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July 16th.. Tuesday 1805.

a clear pleasant morning. Sergt. Ordway went about 4 miles
back for an axe which [he] forgot last evening. we proceeded
on verry well the current begin to git Swifter. we passed a
high round hill a Short distance from the river which at a
distance look like a large fortifycation So we named it Fort
Mountain, lying on N. S. of the river. we passed a large
creek on S. Side 100 yds.. wide. passed Several Isld.. covered
with Timber also bottoms on each Side covered with cotton
Timber, &c. Saw fresh Indian Sign. large Camps back of
Several bottoms. the hunters killed 2 buffalow. we Saw verry
large gangs in the plains under the rockey mountan which we
are now approaching. we Came 20 Miles and Camped at the
Entrence of the rockey mountains.