Thursday 11th Sept 1806.
a heavy cloud and wind from the N W. detained us untill
after Sunrise at which time we set out and proceeded on very
well, passed the nemahar which was low and did not appear as
wide as when we passed up. Wolf river scercely runs at all,
at 3 P. M we halted a little above the Nadawa river on the S.
Side of the Missouri to kill Some meat that which we killed a
fiew days past being all spoiled. Sent out 6 hunters they killed
and brought in two Deer only, we proceeded on a fiew miles
below the Nadawa Island and encamped on a Small Isld. near
the N. E. Side, haveing came 40 Miles only to day, river rapid
and in maney places crouded with Snag's. I observe on the
Shores much deer Sign the [musquitos] are no longer troublesome
on the river, from what cause they are noumerous above
and not so on this part of the river I cannot account. Wolves
were howling in different directions this evening after we had
encamped, and the barking of the little prarie wolves [so]
resembled those of our Common small Dogs that 3/4 of the
party believed them to be the dogs of Some boat assending
which was yet below us. the barking of those little wolves I
have frequently taken notice of on this as also the other Side of
the Rocky mountains, and their bark so much resembles or
Sounds to me like our common Small cur dogs that I have frequently
mistaken them for that Species of dog. The papaws
nearly ripe.
