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Friday 26th.. July 1805.

a clear morning. we Set out as usal, and proceeded on the
current rapid. Saw Several Springs along the Shores. one of
the men killed a beaver. the pine and ceeder timber pleanty
along the Shores. passed clifts of rocks on each Side but
the hills make off lower. we find that we have not entered the
2nd.. chain of Mountains but can discover verry high white toped
mountains Some distance up the River. the River verry wide
and full of Islands. the current verry rapid in general. passed
over Several verry bad rapids which was difficult to pass. our
hunter on Shore killed 4 Deer. the wind blew hard at 2 oClock
& a light Sprinkling of rain. we found an Indian bow. took
on board a Deer Skin which Capt. Clark had left with a note,
that they had Seen no Indians, but had Seen fresh horse tracks.
considerable of cotton & ceeder timber on the Islands &c.
Came 19 miles this day, and Camped on the South Side of
the River. found Servis berrys &c.