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7th. Octr 1805 Monday.

I feel myself verry unwell, all the canoes in the water, we
Load and set out, after fixing all our Poles &c. &c. The after
noon Cloudy proced on passing maney bad rapids, one
canoe that in which I went in front sprung a Leak in passing
the 3rd. rapid.

                               
Set out at  oClock P M & proceeded on 
N. 80°.W.  mile, passed a bad rappid 
S. W.  1 ½  mile to the L. Side bend 
West  ½  mile to R. Sd. passd. a rapid 
S W.  mile to a Left hand bend 
N. 70 W.  1 ½  miles passed a rapid R. 
S. 60 W.  1 ½  miles d°. bad to L. S. 
West  miles passd. a rapid ½ a Creek on the left at 2 miles
to a right hand bend 
S. 10°. E  1 ½  mile to a Left B. passed a rapid 
N. 60 E  1 ½  m. to a R. bend passed a rapid 
South  To a bend on the Left Side passed a bad rapid 
West  in the left hand bend 
N W.  ½  a mile to a bad rapid 
S. 70°. W  1 ½  miles to a bend on the right 
S W.  miles to a bend on the left at the mo. of a run opposit
to which we camped, [blank space in MS.] from
water Encamped on a pool [to the] right, narrows 
20  above for 6 miles all [w]ay