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July 10th.. Wednesday 1805.

a clear morning. we took the Iron boat out of the water,
and loaded 4 canoes one with baggage & tools for the men at
the upper Camp. we Set off eairly with the canoes for the
upper Camp Capt. Clark Set out at the Same time with abt.
10 men to go up by land to make the 2 canoes. we proceeded
on with the 4 canoes about 8 miles and the wind rose So high
that we we[re] obledged to lay by untill toward evening. the
wind then abated and we went on untill dark. then camped
for the night on N. S. within about 3 miles of the upper
Camp. we killed a large rattle Snake. we passed to day 2 or
3 Islands covered with cotton timber and choke cherrys.
abundance of cherry yallow currents and box elder timber
along the Shores. passed a village of bearking Squerrells &
killed one of them on N. S. the musquetoes & nats are
troublesome at our Camp this evening. high banks of Sand
along the N. Shore.