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Saturday 21st.. Sept. 1805.

a clear pleasant morning. we went out eairly to hunt up
our horses, but they were much Scatered. we did not find
them all untill about 10 oClock at which time we Set out and
proceeded on crossed a creek & went on a west course over
a hilley rough trail. on Some of the ridges the timber has
been killed by fire and fell across the trail So that we had Some
difficulty to git a long the trail. in the after part of the day
we descended down a hill & came to the forks of a creek where
it is large. we went down it a Short distance and Camped at
a good place for feed near the creek. had Come 11 miles this
day. Capt. Lewis killed a wolf. Some of the men killed a
duck and three Phesants. we caught Some craw fish in the
creek, and eat them.