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7th of October Sunday 1804—

a Cloudy morning, Some little rain frost last night, we
Set out early proceeded on 2 miles to the mouth of a (1)
River on the L.S. and brackfast this river when full is 90
yards wide the water is at this time Confined within 20 yards,
the Current appears jentle, this river throws out but little
Sand. at the mouth of this river we Saw the Tracks of white
bear which was verry large, I walked up this river a mile.
below the (2) mouth of this river is the remains of a Rickorree
Village or Wintering Camp fortified in a circular form of about
60 Lodges, built in the Same form of those passed yesterday
This Camp appears to have been inhabited last winter, many
of their willow and Straw mats, Baskets & Buffalow Skin
Canoes remain intire within the Camp, the Ricaries call this
river Sur-war-kar-na or Park[22] . [R?]

Course Distance & Reffurences—7th October

                 

N. 42° W.	2	Miles to the Mouth of a River Caled Sur war car na in a bend to the L. S. (I) a village at Mo: (2)
N. 30° E.	3 1/2	Mls. to a Clump of bushes in a bend to the S. S. passing for 3/4 mile on the L. S.
N. 30° W.	2	miles to a pt of high land on the L. Side, passed a willow Island (3)
N. 35° W.	7	on the L. Side passed a Sand bar on the S. S. (4)
N. 10° W.	1	mile on the L. S. to a pt.
N. 80° W.	3	miles to the left Side of an Island (5) in the mid river
N. 45° W.	1	Mile to the head of the Willows at the head of the S. Grouse Isld.
West	2 1/2	miles to a point on the main S. S. a large Sand bar from the upper point of the Island high land on both Sides opposit this Island.
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from this river (which heads in the 1st. black mountains) we
proceeded on under a gentle Breeze from the S.W. at
10 oClock we Saw 2 Indians on the S.S. they asked for something
to eat, & informed us they were part of the Beiffs De
Medesons (Beuffles de Medecines) Lodge on their way to the

Rickerrees passed (3) a Willow Island in a bend to the S.S.
(4) at 5 Miles passd. a willow Island on the S.S. Wind hard
from the South in the evening I walked on an (5) Island
nearly the middle of the river Called Grous Island, (the walls
of a village on this island) one of the men killed a Shee
Brarow,[23] another man Killed a Black tail Deer, the largest
Doe I ever Saw, (Black under her breast) this Island is
nearly 1 1/4 mls. Squar no timber high and Covered with grass
wild rye and contains Great Numbers of Grouse, we proceeded
on a Short distance above the Island and Camped on
the S.S. a fine evening.