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September 7th. Satturday 1805
A Cloudy & rainie Day the greater Part of the day dark &
Drisley we proceeded on down the river thro a Vallie passed
Several Small Runs on the left (right) & 3 creeks on the left
The Vallie from 1 to 2 miles wide the Snow top mountains
to our left, open hilley Countrey on the right,[21]
Saw 2 horses
left by the Indians those horses were as wild a[s] Elk. One
of our hunters came up this morning without his horse, in the
course of the night the horse broke loose & cleared out. we
did not make camp untill dark, for the want of a good place,
one of our hunters did not join us this evening. he haveing
killed an elk packed his horse & could not overtake us
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| N. 40°. W. | 3 | miles down the River aforesaid |
| N. 80°. W. | 3 | miles down the River to a large Creek on the left. bottoms narrow. |
| N. 45°. W. | 4 | down the river to a Creek on the left. bottoms wider, hills on the right is bald, mountains on our left is high and the tops Covered with Snow. |
| North | 4 | miles to a Creek which runs from the Snow toped mountains, passed one on the left at I mile & Several Small runs on the right, and left, one Drean |
| N. 25°. E. | 8 | miles down the River, passed a large Creek on the left at 2 miles. the Vallie thro which we passed about 2 miles wide, lands pore & Stoney The foot of the Snow toped mountains approach near the river on the left the river 50 yards wide Shallow & Stoney. no fish to be Seen. 2 Deer 2 crains & 2 Phesents killed to day.[22] |
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