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Lewis had camped as he went up.  had left 2 bear skins &  
Lewis had camped as he went up.  had left 2 bear skins &  
one deer skin which they had killed.  2 of the men lay by
one deer skin which they had killed.  2 of the men lay by
it last night at breakfast we came up to the othr man
it last night at breakfast we came up to the other man
which had killed 2 buffalow & a deer.  we proceeded on passed
which had killed 2 buffalow & a deer.  we proceeded on passed
verry high bluffs on each side & several islands of cotton
verry high bluffs on each side & several islands of cotton

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Friday, 14th June 1805. A fare pleasant morning, 2 men lay out all last night, which walked on shore ? a came hand? the othe side. we proceeded on. passed the place where Capt. Lewis had camped as he went up. had left 2 bear skins & one deer skin which they had killed. 2 of the men lay by it last night at breakfast we came up to the other man which had killed 2 buffalow & a deer. we proceeded on passed verry high bluffs on each side & several islands of cotton timber. the current verry rapid all day. our interpters wife verry sick & I am verry sick myself about 4 of p.m. we met one man which Capt Lewis sent back to meet us. he informed us that he came from the falls, to day & that they were verry bad illegible about 80? miles from us above & that Capt. Lewis & the other three men was a going to the head of the falls, in order to examine how far it was before we could take water again. we went 10 miles to day through a verry rapid current and camped at a small bottom on the ? Side we saw a nomber of dead buffalow floating down the river which we expect was killed in the falls 186