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290 timber at the fords but not verry large & knotty. So we conclude to move down tomorrow the natives drive a nomber of their horses from the villages to this place. the man who stayed at the village for his horse arived here this evening had got his horse by hireing Indians to git him. Thursday 26th Sept 1805. clear and pleasant. we got up our horses and set out about 8 oclock and proceeded on down the river crossed a creek which came in on the east side then crossed the river at a shole place but wide the water to the horses belleys. proceeded on down the fork which came in on the N. side we formed our camp in a narrow plain on the bank of the river made a pen of pine unclear around the officers lodge to put all our baggage in some of the natives followed us with drives of horses. Some came down the N. fork who had been up some distance a fishing had with them a small raft which they came on with all their baggage sammon &c. they ran fast on a shole place about the middle of the river opposite our camp and came out to see us. some Indians came down from our last nights camp in a canoe with sammon &c. we went unclear helving? our axes and git in readiness to begin the canoes. Several of the men sick? with the relux caused by a sudden unclear of diet and water as well as the unclear changed a little also