about 80 men 400 Total and at least 500 horses... those indians are well dressed with Skin shirts & robes... & light complected more So than Common for Indians, The chief harangued untill late at night, Smoked in our pipe and appeared Satisfied. I was the first white man who ever wer on the waters of this river (Fish Creek).

...they have between 4 and 500 well looking horses now feeding in this valley or plain in our view. they received us as friends and appeared to be glad to See us... they tell us that we can go in 6 days to where white traders come and that they had Seen bearded men who came (from) a river to the North of us 6 days march....

...our officers bought 12 horses from them (Flatheads).... found it verry troublesome Speaking to them as all they Say to them has to go through Six languages, and hard to make them understand.... they appear to us as though they had an Impedement in their Speech or brogue on their tongue....

   This was a fine morning with a great white frost. The Indian dogs are so hungry and ravenous, that they eat 4 or 5 pair of our mockasons last night. We remained here all day, and recruited our horses to 40 and 3 colts; and made 4 or 5 of this nation of Indian chiefs. They are a very friendly people... such articles of food.... They are the whitest Indians I ever saw.

...we take these Savages to be the Welch Indians of their be any Such from the Language. So Capt Lewis took down the names of everry thing in their Language, in order that it may be found out whether they are or whether they Sprang or origenated first from the welch or not....

   A Cloudy & rainie Day the greater Part of the day dark & Drisley    we proceeded on down the river thro a Vallie... from 1 to 2 miles wide....

   Set out at 7 A.M. this morning and proceeded down the Flathead (Bitter Root) river leaving it on our left, the country in the valley of this river is generally a prarie and from five to 6 miles wide the growth is almost altogether pine principally of the long-leafed kind, with some spruce and a kind of furr resemleing the scotch furr, near the watercourses we find a small proportion of the narrow leafed cottonwood; some redwood honeysuckle and rosebushes form the scant proportion of underbrush to be seen.... we continued our rout down the W. side of the river about five miles.... and encamped on a large creek which falls in on the West. as our guide inform me that we should leave the river at htis place and the weather appearing settled and fair I determined to halt the next day rest our horses and take some scelestial Observations. we call this Creek Travellers Rest, it is about 20 yards wide a fine bould clear runing stream.... we estimate our journey of this day at 19.M.

   The Minetares informed us that there wass a large river west of, and at no great distance from the sources of Medicine (Sun) river, which passed along from S. to N.     this evening one of our hunters (Pvt. John Colter) returned accompanyed by three men of the Flathead nation whom he had met in his excurtion up travellers rest Creek. on first meeting him the Indians were alarmed and prepared for battle with their bows and arrows, but he soon relieved them of their fears by laying down his gun and advancing towards them. the Indians were mounted on very fine horses of which the Flatheads have a great abundance; that is, each man in the nation possesses from 20 to a hundred head. our guide could not speake the language of these people but soon engaged them in conversation by signs or jesticulation, the common language of all the Aborigines of North America, it is one understood by all of them and appears to be sufficiently copious to convey with a degree of certainty the outlines of what they wish to communicate. in this manner we learnt from these people that two men which they supposed to be of the Snake nation had stolen 23 horses from them and that they were in pursuit of the theaves. they told us they were in great hast, we gave them some boiled venison, of which the(y) eat sparingly. the sun was now set, two of them departed after receiving a few small articles which we gave them, and the third remained, haveing agreed to continue with us as a guide, and to introduce us to his relations whom he informed us were numerous and resided in the plain below the mountains on the columbia river, from whence he said the water was good and capable of being navigated to the sea; that some of his relation(s) were at sea last fall and saw an old whiteman who resided there by himself and who had given them some handkerchiefs such as he saw in our possesion. he said it would require five sleeps

...Sent out the hunters to the hunt in advance as usial.... we proceeded on up the Creek (Travelers rest) on the right Side (left bank) thr a narrow valie and good road for 7 miles... the mountains on the left high & Covered with Snow. The day Verry worm

   a beautiful morning.... passed a tree on which was a nomber of Shapes drawn on it with paint by the natives. a white bear Skin hung on the Same tree. we Suppose this to be a place of worship among them. Came about 7 miles....

...passed a Fork on the right on which I saw near an old Indian encampment a Swet house Covered with earth....

...The pine Countrey falling timber &c.&c. Continue.... and we proceeded over a mountain to the head of the Creek which we left to our left and at 6 miles from the place i nooned it, we fell ona Small Creek from the left which Passed through open glades (Packer Meadow)....

...Cossed a high mountain on the right of the Creek for 6 miles to the forks of the Glade Creek (one of the heads of the Koos koos kee).... Encamoed opposit a Small Island at the mouth of a branch on the right side of the river which is at this place 80 yards wide, Swift & Stoney, here we were compelled to kill a Colt for our men and Selves to eat... The Mountains which we passed to day much worst than yesterday the last excessively bad & thickly Strowed with falling timber & Pine Spruce fur Hackmatak & Tamerack, Steep & stoney    our men and horses much fatigued

...here the road leaves the river... and assends a mountain winding in every direction to get up the Steep assents... 4² milesup the mountain I found a Spring and halted for the rear to come up and to let our horses rest & feed, (in) about 2 hours the rear of the party came up much fatigued 7 horses more so, Several horses Sliped and... the one which Carried my desk & Small trunk Turned over & roled down a mountain for 40 yards & lodged against a tree, broke the Desk the horse escaped and appeared but little hurt... we proceeded on up the mountain Steep & ruged as usial, more timber near the top, when we arrived at the top As we Conceved, we could find no water and Concluded to Camp and make use of the Snow we found on the top to cook the remn^s of our Colt & make our Supe, evening verry cold and cloudy....
   From this mountain I could observe high ruged mountains in every direction as far as I could see. with the greatest exertion we could only make 12 miles up ths mountain....

   when we awoke this morning to our great Surprise we were covred with Snow.... we mended up our mocka sons. Some of the men without Socks raped rage on their feet, and loaded up our horses and Set out without anything to eat.... kept on the ridge of the mountain....

