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Monday 26th August 1805 a clear morning we find it verry cold and frosty every morning. the water froz a little in the Small vessells we Set out at Sun rise and proceeded on the mountains make close to the branch on each side which are partly covd with pitch pine passed a nomber of fine large Springs and drank at the head Spring of the Missourie and crossed a high ridge only one mile and drank at the head Spring of Columbian River running west the runs all make the Same course Saw a high mountain to the S.W. with some spots of snow on them Saw spots of pitch pine and bolsom fir on the Sides of the unclear and on the Spring runs and verry tall we halted to dine at a spring within about 8 miles of the Indians camp which is on the Small river one of our Indian women was taken sick a litle back of this and halted a few minutes on the road and had hir child and went on without Detaining us. we then proceeded on after we dined and gave the Indians who were with us a little corn. unclear over