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Tuesday 26th. of August 1806

a heavy dew this morning the hunters or Shannon & the
2 fields came up at Sunrise and we Set out, they had killed
only 2 Small deer one of which they had eat at 8 passed the

place the Tetons were encamped at the time they attempted to
Stop us in Sept. 1804, and at 9 A.M. passed the enterance of
Teton River. Saw Several black tail or Mule deer and Sent
out to kill them but they were wild and the hunters could not
get a Shot at either of them. a fiew miles below the Teton
river I observed a buffalow Skin Canoe lying on the S Shore
and a Short distance lower a raft which induces me to suspect
that the Tetons are not on the Missouri at the big bend as we
were informed by the Ricaras, but up the Teton river. at
Meridn. we halted on the N E. Side opposit a handsom leavel
plain in which there is great quantities of plumbs which are not
yet ripe. we passed the enterance of Smoke Creek and landed
and continued two hours to Stop a leak in the perogue and fix
the Stearing oare, Saw great quantities of Grapes, they are
black tho' not thurerly ripe. at 5 P.M. we landed a[t]
Louisells fort on Ceder Island, this fort is entire and every
part appears to be in the same state it was when we passed it in
Sept. 1804 I observed the appearance of 3 fires in the houses
which appeared to have been made 10 or 12 days past. we
proceeded on about 10 miles lower and encamped on the S.W.
Side opposit our outward bound encampment of the 21st. of
Septr. 1804, a fiew miles above Tylors [Medicine Hill] River.
we had a Stiff breeze from the S.E. which continued to blow
the greater part of the night dry and pleasent. as we were
now in the country where we were informed the Seioux were
assembled we were much on our guard deturmined to put up
with no insults from those bands of Seioux, all the arms &c.
in perfect order. Capt. L. is Still on the mending hand he
walks a little. I have discontinued the tent in the hole where
the ball entered, agreeable to his request he tells me that he
is fully convinced that the wound is sufficiently heeled for the
tents to be discontinued. we made 60 miles to day with the
wind ahead greater part of the day.