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13th of May Monday 1805.

The wind continued to blow hard untill one oClock P M. to
day at which time it fell a little and we set out and proceeded
on verry well about 9 miles and camped on the Lard Side. the
countrey much the same appearance as yesterday but little
timber in the bottoms, some Pine in places on the Stard. Hills.


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I killed two deer this evening one a mule deer & the other a
common Deer, the party killed several this morning all for
the use of their Skins which are now good, one man Gibson
wounded a verry large brown bear, too late this evening to
prosue him. We passed two creeks in a bend to the Lard Side
neither [of] them had any water,

Course & Distance 13th. of May 1805

           
miles 
S. 35°. W.  1 1/2  along the Std. Shore to a point of high timber opposit a
bluff, passing the enterence of two creeks on the
L.S. neither of which discharge any water at this
time. 1st. 18. 2d. 30 yds wide
 
S. 50°. W.  along the Std. point oppsd. a high bluff 
N. 75°. W.  to a point of wood land on the Lard. Side 
S. 80°. W  2 1/2  along the Lard Shore to a point of wood land near
which we incamped on the Lard Side
 
miles