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June 26th.. Wednesday 1805.

Some rain last night. this morning verry cloudy. the
part Set out eairly with out loads to the canoes consisting of
pearched meal pork powder lead axes tools Bisquit and portable
Soup &c. we proceeded on with the 2 canoes & Some

baggage. verry hot Sun beat down on us as the day proved
fair. we halted at willow creek and made up a fiew dumplings
& broiled a little fat buffalow meat & we Saw great numbers
of buffalow on the plains in every direction. the plain[s]
appear to be black with them. Some antelope and Deer. the
wolves pleanty. I took sick this evening I expect by drinking
too much water when I was hot. I got bled &c.