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June 18th.. Monday

Some rain last night, and Some hard Showers this morning
which delay our work verry much, Send out Six hunters in
the Prairie on the L. S. they kill 5 Deer & Coht [caught] a
Bear, which verry large & fat, the party to wok at the oars,
make rope, & jurk their meat all Day Dry our wet Sales &c.
in the evening, The Musquiters verry bad