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Friday 30th August 1805. a clear pleasant morning we got all our horses up and bought 3 more which makes 30 in all which we now have. we got our loads ready. the guide which we engaged to go with us tells us that we could go 2 a road which would be smooth & leads to the Southward but we would be 2 days without water and no game on that road but he could show us a hilley rough road over the mountains to the north of the river which would take us in 15 days to salt waters or in 10 days to a large fork of the river which it would be navagable. so we concluded to go that route? a part of these natives set out with their horses to go over on the Missourie after the buffalow about one oclock pm we got ready and set out with all our horses except? 2 loaded with baggage. our hunter killed three deer unclearnoon we proceeded on down this little river bottom cross several spring runs passed several old camps or lodges came about 10 miles and camped on the bottom near the unclear Saturday 31st August 1805. a fine morning we set our eairly and