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237 crossed out south fork not known yet so I expect that ought to be called the head of the Missourie although we are yet on the head branch which we expect to be the head of it soon. some thunder the musquetoes troublesome. the beaver pleanty as usal &c. saw snow on the mountains some distance a head. proceeded on passed the old bed of the river where it formerly ran along the high land at south side of the prarie some cotton trees along it. the prarie low some part of which is soft & boggy which we expect is good turf to burn was dug & dryed. thunder showers passed round or over. came 18? miles and camped on L.S. near a grove of cotton trees & willows Saturday 10th August 1805. a clear pleasant morning. we set out as usal. several hunters out on shore we now begin to live on fresh meat & that poor venson & goats meat at this time as our fatigues hard we find that poor? meat alone is not strong diet but we are content with what we can git the high land make near the river on each side. passed a high clifts of rocks on S. side proceeded on the valley gits wider and the hills make further from the river our officers thought proper that the Missourie should loose its name at the 2nd forks we passed some time ago where we expected to