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the creek. our hunter came up who stayed out last night. had lost his horse we proceeded on over a plain. the bottoms narrow and considerable of timber large pine and cotton along the creek high mountains on the L.side of the creek whcih are covred with pitch pine some of the highest are covred thick with snow. one of our hunters killed 2 deer which revived us. some of the hunters killed a goose a crow several ferrents and a hawk. Several small showeres of rain in the course of the day. the valley gitting wider the creek larger. the plain smooth and dry. the soil verry indifferent. we came 18 miles this day and camped on the bank of the creek. we passed several creeks and branches which run in to the main creek this day one of our hunters did not join us this evening a little rain our course this day is generally N.West. Sunday 8th Sept. 1805. cloudy and verry chilley and cold. we set out eairly and proceeded on down this large creek or small river passed over smooth dry plains. no timber only along the river which is large pitch pine the bottoms wide we crossed several creeks saw snow on the mountains to our left. high barron hills to our right. about unclear oclock we halted to dine at a branch our hunters all joined us. had killed an elk &