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August 14th. Wednesday 1805.

a Cold morning wind from the S.W. The Thermomete
Stood at 51° a o, at Sunrise the morning being cold and
men Stiff. I deturmind to delay & take brackfast at the

place we Encamped. we Set out at 7 oClock and proceeded
on river verry Crooked and rapid as below Some fiew trees
on the borders near the mountain, passed a bold running
Stream at 1 mile on the Stard. Side which heads in a mountain
to the North on which there is Snow passed a bold running
Stream on the Lard. Side which heads in a Spring undr a mountain,
the river near the mountain is one continued rapid,
which requres great labour to push & haul the Canoes up.
We Encamped on the Lard Side near the place the river passes
thro' the mountain. I checked our interpreter for Striking his
woman at their Dinner.

The hunters Jo. & R. Fields killed 4 Deer & a antilope,
I killed a fat Buck in the evening, Several men have hurt
themselves pushing up the Canoes. I am oblige to [use] a
pole occasionally.