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25 Sep Monday. Rained and blowed hard all night. wet and dirty. Started 1/4 past 10. hoped? Base hour? Gland? and laudy? at 5 for the night. 26th Tuesday. Cold and cloudy. Started early. Shot at a Pelican hoped? Harly Jack Riuss?at ll. abundance of Wily Geese Bell Killed a young Pelican. weather fairer but cold. Sprague Killed a goat. but it was left. Camped a few miles above Vermillion River. Harris saw Raccoon tracks on ?il? River. 27th Wednesday. Cloudy but Calm, many Wood Ducks. Saw more Raccoon tracks. unclear?the Vermillion River at 1/2 past 7. My Badger got out of his casein the night, and we had to light a candle to secure it, which was effected by one of the men throwing a Buffalo Robe over it. We reached Fort Vermillion at 12 and were Kindly received by Mr Pascal: previous to this we met a Barge going up unclear? and commanded by a man named Sybell. and found out good old Huatas? Michaux on board. He asked me to take him down and I unclear? him 20 $ per month to