...I have been wet and as cold in every part as I ever was in my life, indeed I was one time fearfull my feet would freeze in the thin Mockirsons which I wore, after a Short Delay in the middle of the Day, I took one man and proceeded as fast as I could about 6 miles... and built fires for the party... we Encamped at this branch in a thickly timbered bottom which was scurcely large enough for us to lie leavil, men all wet cold and hungary. Killed a Second Colt which we all Suped hartily on and thought it fine meat....

..no Snow in the Vallies Killed a fiew Pheasents which was not sufficient for our Supper which compelled us to kill Something, a Coalt being the most useless part of our Stock he fell a Prey to our appetites. The after part of the day fare, we made only 10 miles to day two horses fell & hurt themselves very much    we Encamped on the top of a high Knob of the mountain at a run passing to the left....

   a fair morning cold    I proceeded on in advance with six hunters (and let it be understood that my object was) to try and find deer or Something to kill (& send back to the party) (The want of provisions together with the dificul(t)y of passing those emence mountains dampened the sperits of the partywhich induced us to resort to Some paln of reviving ther sperits. I dturmined to take the party of the hunters and proceed on in advance to Some leavel Country, where there was game kill Some meat & send it back &c.)

   Set out this morning a little after sun rise... and we to inexpessable joy discovered a large tract of Prairie country lying to the S.W. and widening as it appeared to extend to the W.    through that plain the Indian informed us that the Columbia river, (in which we werein surch) run. this plain appeared to be about 60 Miles distant, but our guide assured us that we should reach it's borders tomorrow    the appearance of this country, our only hope for subsistance greatly revived the sperits of the party already reduced and much weakened for the want of food....

   I set out early and proceeded on through a Countrey as ruged as usial     passed over a low mountain into the forks of a large Creek which I kept down 2 miles and assended a high Steep mountain leaveing the Creek to our left hand    passed the head of several dreans on a dividing ridge, and at 12 miles decended the mountain to a leavel pine Countrey for three miles to a Small Plain in which I found maney Indian lodges....

...(Soon after) a man Came out to meet me, [with great caution] & Conducted me (us) to a large Spacious Lodge which he told me    (by Signs) was the Lodge of his great Chief who had Set out 3 days previous with all the Warriors of the nation to war on a South West derection & would return in 15 or 18 days. the fiew men that were left in the Village and great numbers of women geathered around me with much apparent signs of fear, and ap^r pleased they those people gave us a Small piece of Buffalow meat, Some dried Salmon berrries & roots in different States, Some round and much like an onion which they call Pas she co (quamash, the Bread or Cake is called Pas-shi-co) Sweet, of this they make bread & Supe     they also gave us, the bread made of this root all of which we ate hartily.... They call themselves Cho pun-ish or Pierced noses    Their diolect appears different from the flat heads, (Tushapaws), altho origineally the Same people, They are darker than the Flat heads I have seen (Tushapaws Their) dress Similar, with more beads white and blue principally, brass & Copper in different forms, Shells and ware their haire in the Same way. they are large Portley men Small women & handsom featured....
    I find myself verry unwell all the evening from eating the fish & roots too freely....

...we did not arrive at the Camp of the Twisted hare but opposit, untill half past 11 oClock P.M. found at this Camp five squars & 3 children.... I found him a Cheerfull man with apparant siencerity, I gave him a Medal &c. and Smoked untill 1 oClock a.m. and went to Sleep. The country, from the mountains to the river hills is a leavel rich butifull Pine Countrey badly watered, thinly timbered & covered with grass. The weather verry worm after decending into the low Countrey, the river hills are Verry high & Steep, Small bottoms to this little river which is Flat head (Clearwater) & is 160 yards wide and Sholey.    This river is the one we killed the first Coalt on near a fishing were.
   I am verry sick to day and puke which relive me

...walked upto the 2^d Village where I found Cap^t Lewis & the party Encamped, much fatigued, & humgery, nuch rejoiced to find something to eate....
   The planes a[[eared covered with Spectators viewing the white men and the articles which we had.... I precured maps of the Country & river with the Situation of Indians, Towns....

   a fair morning. we purchased considerable of Sammon commass roots from the natives (Nez Percé:s).... also they are fond of any kind of marchahdize, but the blue beeds they want mostly. our officers gave the chiefs of this nation a flag a meddle.... these natives have a great many horses and live well....

...Cap^t Lewis scercely able to ride on a jentle horse which was furnished by the Chief,    Several men So unwell that they were Compelled to lie on the Side of the road for Some time    others obliged to be put on horses. I gasve rushes Pills to the Sick this evening. Several Indians follow us.

   Set out early and proceeded on down the river to a bottom opposit the forks of the river on the South Side and formed a Camp.... I had the axes distributed and handled and men apotn^ed ready to commence building canoes on tomorrow, our axes are small & badly calculated to build Canoes of the large Pine, Cap^t Lewis Still verry unwell, Several men taken Sick on the way down, I administered Salts Pils Galip (jalap) Tarter emetic &c. I feel unwell this evening....

...we formed our Camp in a narrow plain on the bank of the River. made a pen of pine bushes around the officers lodge, to put all our baggage in. Some of the natives followed us with droves of horses.... men Sick with the relax....

...men Sick as usial, all the men (that are) able to work, at the Canoes    Drewyer killed 2 Deer Colter killed 1 Deer

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