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[[unclear]] distance to hunt we shot several [[unclear]] over our Camp this morning one canoe belonging to this  Savages and Several Indians camped with us last night a handsom  [[unclear]] came in near our camp the fog So thick this morning that we cannot See more than one hundred yards distance agreeable to all calculations it cannot be more than two hundred miles from this to the ocean one of the men killed a large buck deer we then Set out abt 9 oc and proceeded on the fog continued So thick that we scarcely see the Shores or Islands passed several Isld. abt. noon we halted to dine at the mo of a river which came in on the Lard Side the mouth of which was filled with [[quick?]] sand So that we could run a pole 6 or 8 feet in it and it [[empty?]] in at Several places thro a verry large Sand bar which lay at the mo we then proceeded on passed the mo. of a small river on [[unclear]] the after part of the day clear and pleasant we saw a high round mountain on the Lar. Side which we expect is the Same we Saw ab. the great falls on the Same that [[unclear]] gave a account off (it is nearly covd. with Snow) we rounded on the [[unclear]]  verry wide better than a mile in general a nomber of large Islands & towards evening we met Several Indians in a canoe who were going up the river they  signed to us that in two [[unclear]] we should see [[unclear]] white people
[[unclear]] distance to hunt we shot several [[unclear]] over our Camp this morning one canoe belonging to the Savages and Several Indians camped with us last night a handsom  spring run came in near our camp the fog So thick this morning that we cannot See more than one hundred yards distance agreeable to all calculations it cannot be more than two hundred miles from this to the ocean one of the men killed a large buck deer we then Set out abt 9 oc and proceeded on the fog continued So thick that we scarcely see the Shores or Islands passed several Isld. abt. noon we halted to dine at the mo. of a river which came in on the Lard Side the mouth of which was filled with quick sand So that we could run a pole 6 or 8 feet in it and it [[empty?]] in at Several places thro a verry large Sand bar which lay at the mo we then proceeded on passed the mo. of a small river on Star. the after part of the day clear and pleasant we saw a high round mountain on the Lar. Side which we expect is the Same we Saw ab. the great falls and the Same that Lieut [[unclear]] gave a account off (it is nearly covd. with Snow) we rounded on the [[unclear]]  verry wide better than a mile in general a nomber of large Islands & towards evening we met Several Indians in a canoe who were going up the river they  signed to us that in two sleeps we should see [[unclear]] white people

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unclear distance to hunt we shot several unclear over our Camp this morning one canoe belonging to the Savages and Several Indians camped with us last night a handsom spring run came in near our camp the fog So thick this morning that we cannot See more than one hundred yards distance agreeable to all calculations it cannot be more than two hundred miles from this to the ocean one of the men killed a large buck deer we then Set out abt 9 oc and proceeded on the fog continued So thick that we scarcely see the Shores or Islands passed several Isld. abt. noon we halted to dine at the mo. of a river which came in on the Lard Side the mouth of which was filled with quick sand So that we could run a pole 6 or 8 feet in it and it empty? in at Several places thro a verry large Sand bar which lay at the mo we then proceeded on passed the mo. of a small river on Star. the after part of the day clear and pleasant we saw a high round mountain on the Lar. Side which we expect is the Same we Saw ab. the great falls and the Same that Lieut unclear gave a account off (it is nearly covd. with Snow) we rounded on the unclear verry wide better than a mile in general a nomber of large Islands & towards evening we met Several Indians in a canoe who were going up the river they signed to us that in two sleeps we should see unclear white people