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June 2nd Sunday 1805

We had a hard wind and a little rain last night, this morning
fair we set out at an early hour, wind from the S W.
some little rain to day wind hard a head, the countrey much


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like that of yesterday as discribed Capt Lewis walked on
shore, himself & the hunters killed 6 Elk & a Bear and 2
mule deer, and 2 buffalow which was all in good order, a
beaver also killed to day, passed 9 Islands to day the current
swift but regular, we camped on the Lard Side at the
forks of the river the currents & Sizes of them [the rivers]
we could not examine this evening a fair night we took
some Luner observations of moon & stears.

Course Distance 2nd" of June 1805

                                         
miles 
N. 85° W   3/4  to a fiew trees on the Lard point 
S. 60°. W   1/4  on the Lard point opposit a bluff 
S. 40°. W.   1/2  to some trees in the Stard. bend 
S. 20°. E.  to some willows on the Lard. Side 
S. 30 E  to a bush on the Stard. point opsd. a low bluff. 
South   1/4  on the Stard. point. 
S. 45°. W.   1/2  to a tree in a bend on Lard. Side 
West  to a point on the Lard. Side opposd to a bluff 
S. 68°. W   1/4  on the Lard Side opsd. an Island 
S. 35°. W.   1/4  on the Lard Side 
S. 25°. W.  to a point of a timbered bottom on the Lard. Side 
South  2 3/4  to a point on Stard. Side opsd. a dark bluff passed 3
small Islands
 
S. 60°. W.  1 m.  on the Stard. Side passed 2 Isds. on Lard Side 
N. 80°. W.  1 3/4  to the Lard. point opsd. a bluff 
S. 10°. W.  1 1/2  to the lower point of an Island near the Stard point. 
S. 65°. W.  to a point of timber on the Lard Side opsd. a bluff passed
the Isld. and one near Std Side
 
S. 20°. W.   1/2  to the head of an Island 
South   1/2  to a point of timber on the Stard. Side 
S. 72°. W   1/4  to a point between two large rivers one 362 yards &
the other 200 
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